Via Sant Isidoro, Messina
Tribunale: Messina RGE: 6029/2007 PVP: 4645635 Bene 1 Appartamento posto a piano terra, per una superficie complessiva lorda di mq. 216, composto da ingresso con salone doppio, ampia cucina, corridoio, camera da letto, bagno, ripostiglio e piccola lavanderia con adiacente un piccolo corpo di fabbrica, a cui si accede…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Despite the attractive €223/m² asking price near the sea, this property is explicitly being sold through a judicial auction. The advertised €48,195 price and 216 m² size imply roughly €423/m² after a habitable-condition renovation allowance, but auction risks override the apparent discount.
More on the house and the area
On paper, this is a substantial habitable property with a large garden, garages, cellar spaces and a relatively low asking price near the sea. However, the attractive renovated interiors and urban images are explicitly not real photos of this apartment, so there is no reliable evidence of Italian character, views or actual beauty.
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€14,000 – €24,000
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 photos are indicative stock images, not photos of the actual property.
- This is a court-auction purchase, requiring careful legal, occupancy, debt and handover checks.
- The facts are inconsistent: 216 sqm and multiple spaces are described, but the listing shows only one bedroom and records zero bathrooms.
- Energy class G; the actual condition, finishes, garden and surroundings are unverified.
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 inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The coast here is the urban waterfront of the strait rather than a resort shore. The nearest substantial town is Messina itself, with a major port, ferry links to Calabria, a university, hospitals and full city services. This stretch of the strait is known for ferry traffic and for the narrow sea passage between Sicily and the Italian mainland.