Appartamento in Arona
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Appartamento sito al piano primo e ultimo di immobile ad Arona Frazione Mercurago Via Italia 26. 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…
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Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
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The €41,850 asking price (€537/m²) is below the local comparison level of €664/m², but this apartment is explicitly being sold through a judicial auction at a minimum bid. The listing does not say whether it is vacant, habitable, or free of legal and occupancy complications, so it is unsuitable as a straightforward home purchase.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, apparently livable two-bedroom apartment with a terrace in the Arona/Mercurago area, close to Lake Maggiore. It has practical everyday-home appeal, but the interiors are dated and ordinary, while the exterior setting is urban rather than especially picturesque.
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€16,000 – €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.
- The property is being sold through a judicial auction, so legal status, occupancy, and purchase procedures require careful checking.
- The interiors appear usable but dated, with no obvious standout character or design appeal.
- The listing states one bathroom, while the facts show 0 baths; this discrepancy should be verified.
- The apartment is near Lake Maggiore, but the photos do not prove a lake view from the property.
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.