Stabile o palazzo in Catania
Edificio per civile abitazione costituito da tre piani fuori terra: un appartamento al piano rialzato costituito da ingresso su cucina-soggiorno, due vani letto di cui uno matrimoniale, e un bagno.Completa l’appartamento un piccolo cortile privato. Salendo due rampe di scale si arriva all’appartamento del piano primo…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The property is offered via auction (legal/judicial sale), which is a transactional veto despite the low price. Listed at EUR 36,562 (EUR 229/m2) versus local median EUR 400/m2, but photos are labelled as repertory and the listing lacks clear condition/technical data so strong legal and physical due diligence is required.
More on the house and the area
Three-storey palazzo in central Catania with private courtyard, balconies and a roof terrace — excellent potential at a very low price for 160 m². However the ad provides no real interior images and explicitly warns photos may be repertory, so condition and livability are unknown and must be verified before assuming it's move‑in ready.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€32,000 – €56,000
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.
- No interior photos — listing shows only a street sign, agency slide and map.
- Photos may be 'repertory' and not of the actual unit.
- Condition, utilities and exact legal/auction status are not documented and must be checked.
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 55/100Mount Etna rises immediately north-west of the city, with the Etna Park on its upper slopes. The Ionian coast is at the edge of the built-up area. Catania is a major city with a large historic centre of Baroque churches and palaces, a port, university, airport and full services. The city is part of a broad urban and industrial strip along the coast and at the foot of Etna.