Via Leonardo Sciascia, 5, Porto Empedocle
Tribunale: Agrigento RGE: 100/2022 PVP: 4650017 A) Piena proprietà superficiaria per la quota di 1000/1000 di appartamento per civile abitazione, ubicato nel Comune di Porto Empedocle (AG), nella via Leonardo Sciascia n.5, piano primo; B) Piena proprietà superficiaria per la quota di 1000/1000 di autorimessa ubicata…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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Despite the €180/m² asking price and sea-front location, this property is explicitly being sold at judicial auction. The listing also states that the five images are merely indicative rather than real property photos, so the apparent bargain cannot be assessed reliably.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, potentially usable 135 m² apartment with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, balconies, and a garage, offered at an unusually low price near the sea. However, the attractive interiors and distressed exterior shown cannot be credited as genuine because the listing states that the images are only indicative, so the home has limited proven visual appeal.
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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Auction purchase with possible legal, occupancy, and timing complications.
- The listing explicitly says the images are indicative and not photos of the actual property.
- Energy class G; verify utilities, maintenance, and the real condition before bidding.
- The property is described as habitable, but the listing facts and images are inconsistent about bathrooms and condition.
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 81/100The cluster is on the Strait of Sicily coast at Porto Empedocle, with sandy shoreline and the low marl headland of Scala dei Turchi a few kilometres west. The lower valley of the Platani is within the wider coastal area. The nearest town of size is Agrigento, which has full services and the archaeological area of the Valle dei Templi just inland. The area is known for its port, for the Scala dei Turchi coast, and for being the access point for Agrigento.