Via Giacomo Matteotti, 17, Palagonia
Tribunale: Caltagirone RGE: 123/2009 PVP: 4621357 Unità immobiliare su due livelli sita nel Comune di Palagonia, Via Giacomo Matteotti n. 17, censita al N.C.E.U. del Comune di Palagonia al foglio 22, p.lla 2748 (ex 1092), sub. 1, cat. A4, consistenza 2,5 vani e sub. 2, cat. A4, consistenza 2,5 vani. Classe energetica:…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction listing (buying at auction has extra legal/process risk). Price €9,381 + estimated renovation €56,000 (€700/m²) → effective €65,381 or ~€817/m², well above the regional baseline €446/m²; the ad also warns images are only indicative and not the real photos.
More on the house and the area
The supplied images show bright, modern interiors and a pleasant distant view, so the place photographs very well. However the official listing marks the two‑level townhouse as needing renovation (and lists no bathrooms) and it is sold at auction — a bargain if you’re prepared for a renovation project and the auction process.
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€16,000 – €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.
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.
- Advertised photos are indicative/stock and may not show the real condition of this unit.
- Listing states the unit "needs renovation" and records 0 bathrooms — not a move‑in ready home.
- Property is an auction sale (RGE) — expect legal/administrative steps and possible extra costs.
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 46/100The cluster lies in the inland plain and low hills between the Simeto valley and the Calatino area. The Simeto river runs in this part of the province. The nearest larger town is Caltagirone, which has a substantial historic centre and is known for ceramics. Catania is the main city for services and transport, but it is outside the immediate landscape. This area is known mainly for citrus growing and mixed agriculture.