Casa indipendente C.da Liria - via F Ferrer, Roccalumera ME
Asta casa indipendente a Roccalumera (ME) [SY559995] Contrada Liria - via F Ferrer, 98027 Roccalumera ME, Italia Fabbricato rurale Contrada Liria - via F Ferrer, 98027 Roccalumera ME, ad una elevazione fuori terra, con copertura a falde, composto da due vani oltre accessori e locale di sgombero. Categoria A/4, classe…
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In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
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This is a judicial auction (legal and procedural risk) offered at €66,535 for 328 m². Treating it as habitable (~€200/m²) yields ~€65,600 renovation and an effective price of ~€132,135 (~€403/m²) vs local baseline €446/m², and the description lists a different built area (151 m²), so facts contradict the ad.
More on the house and the area
A solid, roofed rural house set in extensive olive groves with a round water cistern and a clear sea view — very photogenic and genuinely usable. The building appears structurally intact and the land is a major asset, but interiors are basic and the sale is by auction so check documents and on-site condition carefully.
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€22,000 – €37,000
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.
- Property sold at judicial auction — check legal/title details and auction process before bidding
- Interior photos in the listing look generic; verify actual internal condition (bathroom appears not present in data)
- Likely needs modernization (kitchen/bathrooms/heating upgrades) despite being structurally roofed and habitable
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 68/100The Peloritani range rises immediately inland above the Ionian coast. The cluster is on the Strait of Messina coast, with beaches on the Ionian Sea and views across the water toward Calabria. The Nisi stream reaches the sea here, and the lower valley cuts up into the hills behind the coast. Taormina is the nearest major visitor town and has services, a rail station and the Greek theatre, but it is beyond the 15 km landscape radius. Messina is the nearest city of size for full services and ferry links, also beyond that radius. This stretch of coast is known for narrow seaside towns backed closely by steep hills and for citrus and olive cultivation on the slopes.