Casa bifamiliare in Via Roma
Nel centro del caratteristico paesello proponiamo casetta, posta su più livelli, composta da da ingresso indipendente, angolo cottura, soggiorno con stufa, camera, bagno e balcone a piano rialzato. Tre locali a piano primo. Più sottotetto. Completa la proprietà un locale uso taverna e cantina al piano seminterrato e…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €390/m², the €39,000 asking price looks low, but allowing roughly €200/m² for a likely basic update brings the effective cost to about €590/m²—above the local €420/m² benchmark. The independent townhouse is in the village center with gas heating, cellar, terrace and mountain-tourism appeal, but the listing does not clearly state its condition.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely usable, furnished multi-level home with a working kitchen, two bathrooms, bedrooms, heating, balcony and spectacular mountain-valley views. The setting is the real dream factor, while the €39,000 price for roughly 100 sqm makes it an unusually compelling foothill retreat. It lacks polished or historic interiors, but appears ready to live in with some updating.
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€7,000 – €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.
- Interiors are functional but dated and fairly ordinary in style.
- The attic/storage area appears unfinished and may need work.
- Mountain-village location may mean limited services and challenging winter access; energy class G.
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 72/100The cluster is in the Bergamasque Prealps, in the upper Brembana area. The Brembo river system shapes the nearby valleys, with steep wooded slopes and pasture above the villages. The Orobie Bergamasche Regional Park is nearby and covers much of the high ground around this part of the valley system. The nearest ski lifts are in the Brembana valley resorts such as Foppolo and Carona, roughly 35-50 minutes by road depending on the base station. San Pellegrino Terme is the nearest town of some size in the valley, with daily services and a historic spa centre; Bergamo is the main city for higher-order services. This area is known for alpine pasture, stone hamlets, hiking and mountain roads rather than for a single landmark village or lake.