Casa nel centro di Vezzo, Gignese
L'Agenzia Immobiliare Torelli propone in vendita nel borgo di Vezzo in Comune di Gignese una porzione di casa, completamente indipendente, con giardino privato in un antico stabile della fine dell’800 all’interno del centro storico. La casa è disposta su due livelli fuori terra per un totale di mq 75. Al piano terra…
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 €98,000 but with ~€200/m² to refresh gives an effective price ≈ €113,000 (≈€1,507/m²) versus the regional baseline of €314/m² — about 4.8× above typical values. Nicely presented, habitable cottage near Lake Maggiore (4 km from Stresa) with services redone in 2006, but the per‑m² premium makes this an expensive listing for the area.
More on the house and the area
A very charming, move-in-ready borgo house with gorgeous dark-beamed ceilings, a working fireplace, and a sunny private courtyard — all authentic 19th‑century character. The interior is livable today and the small garden and balcony make it an attractive lake‑area pied‑à‑terre, though space is limited (1 bedroom) and it sits in a closely built historic row with compact stairs.
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.
- Small one-bedroom layout (75 m²) — limited space for a family
- Attached town-house in a borgo so neighbours are close and privacy is limited
- Steep/compact internal stairs and low-beamed ceilings may restrict some layouts
- Systems were redone in 2006 — likely ok but could need updating over time
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 84/100The cluster is on the slopes above Lake Maggiore, with the lake shore at Stresa and Baveno within about 10 km. Mottarone rises immediately inland above Gignese, and the lower western Ossola and Verbano pre-Alps frame the area. The closest ski area is Mottarone, with lifts on the mountain about 10 km away by road. Lake Orta lies just beyond Mottarone, with the near shore around Omegna roughly 15 km away. Stresa is the nearest town of size, with ferry connections on Lake Maggiore and the Borromean Islands offshore. The area is known for the lake-and-mountain landscape of the Verbano and for access to Mottarone’s panoramic ridge.