Bilocale in Via Pietro E Maurizio Monti
BRUNATE CENTRO STORICO – Bilocale con 2 Balconi in Posizione Strategica Nel cuore del centro storico di Brunate, in una posizione estremamente comoda per raggiungere a piedi negozi, servizi principali e la celebre funicolare per Como, proponiamo in vendita un accogliente bilocale situato al primo piano di un…
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 €1,625/m², this 40 m² apartment is already more than double the €766/m² reference level; allowing roughly €8,000 for unspecified works raises the effective cost to about €1,825/m². The historic-center location, balconies, and walkable funicular are positives, but the listing does not state the condition and the price remains high.
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€3,000 – €4,000
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.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Como at the south end of Lake Como. Lake Como is the defining feature within the radius, with the first basin and its steep pre-Alpine slopes immediately around the city. The Spina Verde Regional Park lies on the hills just west of the city. Brunate sits directly above Como on the slope and the Triangolo Lariano rises across the lake. Como is the nearest town of size and has the walled historic centre, the cathedral, lakefront and main rail links to Milan and Switzerland. The area is known for the lake and for silk.