Terratetto unifamiliare in Regalbuto
Vendesi casa indipendente da ristrutturare completamente, circa 100mq, su due livelli e due ingressi separati. Piano terra: ingresso, soggiorno/pranzo, cucina abitabile, piccolo bagno di servizio e lavanderia. Primo piano: piccolo disimpegno, camera da letto con piccolo sgabuzzino, camera da pranzo e bagno. Adiacente…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €15,000 asking price is only €150/m², but the house requires complete renovation: estimated effective cost is about €125,000 (€1,250/m²), far above the Sicilia townhouse baseline of €443/m². The separate 27 m² warehouse and two entrances add utility, but do not offset the heavy renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial 100 sqm townhouse with a 27 sqm adjoining storage building at an exceptionally low price, and the interior is furnished rather than an empty shell. However, the home is visually tired, damp-looking and in need of major renovation, with no views, garden or standout character to create a strong dream-home impression.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Advertised as requiring complete renovation, despite having usable-looking rooms, kitchen and bathroom.
- Severe exterior plaster deterioration and apparent moisture damage are visible.
- The balcony slab and railings look aged; roof, structure, utilities and legal status require careful inspection.
- No notable view, garden or strong historic architectural feature 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 57/100The area sits in the interior hills of central-eastern Sicily, with cultivated ridges and the valley of the Simeto nearby. Lake Pozzillo lies close to Regalbuto and is one of the main landscape features of this part of inland Enna and Catania provinces. Mount Etna is visible on clear days from parts of the area but it is outside the immediate 15 km landscape and does not define the setting around the town. The nearest larger town of size is Catenanuova for rail access, while Enna and Catania provide the main higher-order services farther away. This area is known for grain fields, olive groves and inland Sicilian hill-country agriculture.