Ampio appartamento (163 mq) con balconi e giardino
AMPIO APPARTAMENTO (163 MQ) CON BALCONI E GIARDINO. Habitable, autonomo heating, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili, cucina, balcone, arredato.
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In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €66,000 (€407/m²), this 162 m² habitable apartment has an estimated all-in cost of about €98,400, or €607/m² after light updating—roughly 21% below comparable local pricing. Balconies, a garden, autonomous heating, furnishings, and 12 photos support a credible, livable opportunity.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely livable, spacious village home with a charming old-stone setting, mountain glimpses, balconies, and a private outdoor area. The house is habitable with a fitted kitchen and heating, though the interiors need decluttering and cosmetic updating rather than being a polished dream home.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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 functional but cluttered and visibly dated.
- Bathrooms are not shown in the photo gallery, so their condition is unclear.
- The garden appears modest and semi-private rather than a large landscaped garden.
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 84/100The cluster is in the Valsolda valley on the Italian side of Lake Lugano, with steep pre-Alpine slopes and narrow wooded side valleys rising directly above the settlements. Lake Lugano is inside the area and is the defining feature of daily life here, with small lakeside hamlets and the road running along the shore. The area is close to the Swiss border and the nearest larger town is Lugano, which provides most higher-level services, rail connections and employment. Como is the nearest larger Italian city with the wider service base around the south end of the lake system. The valley is known for its historic lakeside villages and for Antonio Fogazzaro, who set parts of his work here.