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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 €89,000 plus an estimated €11,000 for basic updates, the effective cost is about €1,818/m²—well above the local reference level of €767/m². The apartment appears immediately habitable and benefits from a large balcony, cellar, elevator and proximity to Osnago station, but the premium is substantial and energy class G adds future cost risk.
More on the house and the area
A solid, immediately livable one-bedroom apartment with a large balcony, functioning kitchen and bathroom, and pleasant mature trees around the building. It is practical rather than dreamy: the interiors are dated, the setting is an ordinary urban condominium, and there is no distinctive view or historic character.
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€4,000 – €6,000
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 1970s finishes and patterned flooring would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- Energy class G suggests potentially high heating costs.
- Raised-ground-floor position means limited privacy and more exposure to street noise.
- No private outdoor space or notable view; the greenery is communal.
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 62/100The area sits in the Brianza hills, with low wooded ridges and built-up villages alternating with fields and small valleys. Montevecchia and the Curone valley are within reach, with the Parco regionale di Montevecchia e della Valle del Curone covering a hill landscape of woods, terraces and rural hamlets. The nearest larger towns are Merate and Lecco; Lecco has full city services on the branch of Lake Como at the foot of the Prealps. Milan is the main employment and transport centre for the area.