Casa indipendente in Via Valcuvia 10
Nel cuore del centro storico di Brenta, proponiamo in vendita un interessante stabile con affaccio sulla piazza, caratterizzato da ampi spazi e da un importante potenziale di valorizzazione. L'immobile, che necessita di interventi di ristrutturazione, rappresenta un'ottima opportunità per chi desidera realizzare un…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €500/m², the €75,000 asking price is close to local levels, but the building needs renovation; allowing about €700/m² puts the all-in cost near €1,700/m², far above comparable stock. Its historic-center frontage is attractive, but the listing does not state the bathrooms, energy class, or building year.
More on the house and the area
A characterful historic-center building with ornate ironwork, old shutters, stone-and-brick masonry, balconies, and a small enclosed courtyard/terrace. However, the interiors are worn and largely empty, with severe damp/plaster deterioration and no listed bathrooms, making this a substantial renovation project rather than a home you can 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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Major renovation is required, including visibly deteriorated facades and interiors.
- No bathroom is listed, and the property appears not to be currently habitable.
- No interior photos show a finished kitchen, modern systems, or move-in-ready living space.
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 68/100The area lies in the lakes-and-hills belt of northern Varese between Lake Maggiore and the first Prealpine ridges. Lake Maggiore is within about 10 km to the west, and Lake Varese lies to the south-east. The Campo dei Fiori massif and the Varese Prealps are nearby, with the Parco Regionale Campo dei Fiori within reach to the east. The nearest ski lifts are the small lifts around the Forcora area above Maccagno, roughly an hour’s drive, which is outside the immediate landscape. The nearest town of size is Varese, which has a full range of services, rail links and a substantial historic centre. The area is known for a mix of wooded hills, small lakes, and access to the Maggiore shore towns such as Laveno-Mombello.