Palazzo - Edificio in Cassolnovo
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €55,000 (€1,000/m²); estimated modest works €200/m² → effective €66,000 or ~€1,200/m², well above the regional median of €172/m². Property is habitable and ready to occupy but is far from the sea (102 km) and priced high for the local market.
More on the house and the area
A tidy, move-in ready 55 m² ground-floor apartment in a pleasant, green condominium — practical and affordable. It’s not a romantic old-stone Italian property, but the condition is good and the communal gardens add appeal for everyday living.
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€4,000 – €6,000
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.
- Plain, modern finishes — not a characterful historic home
- Ground-floor with courtyard/balcony view and limited privacy
- Small 55 m² layout with one bathroom — modest 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 58/100This is the western edge of the Lomellina, a flat irrigated plain between the Ticino and Sesia river systems, with rice fields, canals, poplar plantations and scattered farmsteads. The Ticino River and the Parco Lombardo della Valle del Ticino lie within reach to the east, with riverside woods and old gravel banks. Vigevano is the nearest town of size and has a large historic centre with Piazza Ducale and the Sforza Castle. The area is known for rice cultivation and water-managed agriculture.