Villa unifamiliare in Pontestura
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Intero edificio residenziale, da terra a tetto, elevato su due piani fuori terra e sottotetto, con ingresso da strada privata insistente sullo stesso sedime, con giardino e cortile di pertinenza. Si accede su ampio ingresso che disimpegna un servizio igienico e la scala di accesso…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (ASTA) listing, so it cannot be bought as a normal sale and requires tribunal procedures and legal due diligence. Listed price €40,148 for 118 m² (€340/m²) with a habitable condition (est. €200/m² renovation) looks affordable but the auction status makes it a high-risk purchase.
More on the house and the area
A lived-in, characterful village house with exposed beams, a fireplace and timber floors plus a gated courtyard/garden — clearly habitable and ready to live in with light updating. Excellent value at ~€40k for 118 m², but it’s an auction lot so do full legal due diligence and confirm the documented rooms/bathrooms.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €13,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- Property sold at auction — perform legal/title checks and expect procedural delays
- Verify official number of bathrooms and full building documentation before bidding
- Terraced/attached building with shared walls — limited privacy and check common-area responsibilities
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 61/100This is in the Monferrato hills, with the Po running by Pontestura and low vineyard and farming country around it. The nearest larger town is Casale Monferrato, which has a substantial historic centre and services. The wider area is known for wine landscapes and rice country on the plain toward the Vercelli side.