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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €522/m², this spacious 113 m² apartment is attractively priced upfront and is described as ready to occupy, with three bedrooms, balconies and shared outdoor space. Allowing roughly €22,600 for routine updating puts the effective cost near €722/m², slightly above the local €664/m² benchmark; the G energy rating is a drawback.
More on the house and the area
A bright, spacious 113 m² apartment with three bedrooms, balconies, functioning radiators, good floors, and attractive decorative ceiling details. It looks like a solid, realistically usable home needing mainly furnishing and cosmetic updating, though the kitchen appears incomplete and the overall appeal is more practical than dreamlike.
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€8,000 – €12,000
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 kitchen appears unfinished or stripped back and may need fitting out.
- No notable view, private outdoor space, or distinctive exterior is shown.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating costs.
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 67/100The area sits at the foot of the Sesia valley, with the Monte Rosa side of the Pennine Alps visible to the north on clear days. The Sesia river runs a few kilometres east, and the low hills around Gattinara are covered by vineyards. The nearest larger town is Borgosesia in the upper plain and valley entrance, with day-to-day services and rail connections farther south toward Novara. This is the heart of the Gattinara wine area, known for Nebbiolo-based reds from volcanic porphyry soils.