Casa indipendente Via Napoleone, Montalbano Elicona ME
Casa su tre piani e terrazza a Montalbano Elicona ME [SY551589MT] Traversa Via Napoleone, 98065 Montalbano Elicona ME, Italia Casa singola a tre elevazioni f. t.Traversa Via Napoleone, 35, 98065 Montalbano Elicona ME, adibita ad uso abitativo, composta, al piano terra da un ingresso con vano scala, un soggiorno ed una…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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This is a judicial-auction property, which carries a major legal and purchasing risk despite the €10,005 asking price. At an estimated €200/m² for a habitable 86 m² home, the effective cost is about €27,205, but the auction status overrides the apparent discount.
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This is a compact three-level townhouse with balconies, a terrace, a kitchen, bathroom, and apparently functioning living spaces, so it is more than a bare renovation shell. However, the appearance is ordinary and tired, with dated finishes, cluttered interiors, and no visible view or garden to create a strong dream-home effect.
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€6,000 – €10,000
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 interiors look usable but very dated, cluttered, and in need of substantial cosmetic updating.
- The listing warns that some published photos may not correspond to the specific property.
- Auction purchase requires careful checks of title, occupancy, utilities, and any unauthorized works.
- The property has no visible scenic view, garden, or distinctive historic features.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Nebrodi mountains. The Elicona torrent valley and the inland ridge landscape are the immediate setting, and the Nebrodi Regional Park lies close by in this part of the interior. Montalbano Elicona has a substantial medieval center and castle, and it is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia. Within this area the country is known for wooded uplands, grazing land, and hazelnut and pastoral production typical of the Nebrodi interior. The Tyrrhenian coast around the Gulf of Patti is not far away but is outside the immediate mountain setting.