Rustico in Arluno
Arluno, all’interno di una caratteristica corte lombarda, proponiamo rustico di circa 52 mq, libero su tre lati, disposto su due livelli. L’ immobile è composto da deposito e ripostiglio al piano terra, oltre a ulteriore locale ad uso deposito al piano primo. Soluzione ideale per investimento o per chi desidera creare…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €23,000 (€442/m²), the price is low, but the property is described as deposito and ripostiglio on both floors rather than a dwelling. Converting it into a legal home may require planning approval and substantial renovation, so the apparent discount is not reliable.
More on the house and the area
This is a very rough two-level storage building in a cramped Lombard courtyard, with an old wooden door but no notable view, garden, or standout architectural features. At €23,000 it is an inexpensive renovation opportunity, but the photos and description show a bare, non-livable shell rather than a home someone could move into.
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.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €18,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Not currently a dwelling: it is described as storage/deposit space with no bedrooms or bathrooms.
- Substantial renovation and conversion work will be needed, including interiors, utilities, kitchen and bathroom.
- The roof, masonry, doors and improvised coverings appear aged and may require technical inspection.
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 31/100This is the north-west Milan plain in the Olona basin, a built-up and industrial-agricultural landscape continuous with the outer metropolitan area. The Olona River runs through the wider area, with the Parco del Roccolo and the Parco dei Mulini as the nearest green corridors. Legnano is the nearest larger town, with a full range of services and a substantial urban fabric, and Milan is part of daily life from here by rail and road.