Appartamento in Basiano
Appartamento in Basiano
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
The €540/m² asking price is about 30% below the local €767/m² benchmark. However, the listing only says “apartment in Basiano,” provides three photos, and does not state its condition, layout, or bathroom count, so substantial renovation and verification are prudent.
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€21,000 – €38,000
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 41/100This is the eastern Brianza plain between the Adda and the Molgora, with a largely built and worked lowland landscape. The Adda river corridor is within reach to the east, with the Adda Nord Regional Park around stretches of the river between Trezzo and further north. Trezzo sull’Adda is the nearest historic town of note, with the river crossing and the Visconti castle remains above the Adda. Monza is the nearest larger city, with full services, rail connections and the Villa Reale park. The area is known for dense settlement, industry, logistics and commuter links between Milan, Monza, Bergamo and the A4 corridor.