Bilocale in Veniano
Bilocale in Veniano. Habitable, porta blindata.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,455/m², the €80,000 asking price is well above the local comparison level of €767/m²; allowing roughly €200/m² for a habitable apartment brings the effective cost to about €1,655/m². The listing provides only minimal details and does not say the building year or energy class.
More on the house and the area
A cheerful, fully furnished apartment in a traditional village building, with attractive shutters, warm interiors, a working kitchen, bathroom, heating, and a secure entrance. It is clearly a real, usable home rather than a renovation shell, though the interiors are conventional and the exterior needs maintenance, limiting the dream-home impact.
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.
- The apartment appears habitable and equipped, but the kitchen, bathroom, and furnishings are dated.
- The building facade has visible peeling plaster and exposed exterior wiring; no private outdoor space or notable view is shown.
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 47/100The area lies in the lower Brianza and the western edge of the province of Como, with a settled belt of woods, fields and small towns rather than a single dominant landscape feature. The Lura valley and the Parco del Lura are nearby, with low wooded ground and paths along the stream corridor. Como is the nearest city of size, with rail services, the walled historic centre and the lakefront. Lake Como is beyond the 15 km radius, so it matters more for logistics than for the immediate setting. The area is known for dense small-town development between Como, Saronno and the Milan side of Lombardy.