Appartamento in Cassano d'Adda
Appartamento in Cassano d'Adda
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,328/m², the asking price is about 74% above the local €764/m² benchmark before accounting for any renovation. The listing only says “apartment” and does not state its condition, habitability, or included features, so the value is weak and uncertain.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable small home, with a functioning kitchen, modern bathroom, tiled floors, heating and a furnished bedroom/living area. However, the surrounding courtyard and access areas are worn and cluttered, while the exterior needs maintenance; it is practical rather than a dream Italian home.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Visible peeling plaster, damp-looking walls and a neglected shared passage/courtyard.
- The property appears to be sold through a judicial auction, so legal and occupancy checks are essential.
- No private outdoor space, notable view, or distinctive interior feature is shown.
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 47/100The area lies in the lower Adda valley on flat farmland crossed by the Adda river and its canals. The Adda Sud Regional Park is nearby along the river corridor. Treviglio is the nearest larger town, with a station, services and a substantial town centre. Bergamo and the first Prealpine ridges are farther north, but outside the immediate landscape. This part of the Bergamo plain is known for irrigated agriculture and historic hydraulic works linked to the Adda.