Casa indipendente C.da Vitusa – Alta Pecora, 98055 Lipari ME
Asta casa indipendente a Lipari (ME) [SY6194341] C.da Vitusa – Alta Pecora, 98055 Lipari ME, Italia Casa indipendente con terreni ed composta da: Fabbricato diruto sito nel Comune di Lipari (ME), C.da Vitusa - Alta Pecora, e ad esso aggraffata una porzione di terreno di mq. 100 circa. Terreni siti in C.da Vitusa –…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Listing is a judicial auction and describes the building as a 'fabbricato diruto' (ruin), so it is not a straightforward dwelling purchase. Price €33,000 plus approx. €1,100/m² restoration ≈ €143,000 total (~€1,430/m²) vs regional median €446/m², so this requires major works and is classified as a trap.
More on the house and the area
Large, very affordable wooded parcel (~2.1 ha) on Lipari is the main draw. The building is described as a diruto ruin with no usable interior, so this is a rebuild project rather than a ready-to-live-in dream home.
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.
- The listing describes the fabbricato as 'diruto' (a ruin) — not a move-in home.
- No usable interior shown; bathrooms listed as 0 and the property needs full reconstruction/renovation.
- Potential access, utilities and building-permit work on an island location — expect extra cost and time.
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 88/100The cluster sits on the island of Lipari in the Aeolian archipelago, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. The archipelago is volcanic in origin and includes active volcanic islands; nearby Vulcano has fumaroles and thermal mud baths. The Aeolian Islands are a UNESCO World Heritage Site for their volcanic features. Lipari has a harbour with regular ferry and hydrofoil links to Sicily (Milazzo and Messina) and to the other Aeolian islands. The town of Lipari includes an archaeological museum and a medieval castle/fortified acropolis. The local landscape within reach is island coastline with rocky cliffs, beaches, coves and extensive pumice deposits from past eruptions. The area is known for boat-based tourism, fishing, hiking on volcanic trails and volcanic geology. There are no ski facilities; the nearest airports are on Sicily and require a ferry plus road transfer.