Terratetto unifamiliare in Favara
Terratetto unifamiliare situato a Favara, in zona Cortile Arciprete, al piano terra. L'immobile si sviluppa su una superficie di 74 metri quadrati e comprende un locale principale con cucina e due bagni. Presenta un balcone e infissi in vetro e metallo. Il riscaldamento è assente e lo stato dell'immobile è da…
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Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
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At €5,000 (€68/m²), this full-ownership townhouse looks exceptionally cheap to buy, but its €700/m² renovation allowance brings the estimated all-in cost to about €768/m², above the local €445/m² benchmark. It needs substantial work, has no heating, and the listing does not state a certified energy class.
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The €5,000 price is striking, and the house does have a functioning-looking kitchen, two bathrooms, tiled floors and basic living accommodation rather than being a bare shell. However, the severely weathered façade, deteriorated plaster, dated interiors and lack of heating make this a major renovation project with little visual dream-home appeal.
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€15,000 – €26,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Substantial renovation is needed, with severely deteriorated exterior plaster, exposed masonry and rusted metalwork.
- Interior walls show peeling plaster and possible damp; there is no heating system.
- The property appears usable in basic terms, with a kitchen, two bathrooms, floors and furnishings, but it is far from move-in ready.
- No attractive view, garden, notable historic interior or strong exterior presentation is shown.
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 59/100This is inland south-central Sicily on low chalky and clay hills with broad views over farmed country. The Platani valley lies to the east and the coast of the Strait of Sicily is nearby, with the beaches and low shoreline around San Leone and Porto Empedocle within about 15 km. Agrigento is the nearest town of size, with full services and the Valley of the Temples archaeological area just west of the town. The area is known for wheat fields, olive groves, almonds and tuff-built hill towns.