Casa indipendente 4 locali, 78 m² in Via Ducezio 53-55, Pala
Casa indipendente in asta a Palagonia (CT) – Via Ducezio 53-55 (CAP 95046) L'immobile in asta è una casa singola indipendente situata a Palagonia, in Via Ducezio n. 53-55. L'edificio, realizzato a metà degli anni '70, si inserisce in una serie di edifici a schiera e presenta una struttura portante in muratura con…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €18,300 asking price is attractive at about €235/m², but this is a judicial auction, so the purchase involves bidding and additional legal and procedural risk. The home is only in discrete condition, lacks heating and cooling, and the listing warns that images may not represent the actual property.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €27,000
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.
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 46/100The cluster lies in the inland plain and low hills between the Simeto valley and the Calatino area. The Simeto river runs in this part of the province. The nearest larger town is Caltagirone, which has a substantial historic centre and is known for ceramics. Catania is the main city for services and transport, but it is outside the immediate landscape. This area is known mainly for citrus growing and mixed agriculture.