Bilocale in Via G. Verdi 62
In vendita a Laveno Mombello, in via Verdi, bilocale al piano terra con posto auto di proprietà. L'appartamento, luminoso e accogliente, si compone di un ingresso che conduce direttamente al soggiorno con cucina a vista, un bagno finestrato e una spaziosa camera matrimoniale. Ideale per chi cerca tranquillità e…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €58,000 for 48 m² (€1,208/m²), the asking price is well above the local reference level of €766/m²; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified upkeep puts the effective cost near €1,408/m². The apartment appears habitable, with private parking and a garden, and its Lake Maggiore location adds some appeal, but the premium is not strongly justified by the description.
More on the house and the area
A bright, practical ground-floor apartment with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, heating, and attractive greenery visible from the windows. It appears genuinely usable as a home, but the interiors are basic and dated, with no notable historic character, private outdoor space, or standout view.
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 – €5,000
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.
- Dated kitchen and bathroom finishes with extensive exposed piping.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high running costs.
- The photos do not clearly establish a private garden; the green outdoor area may be shared or neighboring land.
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 86/100Lake Maggiore is at the town, with the long western shore of the Varese side and views across to the Borromean Gulf and the lower Ossola mountains. The Campo dei Fiori Regional Park and the first Varese Prealps are nearby, and the Monte Sasso del Ferro cable car rises above Laveno to the ridge over the lake. The nearest larger town is Varese, with full services, rail links and provincial institutions. The area is known for lake travel on Maggiore, ferries across to Intra, and for the ceramic tradition of Laveno.