Casa indipendente in Via Arizzano
Arizzano. Casa libera su tre lati completamente da ristrutturare. Cortile, due locali al piano terra e altri due locali al piano primo. Da 60.000, 00 a solo 35.000 euro. Chi prima arriva meglio alloggia. Ottima posizione è vicino al posteggio. Ape nc.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The house is explicitly 'completamente da ristrutturare', so I estimate about €1,100/m² renovation; that makes the effective cost roughly €1,489/m² (€35,000 + about €99,000 works over 90 m²). Against a low-stock baseline of €467/m² for Piemonte country houses, the purchase price alone is cheap but the full project is not a bargain; still, the garden and good position near parking support a solid mid-range score.
More on the house and the area
There is some authentic stone-village character here, with old masonry, beams and a rustic courtyard feel. But the listing explicitly says completely to renovate, and the photos show a dated, cramped house with rough ancillary spaces rather than a comfortable livable home. At €35k it has bargain appeal, but this is more project than dream-home-as-is.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€36,000 – €53,000
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.
- Completely to renovate per listing
- Only partly usable as shown; not move-in ready
- No view or meaningful private outdoor living shown
- Tight courtyard/access and likely limited natural light
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 78/100The cluster is in the hills immediately above Verbania on the west side of Lake Maggiore. Lake Maggiore lies within about 10 km, with the Borromean Gulf and the Borromean Islands off Stresa and Pallanza. The lower Lepontine Alps and the Val Grande massif rise just inland. Val Grande National Park begins a short distance to the northwest and is the main protected landscape of this part of the province. The nearest ski area is Mottarone, roughly an hour by road depending on the exact starting point. Verbania is the nearest town of size, with ferry connections on Lake Maggiore, lakeside districts, and the Villa Taranto botanical gardens. The area is known for the Lake Maggiore shore, chestnut and beech woods on the inland slopes, and access into the wild valleys of Val Grande.