Via Sant Isidoro, Messina
Tribunale: Messina RGE: 6029/2007 PVP: 4645658 Appartamento posto a piano primo, per una superficie complessiva lorda di mq. 215, composto da ingresso, corridoio, cinque ampi vani, una cucina due bagni ed il ripostiglio con un balcone sviluppato sui due fronti. VUOI ACQUISTARE QUESTO IMMOBILE ALL'ASTA? PRENOTA ORA LA…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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This is a judicial auction in Messina, explicitly advertised as an asta, so it is not a standard direct purchase despite the €49,862 asking figure. The listing also states that its images are only indicative and not the property’s real photos.
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The pictured interiors are bright, spacious, and recently finished-looking, but they are generic and do not show distinctive Italian character or a compelling view. Because the listing admits the photos are not real, the apartment’s actual livability and condition cannot be credited confidently despite the stated 215 sqm habitable description.
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 images are indicative and not the actual property photos.
- Auction purchase involves legal, procedural, and occupancy risks that require due diligence.
- The real condition, layout, bathrooms, utilities, and exterior are unverified; the facts conflict with the staged-looking images.
- No Italian character, private outdoor space, or meaningful view is demonstrated.
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.