Casa indipendente SS 113 C.da Locanda Colonna Gesso, Messina
Asta casa indipendente a Messina (ME) [SY613349] SS 113 C.da Locanda Colonna, 98153 Gesso Italia, Messina Casa indipendente SS 113 via Nazionale 61, C.da Locanda Colonna, Vill. Gesso MESSINA, della superficie commerciale di 147,37 mq casetta di antica costruzione in pietrame listato articolata su due piani collegati da…
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Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This property is explicitly offered through a judicial auction, which is a major legal and purchasing-risk red flag regardless of its very low €107/m² asking price. The description also warns that the published photos may not show the specific property.
More on the house and the area
At €15,750 for 147 sqm, this is a striking bargain on paper, but the gallery does not prove a beautiful setting, memorable character, or attractive finished interiors. The description calls it a habitable two-story home with three bedrooms, yet the actual condition and livability are difficult to verify because the usable photos are limited and largely generic.
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€10,000 – €16,000
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.
- Most attractive interior images appear to be generic promotional or stock photos and may not depict this property.
- The actual property photos are blurry and show a plain roadside/commercial-looking structure with no convincing exterior appeal.
- Auction purchase requires careful legal and technical review; the terrace is described as covered by a precarious sheet-metal structure.
- The facts list the home as habitable, but the bathroom count and actual interior condition are unclear.
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 55/100On the Strait of Messina, with the Sicilian coast facing Calabria across a narrow stretch of water. The Peloritani mountains rise immediately behind the urban area. The nearest large town is Messina itself, a major port city with university, hospitals, ferry terminals and full city services. This is known for the strait landscape and the ferry crossing between Sicily and the mainland.