Via Roma, Modica
Tribunale: Ragusa RGE: 1/2025 PVP: 4647425 Piena proprietà di un appartamento al piano secondo di un edificio condominiale sito in Modica in via Roma snc. Piena proprietà di un appartamento al piano secondo di edificio condominiale sito in Modica in via Roma snc. Foglio 171, particella 140, sub. 9, 10 e 20 VUOI…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction property, explicitly advertised through the Tribunale/RGE process, so it is a trap for buyers seeking a conventional purchase despite the €819/m² asking figure. The listing also states that the five images are only indicative and not real property photos.
More on the house and the area
The indicative images show a polished, fully finished apartment and a striking historic Sicilian streetscape in Modica. However, the real property’s appearance and livability cannot be confirmed from this listing, so the attractive presentation should be treated cautiously rather than as a proven dream 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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
- The listing explicitly says the images are illustrative and not photos of the actual apartment.
- This is a court auction purchase, requiring legal and property-status due diligence.
- The actual layout, bathrooms, finishes, and condition are not verified; energy class G is a drawback.
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 55/100The cluster is in the Hyblaean plateau around Ragusa, with limestone hills cut by deep valleys locally called cave. The Irminio river valley lies nearby, and the Mediterranean coast around Marina di Ragusa is about 20 km away so it does not count as an immediate landscape feature. Ragusa is the nearest town of size and has the late-Baroque historic districts of Ragusa Ibla and Superiore; the Val di Noto UNESCO site covers Ragusa together with other towns of south-eastern Sicily. The area is known for dry-stone walls, pasture and carrubo countryside, and for the Baroque towns of the south-east.