Bilocale in Via Cavour 44
ALBANO SANT'ALESSANDRO - BILOCALE AL PIANO TERRA SENZA SPESE CONDOMINIALI In zona servitissima di Albano Sant'Alessandro, proponiamo in vendita un bilocale al piano terra, inserito in un contesto di sole 5 unità abitative e senza spese condominiali. L'appartamento è composto da una zona giorno con angolo cottura, una…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 (€1,000/m²), the estimated effective cost is about €54,000, or €1,200/m² after modest habitability allowance—well above the local comparable benchmark of €764/m². The apartment has no condominium fees and convenient services, but the listing does not state its condition or construction year, and its G energy class may imply future upgrading costs.
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.
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 52/100The cluster lies on the Bergamo plain at the first rise of the hills east of Bergamo, with the foothills of the Bergamasque Prealps to the north within about 15 km. The Serio runs a few kilometres east, and Lake Endine is the nearest lake within this radius. Bergamo is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic upper town and full services. This area is known for vineyards and mixed farming on the lower hills and for the dense belt of settlements and industry across the plain between Bergamo and Seriate.