Appartamento in Lonato del Garda
Appartamento in Lonato del Garda. garage, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,054/m², the asking price is about 39% above the local comparison level of €760/m²; allowing for an estimated €700/m² renovation, the effective cost is roughly €1,754/m². The garage, cellar and Lake Garda area add value, but the listing does not say whether the apartment is habitable or renovated and gives very little detail.
More on the house and the area
The building is tidy and pleasantly landscaped, with balconies, mature greenery, a garage, and cellar. However, it is a standard apartment block rather than a distinctive Italian home, and the lack of interior photos makes livability and renovation needs impossible to confirm.
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€15,000 – €27,000
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.
- No interior photos, so the apartment’s actual condition and finish are unverified.
- Bathroom count is listed as 0, which may indicate missing or incomplete listing data.
- This is a conventional multi-unit apartment on a suburban street, without a visible lake, mountain, or historic view.
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 72/100Lake Garda is within the area, with the southern lake shore around Desenzano del Garda and Padenghe sul Garda close by. The moraine hills south of the lake shape the local landscape, with mixed farmland, vineyards and olive cultivation. Lonato del Garda itself has the Visconti-Venetian Rocca over the town and the Casa del Podestà museum complex. Desenzano del Garda is the nearest larger town, with rail links, lakefront services and a substantial historic centre. Sirmione and the main southern Garda resort belt are nearby for daily life, but the setting here is inland from the shore rather than directly on it. The area is known for Lake Garda tourism, wine production in the Lugana and Garda zones nearby, and olive oil.