Rustico/casale in Via Fratelli Cairoli 31
In vendita un rudere di 120 m² situato a Palma di Montechiaro, in provincia di Agrigento. L'immobile, disposto su due piani, è attualmente da ristrutturare completamente. La sua destinazione catastale è F2, che consente l'accesso a vari bonus per la ristrutturazione. L'immobile si trova in via Fra Fratelli Cairoli, a soli 5 metri dal corso principale, garantendo...
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Although the €25,000 asking price is only €208/m² and the property is 4 km from the sea, it is a 120 m² F2 rudere requiring complete renovation. With estimated works of €1,100/m², effective cost is about €1,308/m² versus the €390/m² Sicilian farmhouse baseline, making the apparent discount misleading.
More on the house and the area
This is a striking old Sicilian stone-and-plaster house in a dense historic hillside neighborhood, with a glimpse toward the sea and a very low €25,000 price. However, the listing explicitly calls it a rudere requiring complete renovation, and the exterior shows serious deterioration, so it is a characterful restoration project rather than a realistically livable home today.
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€48,000 – €70,000
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.
- Advertised as a complete renovation project and officially classified as F2/rudere.
- The exterior shows severe deterioration, extensive cracking and supported masonry; structural work is likely.
- No interior photos are provided, so livability, floors, kitchen, bathroom and utilities cannot be verified.
- Steep cobbled streets and tight urban access may complicate renovation logistics.
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 58/100The area sits on the south coast of Sicily with low marl and limestone hills falling toward the Strait of Sicily. The nearest coast is the Marina di Palma stretch, with sandy beaches and low cliffs. The Palma di Montechiaro countryside is agricultural, with olive groves, almond orchards and open cereal fields. Licata is the nearest larger coastal town in daily use, with a port, services and rail connections. Agrigento is the nearest major historic centre, farther west, with the Valley of the Temples UNESCO site, but that is outside the immediate 15 km landscape. The area is known for farming and for Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's links to Palma di Montechiaro.