Casa tre locali due bagni
Casa su tre piani con area esterna. Composta da cucina abitabile e portico al piano terra, soggiorno, camera e bagno al piano primo, stireria, ripostigli e bagno al piano sottotetto. Area esterna pertinenziale di 200mq. Nessun costo di iscrizione con Case all'Asta - Acquista senza Rischi. Data di asta:…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly a judicial auction listing ("Data di asta", "Offerta minima", "Procedura"), which is a veto red flag for this catalog. Even though the stated price is only €478/m² and the house appears habitable, auction risk overrides the price signal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell, with a striking vaulted brick kitchen and some attractive loft-style interiors upstairs. The exterior is ordinary and a bit scruffy, but the property appears solid, inhabited, and large for the price, with some private outdoor area. More practical than dreamily beautiful.
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€13,000 – €22,000
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.
- Exterior is quite plain and visibly needs facade refresh.
- No real view or standout setting shown in the photos.
- Auction sale adds process/occupancy/legal uncertainty.
- Some spaces feel dark and layout is unconventional.
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 86/100Lake Maggiore is at the town, with the long western shore of the Varese side and views across to the Borromean Gulf and the lower Ossola mountains. The Campo dei Fiori Regional Park and the first Varese Prealps are nearby, and the Monte Sasso del Ferro cable car rises above Laveno to the ridge over the lake. The nearest larger town is Varese, with full services, rail links and provincial institutions. The area is known for lake travel on Maggiore, ferries across to Intra, and for the ceramic tradition of Laveno.