You can easily fly to Turin.
That's an 1 hour drive to the house.
www.ryanair.com/...flights/london-stansted-to-tur...
www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/Turin/London/

You can fly to Milan Malpensa Airport(1,5 hrs drive)
with Easyjet, Transavia etc.
Cheap flights available from Easyjet.co.uk to Milan Malpensa airport.
www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/Milan/London/
www.ryanair.com/.../cheap-flights/london-stanste...From London Stansted to Milan Bergamo

Car hire available from www.rentalcars.com