Ferno - trilocale con cantina e posto auto
FERNO - TRILOCALE CON CANTINA E POSTO AUTO. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage, fibra ottica, porta blindata, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, arredato, cantina.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €78,000 asking price is €1,040/m², rising to about €1,240/m² after allowing €200/m² for a habitable property, versus a local reference level of €764/m². The apartment is move-in ready and includes a garage, cellar, heating and accessibility features, but the price is notably above comparable local stock.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable, furnished two-bedroom apartment with a working kitchen, bathroom, heating, garage, cellar, and ample courtyard access. However, the dated finishes and utilitarian shared setting offer little of the beauty, character, or dream-home atmosphere sought by Italian-property buyers.
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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Interiors are habitable but dated and visually ordinary.
- No notable view, private garden, terrace, or historic character is shown.
- The gravel courtyard appears shared rather than private.
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 34/100The area lies in the upper Po plain between the Ticino valley and the built-up belt around Busto Arsizio and Gallarate. The Ticino river is nearby, with the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino covering woods, heath and river terraces along this stretch. Milan Malpensa airport is in the immediate area, and the nearest larger towns are Gallarate and Busto Arsizio, which provide the main services, rail links and shopping. This part of the province is known more for transport infrastructure and dispersed industry than for a singular historic or scenic landscape.