Appartamento, Strada del Castello 28
In località Peglio, in posizione tranquilla e panoramica con splendida vista sul Lago di Como, proponiamo appartamento trilocale situato al terzo piano di un’abitazione plurifamiliare composta da sole tre unità, tutte indipendenti e con ingressi separati. L’immobile si compone di zona giorno, due camere da letto e…
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At €85,000 plus an estimated €16,000 to furnish and bring the 80 m² apartment fully into use, the effective cost is about €1,262/m²—well above the local comparison level of €757/m². The lake view, balcony, garden access, and immediate habitability support the price, but the premium is substantial.
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This is a genuinely livable, well-kept apartment with two bedrooms, a functioning bathroom, tiled floors, heating, and a beautifully preserved collection of antique furnishings. The sweeping Lake Como and mountain panorama from the balcony is exceptional, making the home feel far more special than its modest interiors suggest. At €85,000, it offers unusually strong dream-home appeal for the area.
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€5,000 – €9,000
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.
- Interiors and bathroom are clean and usable but distinctly dated.
- The garden is shared, and heating is central LPG.
- Third-floor access and the steep mountain setting may not suit everyone.
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.