Villa unifamiliare in Novara di Sicilia
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Diritto di proprietà di un compendio immobiliare formato da fabbricati e terreni siti nel Comune di Novara di Sicilia in Contrada Madala. - Contrada Madala Simplex Domus aiuta famiglie e aziende a comprare immobili all’asta tramite avvocati specializzati ed esperti di…
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” listing, which is a veto red flag regardless of the attractive €378/m² asking price versus the €389/m² baseline. The effective price is approximately €78,599 (€578/m² including estimated habitable-property renovation), but auction risk makes it unsuitable for this catalog.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely livable, unusually spacious home with polished floors, generous entertaining areas, a plant-filled balcony, and an elevated urban/possibly coastal outlook. It is comfortable rather than architecturally special, with a fairly ordinary apartment exterior and dated decor. The major listing/photo inconsistency and auction status substantially reduce confidence in the dream-home 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.
- The photos show a spacious, well-maintained apartment in an urban condominium, while the listing facts describe a villa in Novara di Sicilia; verify the exact property.
- Auction purchase requires careful review of tribunal documents, occupancy, debts, and legal status.
- The home appears dated in style, and the advertised bath count is listed as zero despite the interior photos showing a bathroom.
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 Peloritani mountains. The Elicona stream valley and the Tyrrhenian coast are close by, with Tindari and the Marinello lagoon outside the 15 km radius. The area sits within or beside the Parco dei Nebrodi on its western side. The nearest ski lifts are on Piano Battaglia in the Madonie and on Mount Etna, both too far to count as local and roughly 2 hours or more by road. The nearest town of size is Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto on the coastal plain, with rail services, hospitals and larger shops. Novara di Sicilia is known for its stone-built hill-town centre and for the Majorcan-style game of Maiorchino; Montalbano Elicona nearby is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia.