Casa colonica in Gerenzano
Gerenzano - soluzione in corte con piccolo giardino privato e rustici di proprietà. In caratteristica corte a Gerenzano, proponiamo in vendita una soluzione immobiliare dalle interessanti potenzialità, ideale per chi desidera personalizzare la propria abitazione e per investimento. La proprietà comprende un bilocale…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €75,000 plus an estimated €45,500 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,854/m² versus a local reference of €353/m². The listing has a reasonable photo set and autonomous heating, but the substantial renovation burden and limited property details make this a weak buy.
More on the house and the area
This has some genuine old-house character, including exposed brick, traditional doors, timber elements, balconies, and a small garden area. However, the photographed sections look heavily dated and partly unfinished or deteriorated, making it a renovation project rather than a beautiful ready-to-live-in home.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€13,000 – €23,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation appears necessary, especially to the exposed timber-and-brick rear section.
- No interior photos prove that the kitchen, bathroom, wiring, heating, or services are usable.
- Roof and structural condition should be professionally checked before purchase.
- The property is in a dense residential setting with no visible scenic view.],
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 38/100This is the upper Po plain between the Groane and the Brianza-Comasco urban belt. The Parco delle Groane lies partly within the Turate area and protects heath, pine woods and former sand and clay workings on flat ground. The nearest larger towns are Saronno and Como; Saronno provides rail links and services, while Como is the nearest provincial city with the lakefront and historic centre farther north. The area is known more for its dense small-town fabric, industry and commuter connections toward Milan than for a distinctive rural or scenic landscape.