Villa unifamiliare in Lentini
OTTIMA OCCASIONE - ASTA IMMOBILIARE Casa per civile abitazione sita nel Comune di Lentini (Sr) con ingresso da Via Tevere n. 13 e da Via Formia 2, costituita da due appartamenti contigui destinati a costituire un’unica unità abitativa, composta da due vani e servizi al primo piano e da due vani, cucina e servizi al…
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, which is a veto regardless of the €497/m² asking price and €389/m² local baseline. The listed €35,775 price also excludes auction-related legal, occupancy, and transaction risks.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, furnished and apparently habitable home with generous balconies, tiled interiors, a fitted living area, bedroom, and bathroom. Its coral-colored facade and curved balconies are photogenic, but the dense urban surroundings and rough cellar areas limit 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€5,000 – €8,000
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 court documents, occupancy status, and outstanding liabilities.
- The dense urban setting offers no visible scenic view, garden, or private outdoor space beyond balconies/terraces.
- The cellar/garage areas are rough and cluttered, and the property appears to combine two adjacent apartments with potentially awkward layout or legal arrangements.
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 51/100The cluster lies on the Plain of Catania, with broad low agricultural land around the town and the foothills rising inland toward the Iblei. The San Leonardo river runs near Lentini, and the Lentini plain has long been used for citrus cultivation. Lake Lentini is close to the town; it is one of the larger artificial lakes in Sicily and part of the immediate landscape. Catania is the nearest large city, with full city services, a major rail station and the airport. This area is known above all for oranges and other citrus from the plain.