Via Valle di Fico, 45, Altofonte
Tribunale: Palermo RGE: 90/2023 PVP: 4647866 Abitazione in villino e terreni siti in Altofonte (PA), Contrada Quarantino oggi via Valle di Fico n. 45. Bene 1 Abitazione in villino sito in Altofonte (PA), Contrada Quarantino oggi via Valle di Fico n. 45 Bene 2 Terreno sito in Altofonte (PA), Contrada Quarantino oggi…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction property, so it carries legal, procedural, and handover risks that override the apparent €413/m² asking price. The listing also states that the images are only indicative and not actual property photos.
More on the house and the area
The images show a clean, modern apartment-style interior and a generic multi-unit building, but no distinctive Italian character, landscape view, or proven private exterior. Livability cannot be judged reliably because the photos are stock images, and the facts conflict with the bathroom count.
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 photos are indicative and not of the actual property.
- The advertised home has zero recorded bathrooms despite the claimed habitable condition.
- This is a court-auction purchase, with potential legal, occupancy, and renovation uncertainties.
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 58/100Monte Caputo rises immediately above the area, on the slopes that lead into the mountains west of Palermo. The Belice-Carboj and western Sicani reliefs are farther away and do not define the immediate 15 km setting. Palermo is the nearest city of size and has the full range of services, a major historic centre, port, rail connections and airport access. Monreale is nearby and its cathedral and Arab-Norman ensemble are UNESCO listed. The area is known for its position on the inland edge of the Conca d’Oro behind Palermo rather than for a distinct rural landscape of its own.