Via Italia, 26, Arona
Tribunale: Verbania RGE: 36/2023 PVP: 4647466 Appartamento sito al p.1. e ultimo di immobile. All'appartamento si accede da scala esterna aperta con sbocco su camminamento su terrazzo dal quale si accede all'appartamento composto da: unico locale pranzo-cucina con accesso verso soggiorno autonomo. Dal soggiorno…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction, which makes it a high-risk purchase regardless of the apparent €441/m² price. The advertised 95 m² is only an estimate because the auction documents do not state the area, and the photos are explicitly indicative rather than real.
More on the house and the area
The images suggest a polished renovated interior and a striking historic urban building, but they are explicitly not the real property photos. The apartment is described as habitable with two bedrooms and a bathroom, yet its actual appearance, size, and livability remain unverified.
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€6,000 – €11,000
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.
- The listing explicitly says the images are indicative and not photos of the actual apartment.
- Auction purchase with an estimated, unverified 95 sqm; the real layout and condition require checking the appraisal.
- Energy class G and possible legal, access, or shared-property issues should be investigated before bidding.
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 72/100The cluster sits in the morainic hill belt between Lake Orta and Lake Maggiore. Lake Orta is within about 10 km, with the town of Orta San Giulio on the shore and San Giulio Island in the lake. Lake Maggiore is also within about 10 km, with the Arona area the nearest larger centre for daily services and rail connections. The lower foothills of the Pennine Alps and the Monte Rosa sector form the northern horizon from this part of upper Piemonte. The area is known for wooded hills, small vineyard patches and lake villages rather than for a single protected landscape designation.