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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Connections
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €55,000 asking price is only €73/m², but the property is completely to renovate, lacks a bathroom, and needs electrical and heating solutions; at an estimated €900/m² renovation cost, the effective cost is about €973/m² versus €263/m² for comparable homes. The listing does not clearly separate the 752 m² building area from the large surrounding land, making the headline price misleading.
More on the house and the area
The stone farmhouse has exceptional Alpine mountain views, traditional stonework, a slate roof, fireplace, balcony, and extensive meadowland in a wonderfully private setting. However, it is clearly a renovation project rather than a usable home: there is no bathroom, no modern kitchen, and the interior needs substantial upgrading.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€149,000 – €264,000
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.
- Full renovation required, including construction of a bathroom.
- Interior photos show a dark, very basic agricultural-style space with old timber and no fitted kitchen or modern services.
- Isolated hillside access and likely utility-connection costs should be carefully verified.
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 72/100Malesco lies in an alpine valley (Val Vigezzo) in the Ossola area of the Italian Alps. The Melezzo Orientale runs through the Vigezzo valley. The narrow‑gauge Domodossola–Locarno railway (the “Vigezzina”) serves the valley, with Domodossola as the regional rail hub. Domodossola (town of size, with a hospital, larger shops and national rail connections) is the nearest service centre. Parts of the Val Grande National Park (Italy’s largest wilderness area) and its foothills are within about 15 km. The Swiss border / Centovalli–Locarno area is a short distance to the north. The valley is locally known as “Valle dei Pittori” (Valley of the Painters) and has a tradition of mountain walking routes and alpine crafts.