Casa indipendente in Via M. Minghetti 25
SAN GIUSEPPE JATO(PA) _ Nel centro storico di San Giuseppe Jato, precisamente tra la Via Minghetti e Via Ruggero I, proponiamo la vendita di un intero edificio di tre piani. Al piano terra si trova un comodo garage. Al piano primo abbiamo un appartamento di 5 vani coì distribuito: cucina, doppi servizi e ripostiglio. Al secondo e terzo piano si...
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At €368/m², the €92,000 asking price is 21% below the Sicilian country-house baseline of €467/m², with a strong 63-photo listing in the historic center. However, the condition is unspecified; assuming modest €200/m² work, effective cost rises to about €568/m², above the baseline and weakening the deal.
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A large three-level Sicilian town house with excellent period character: original patterned floors, paneled doors, vintage chandeliers, wallpaper, balconies, and multiple living spaces. It is a genuine, roofed and usable home with bathrooms, kitchen areas, garage, and terrace access, but it feels elderly and partly unfinished rather than move-in polished. At €368/m², the size and historic atmosphere create real bargain appeal for a renovation-minded buyer.
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€17,000 – €28,000
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.
- Very dated interiors, wallpaper, fixtures, and bathrooms would need substantial cosmetic updating.
- The kitchen and at least one room appear unfinished or sparsely equipped; actual systems and heating should be checked.
- No private garden is shown, and the property is in a dense historic-center setting.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the inland hills west of Palermo in the valley of the Belice Destro, with cultivated slopes and low ridges rather than high mountains. Monte Jato rises immediately above the area, and the archaeological site of Jato stands on the mountain with remains of the ancient town and its theatre. The nearest large city is Palermo, which provides the full range of services, rail links and airport access. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and cereal farming.