Casa indipendente in Via Borgonuovo
Cicogna, frazione del Comune di Cossogno, è considerata la "piccola capitale" del Parco Nazionale della Val Grande e rappresenta un punto di partenza privilegiato per numerose escursioni. In questa posizione immersa nella natura, proponiamo una deliziosa casetta indipendente situata a breve distanza dal parcheggio…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €47,000 (€644/m²), this well-presented 73 m² house is substantially above the local €397/m² benchmark, even allowing for its excellent condition. Its setting in Val Grande National Park and sunny exposure add appeal, but the listing does not say enough about building age, energy performance, or running costs.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable, furnished mountain home in the Val Grande area, with a working kitchen, bathroom, two bedrooms, finished floors, and a well-maintained roof and exterior. Its strongest appeal is the extraordinary alpine setting: stone village lanes, traditional slate roofs, balconies, and dramatic snow-covered mountain views. At €47,000, the combination of usable condition, character, and spectacular nature is unusually compelling.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €100/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€2,000 – €4,000
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.
- The home is in a steep, pedestrian stone-lane village, with parking only nearby rather than directly at the door.
- The mountain setting and older finishes may mean colder winters and higher heating needs; verify insulation and utilities.
- The gallery does not clearly show the full living layout or heating system.
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 83/100The cluster is on the lower slopes above the Valle Intrasca, with the Lepontine Alps rising close behind. Lake Maggiore lies below within a few kilometres, and the Toce valley opens nearby toward the Ossola. The Val Grande National Park begins close to Cossogno; it is Italy’s largest wilderness area, with steep forested mountains, uninhabited valleys and a dense network of old mule tracks. Verbania is the nearest town of size and has the main services, lakefront districts and ferry connections on Lake Maggiore. The area is known for access to Val Grande and for the western shore of Lake Maggiore.