Casa indipendente
Nel comune di Castelveccana, in una posizione tranquilla e comoda ai principali servizi, proponiamo in vendita una porzione di fabbricato di ampia metratura complessiva, completamente da ristrutturare. L’immobile rappresenta una soluzione interessante per chi desidera intervenire con un progetto di riqualificazione,…
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At €18,000 for 56 sqm, the asking price is just €321/sqm versus a €575/sqm local baseline, a strong entry discount. But the description says completely to be restored, so I estimate about €1,100/sqm renovation; that makes it a cheap buy-in rather than an exceptional all-in bargain.
More on the house and the area
The lake-and-mountain backdrop gives this little borgo property a real sense of place, and at €18k it has obvious bargain appeal. But the house itself looks very basic and dated, with no shown interior quality and a clearly full-renovation condition, so this feels more like a low-cost project than an immediately dreamable home.
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€22,000 – €33,000
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 be renovated
- No interior photos, so livability is unproven
- Plain exterior with limited charm
- Likely awkward access/parking in tight village lane
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 82/100Lake Maggiore is on the doorstep, with the shore settlements of the Verbano around Castelveccana and the lake opening north toward the Alpine valleys. The Campo dei Fiori Regional Park lies to the south-east of this part of the province, and the Val Grande National Park is across the lake in the mountain interior. The nearest sizeable town is Luino on the lake, with rail links, a ferry connection on Lake Maggiore and everyday services; Varese is the main provincial city farther south. This stretch of the upper Lake Maggiore area is known for lake-and-mountain scenery and for road and boat access into both the Lombard and Piedmont shores, as well as nearby Switzerland.