Rustico/casale in Via Per Pogliano 1
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 una piccola abitazione personalizzata. Nessuna spesa condominiale. ...
What it really costs
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The description says the 52 sqm unit is composed of deposito and ripostiglio on both levels, so it is not currently a legal dwelling; that is a veto red flag regardless of the low asking price. Even before any change-of-use uncertainty, the effective cost would be about €1,542/m² (€23,000 + heavy restoration), far above the €382/m² baseline.
More on the house and the area
This is a very cheap small rustico in a Lombard courtyard, but the photos show a storage building rather than a livable home. There is little visual charm beyond the bargain price, and it appears to need a full conversion and renovation before anyone could realistically live here.
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€20,000 – €30,000
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.
- Currently a deposit/rustico, not an existing home
- No visible finished interiors, kitchen or bathroom
- Exterior is very basic and worn, with likely full renovation needed
- Tiny courtyard and close neighboring buildings limit atmosphere/privacy
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.