Via Cascina Foglia, 1, Gallarate
Tribunale: Busto Arsizio RGE: 87/2026 Appartamento ad uso civile abitazione, a parte di complesso condominiale privo di ascensore, posto al piano secondo e composto da ingresso, soggiorno, cucina abitabile, due camere da letto, bagno, ripostiglio e balcone oltre ad annesso e pertinenziale vano uso cantina posto al…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction property, which makes it unsuitable for the catalog regardless of the attractive €513/m² asking figure. The advertised 95 m² is only an estimate, the photos are explicitly not real, and the listing does not provide reliable property documentation.
More on the house and the area
This appears to be a conventional 95 sqm apartment with a usable two-bedroom layout, but it has no distinctive Italian character, special view or attractive setting. The polished interiors shown could be appealing, yet they are expressly not real photos of this property, so the home’s actual beauty and condition remain unproven.
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€6,000 – €11,000
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 listing explicitly says the photos are illustrative and not of the actual property.
- Auction purchase requires careful review of the court appraisal, occupancy and legal status.
- Second-floor apartment in a building without an elevator.
- Energy class G; actual condition and layout need verification, and the advertised area is only an estimate.
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 43/100The cluster is in the built-up belt of the upper Milan plain between Gallarate, Busto Arsizio and the Malpensa airport area, so the immediate surroundings are urban and industrial rather than open countryside. The Ticino river and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie just to the west, with woodland, heath and river terraces. Lake Maggiore begins within roughly 15 km at Sesto Calende. Varese is the nearest larger provincial town, with rail connections and services. The area is known for Malpensa airport and the dense manufacturing and logistics corridor of the province.