Rustico 525 m² in Strada Motta 3, Monticelli d'Ongina (PC)
Rustico in asta a Monticelli d'Ongina (PC) – Strada Motta 3 (CAP 29010) L'immobile in asta è una porzione di fabbricato rurale situato nella tranquilla campagna di Monticelli d'Ongina, in località Motta. Costruito nel 1967 e ristrutturato nel 1996, l'edificio si inserisce in un contesto bifamiliare, offrendo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingRenovatedThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listing is a judicial auction (dates given) at €29,140 — €56/m² vs regional median €290/m², a large discount but with auction/legal risk. Description also says the unit is a 'rustico' needing completion despite a 'Renovated' label, so expect substantial finish work and procedural complexity.
More on the house and the area
Large, modern-feeling rural house with dramatic double-height living space, mezzanine and private garden — lots of potential. The building is structurally intact but presented as an unfinished 'rustico' so significant finishing, systems and safety work are needed despite the very attractive price.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€104,000 – €184,000
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 in 'rustico'/unfinished state — floors, finishes and sanitary fixtures missing
- Electrical system incomplete and heating absent (systems need full completion)
- Open staircase and mezzanine currently lack parapets — safety work required
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 37/100The area sits on the Po plain close to the River Po, with flat farmland, embankments and scattered settlements. Cremona is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. This stretch of the lower Piacenza plain is known for agriculture and cured-meat production, including the wider zona of salumi around the Po.