Porzione di casa su livelli con balcone ad Albavilla
ALL'ASTA - L'appartamento è costituito da porzione di fabbricato costruito intorno al '900 a cui si accede dalla corte comune e attraverso un portico con servitù di passo, adibito a civile abitazione disposto su tre livelli collegati tra loro mediante scala interna di comunicazione. L'immobile è così ripartito: - piano…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing is a judicial auction (“ALL'ASTA”), which is a veto condition that makes the property unsuitable for a normal purchase so the score is set very low. The apartment is 159 m2 priced €63,750 (~€401/m2 vs regional baseline €409/m2); condition is reported as habitable so I used an estimated €200/m2 renovation allowance.
More on the house and the area
A solid, habitable early‑1900s townhouse with original shutters, a fireplace and usable rooms — not romantic but genuinely liveable. It’s fairly tired and needs cosmetic and systems updating, yet at ~€63k for 159 m² it’s a clear bargain for someone wanting an inexpensive permanent home.
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€11,000 – €18,000
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 dated and show visible damp/mould in a bathroom — expect remediation and re-plastering.
- Shared access via a common corte and portico; no private garden shown.
- Likely needs modernization of kitchen/bath plumbing, electrics and finishes; energy class / heating details missing.
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 72/100The cluster sits in the Brianza foothills below the Triangolo Lariano, with the pre-Alps rising immediately to the north around Monte Bollettone and the ridge toward the Corni di Canzo. Lake Alserio is within the local area, and the south-western arm of Lake Como begins at Como a short distance away. The area is tied to the Parco Regionale della Valle del Lambro, and the Corni di Canzo and nearby ridges are a well-known local hiking zone. The nearest town of size is Como, with a walled historic centre, rail links and the main services of the province. The area is known for small pre-Alpine lakes, woodland slopes and access from the Brianza plain into the Lake Como and Triangolo Lariano hill country.