Due locali su due livelli in centro e senza spese!
DUE LOCALI SU DUE LIVELLI IN CENTRO E SENZA SPESE!. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, porta blindata, armadio a muro, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, parzialmente arredato, esposizione doppia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 for 40 m², estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €2,575/m², far above the €762/m² level of comparable local listings. The central location, independent heating and no stated condominium fees help, but the listing does not say the building year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
This is a functional, furnished two-level apartment with a usable kitchen, heating, bathroom, and attractive paved entrance garden area. However, the interiors are strongly dated, the home is very compact, and the ordinary urban setting offers little of the visual charm or lifestyle appeal associated with a dream Italian property.
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€8,000 – €14,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Dated interiors and kitchen likely need renovation or modernization.
- Very compact 40 sqm layout over two levels.
- No scenic view, distinctive historic character, or private outdoor space is evident.
- Urban residential setting with shared/common access areas.
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 32/100This is in the built-up belt north of Milan, with continuous urban fabric, local roads, rail infrastructure and former industrial land across the Groane and lower Brianza area. The Parco delle Groane is within the area, with heathland, pine and oak woods and old sand and clay quarry landscapes. The nearest larger city is Milan, with the full services, employment and transport of a major metropolitan centre, and Monza is also close with a substantial historic centre and city services. The area is known more for suburban and industrial Lombardy than for a distinctive natural or historic landscape.