Casa indipendente 178 m² in via U. Visconti 102/104, Lesa (N
Casa indipendente 178 m² in via U. Visconti 102/104, Lesa (N. autonomo heating, cancello elettrico, caminetto, mansarda, cucina, balcone, terrazzo, esposizione doppia.
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 €232/m², the €41,240 asking price is about 17% below comparable local listings, but an estimated €500/m² renovation brings the effective cost to roughly €732/m². The listing mentions heating, kitchen, fireplace and outdoor spaces, yet does not state the condition and records no bathrooms, so the true livability and costs are uncertain.
More on the house and the area
This is a remarkably large 178 m² independent house at a very low entry price, with five bedrooms, multiple balconies, a kitchen, heating, and a fireplace. It appears to be an inhabitable home rather than a ruin, but the presentation provides no real property photos to prove its beauty or current condition. The shared-access issues, auction context, and non-habitable attic make this more of a practical bargain than a proven dream 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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Auction purchase with legal and procedural due diligence required.
- The property spans four levels and includes a non-habitable attic, which adds maintenance and usability limitations.
- Ground-floor courtyard and the external staircase are subject to passage rights and shared use.
- No actual interior or exterior property photos are provided, so condition, finishes, views, and garden quality cannot be verified.
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 86/100The cluster sits on the eastern shore of Lake Maggiore and the lake shoreline and harbours are within about 15 km. The Borromean Gulf and the Borromean Islands (Isola Bella, Isola dei Pescatori/Isola Superiore, Isola Madre) lie in the same lake stretch. Monte Mottarone (summit 1,491 m) stands between Lakes Maggiore and Orta; the Mottarone summit and its small ski area are reachable from the lakeside and are served by a cable car from Stresa and by road. Arona, a few kilometres to the south, has a railway station on the Milan–Domodossola line and ferry/boat connections on the lake. Stresa and Verbania are the larger lakeside towns to the north with ferry services and tourist facilities; the Villa Taranto botanical gardens are in Verbania Pallanza. Regional connections include frequent regional trains at Arona and Milan Malpensa airport approximately 40–50 km by road.