Casa indipendente in Via Principale 2
Casetta in centro paese, su due piani con piccola autorimessa Trarego, soleggiato e tranquillo paese affacciato sulla sponda piemontese del Lago Maggiore, ad una altitudine di 750 mslm, con innumerevoli possibilità di passeggiate dei boschi e monti circostati e tuttavia a soli 10 minuti in auto dalle sponde del Lago e 30 minuti da Verbania e Locarno. ...
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 €1,143/m², this €80,000 house is nearly three times the local comparison level of €397/m²; allowing roughly €200/m² for ordinary updates makes the effective cost still substantially higher. Its central village position, sunny setting near Lake Maggiore, and private garage add value, but the listing does not say whether the home is habitable or needs renovation.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, furnished two-level home rather than a renovation shell, with a sound-looking roof, usable rooms, bathroom, kitchen, and small garage. Its strongest asset is the exceptional mountain-and-Lake Maggiore setting, with charming village lanes, stone walls, greenery, and dramatic views; the interiors need modernization but appear immediately livable.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€5,000 – €8,000
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.
- Interiors are clean and usable but distinctly dated, especially the kitchen, bathroom, and furnishings.
- The home is on a steep cobbled village lane, with stairs and limited immediate vehicle access despite the small garage.
- No confirmed information is provided on heating, energy performance, or recent systems updates.
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 90/100Lake Maggiore is at the door, with the steep wooded slopes of the western lakeshore rising immediately behind the village. The Cannero Castles stand on islets just offshore in the lake. The Val Grande National Park begins a short distance inland in the mountains above the lake. The nearest substantial town is Verbania, which has ferry services, lakefront districts, shops and services. This stretch of upper Lake Maggiore is known for lakeside villages, historic villas and gardens, and for the mild microclimate that supports citrus cultivation.