Abitazione su tre piani con giardino
Abitazione su tre piani con giardino. Habitable, autonomo heating, mansarda, cucina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Price EUR 96,000 plus estimated EUR 200/m² renovation (EUR 27,200) yields an effective ~EUR 906/m², well above the regional median EUR 418/m², so this is relatively expensive. Listing says 'habitable' and includes 16 photos but lists 0 bathrooms and omits the energy class; location is 161 km from the sea, reducing appeal.
More on the house and the area
Beautiful, characterful interior — vaulted brick kitchen and a bright double‑height living room with painted beams and mezzanine — and the house is clearly lived‑in and habitable. The setting is a compact village lot with a portico/parking and a small garden, making this a very usable home for the price, though exterior cosmetic work, tight stairs and modest bathroom/laundry areas will need attention.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Exterior stucco needs repainting/repairs
- Small/limited bathroom space (floorplan/photos unclear)
- Narrow stairs/mezzanine limit accessibility
- Basement/laundry shows exposed pipes and utilitarian finish
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 86/100Lake Maggiore is at the town, with the long western shore of the Varese side and views across to the Borromean Gulf and the lower Ossola mountains. The Campo dei Fiori Regional Park and the first Varese Prealps are nearby, and the Monte Sasso del Ferro cable car rises above Laveno to the ridge over the lake. The nearest larger town is Varese, with full services, rail links and provincial institutions. The area is known for lake travel on Maggiore, ferries across to Intra, and for the ceramic tradition of Laveno.