Villa unifamiliare in Sommatino
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Piena proprietà di un immobile sito nel Comune di Riesi (CL), in Contrada Montagna,identificati in catasto al foglio 21, part. 131, sub.2 (categoria C/1, consistenza mq 30, piano T,rendita euro 365,65), sub.3 (categoria C/3, consistenza mq 60, piano T, rendita euro 229,31),sub.4…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly an ASTA IMMOBILIARE (judicial auction), which is an automatic veto regardless of the €219/m² asking figure. The description also conflicts with the facts on location and lists mixed C/1, C/3 and A/3 cadastral categories, with no bathrooms reported.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, functioning rural Sicilian house with a kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, terrace, garage, and attractive cultivated hillsides around it. It is not a polished dream home: the décor is dated, the rooms are cluttered, and parts of the building show wear, but the very low price gives it genuine renovation potential.
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.
- Auction purchase requires careful review of the court documentation and any occupancy or legal issues.
- Interiors are usable but dated, cluttered, and in need of cleaning and cosmetic updating.
- Some ceilings and secondary rooms show damp staining or unfinished-looking surfaces; the exterior also needs considerable maintenance.
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 48/100The area around Sommatino is inland central-southern Sicily, with low hills, cultivated fields and the broad valleys of the Platani basin. The Salso river system runs through this part of the province. Riesi and Canicattì are the nearest larger towns for regular services, shops and schools, and Caltanissetta is the main provincial town within daily reach. This part of Sicily is known for cereal farming, vineyards and olive groves, and historically for sulphur mining in the interior.