Appartamento in Premosello-Chiovenda
Premosello Chiovenda, zona centralissima (vicino ristorante Proman) in una palazzina tranquilla, vendesi silenzioso e luminoso appartamento piano terra, 4,5 vani, di 93 mq in piccolo stabile di fronte alla fermata del bus e a 150 metri dalla stazione, vicino a tutti i principali servizi. L’appartamento offre ampi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
Must be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €85,000 (€914/m²), the estimated effective cost is about €1,114/m² after modest habitable-home upkeep, well above the local €663/m² reference. The central location, station access, terrace and immediate availability add practical value, but the listing does not say the energy class.
More on the house and the area
A bright, spacious and immediately usable apartment with a long sunny balcony and a striking mountain backdrop in the heart of the village. The interiors are clean and freshly painted, with good floors and heating, but the 1970s finishes and bathroom need cosmetic updating rather than offering a polished dream-home look.
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 apartment is habitable but the bathroom, patterned tile floors, shutters and fixtures are visibly dated.
- It is a central street-facing apartment, so privacy and traffic noise should be checked.
- The kitchen is mentioned in the description but is not clearly shown in the gallery.
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 78/100The cluster is at the mouth of Val Grande, with the Lepontine Alps and the lower Ossola valley around it. The Toce river runs through this stretch of the valley. Val Grande National Park begins nearby and is the main landscape feature of the area, with steep forested mountains and side valleys above the valley floor. Domodossola is the nearest larger town, with rail links, services and a historic centre. The area is known as the southern gateway to Val Grande and to the Ossola valleys.