Casa tre piani con deposito e cantina distaccata
Casa su tre piani con corte comune. Piano terra con due locali e ripostiglio. Piano primo con due vani e balcone. Piano secondo con due vani, bagno e balcone. Nel fronte opposto, fabbricato accessorio a due piani ad uso deposito e cantina distaccata raggiungibile da passaggio dedicato. Nessun costo di iscrizione con…
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 €38,400 (€149/m²), this three-storey townhouse is substantially below the local €421/m² reference; even allowing €200/m² for updates, the effective cost is about €349/m². Heating, kitchen, balcony and fibre are positives, but the listing does not say the condition and reports no bathrooms, so the real renovation scope needs verification.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial three-level townhouse with appealing old beams, traditional furnishings, a balcony, and a clearly usable kitchen and living spaces. However, it feels cluttered and neglected rather than move-in ready, and the absence of a listed bathroom is a serious livability question. Its historic domestic character gives it charm, but not a dream-home wow factor.
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€17,000 – €29,000
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 cluttered and dated, with substantial cleaning and cosmetic refurbishment needed.
- No bathroom is shown or listed in the facts, so basic habitability needs verification.
- The roof/upper structure and damp condition should be professionally checked.
- The property includes storage/cellar spaces, but the usable living area and layout are unclear.
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.