Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 157, Ramacca
Tribunale: Catania RGE: 667/2012 PVP: 4621974 abitazione di tipo rurale al piano terra in Ramacca con accesso dalla via Giuseppe Garibaldi n.157 (ex n.30), composta da due vani ed un soppalco Metratura stimata: gli atti d’asta non la indicano. Quella pubblicata è ricavata da immobili simili nella stessa zona e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingHabitableThe 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 court-auction lot (Tribunale di Catania), which is a veto for a normal private purchase. The price €2,995 for ~215 m² (€14/m²) is far below the regional baseline (€389/m²), but the listing lacks real photos and gives only an estimated area, so the opportunity is high-risk.
More on the house and the area
Bright, fully-tiled modern interiors (kitchen and bathroom look recently redone) feel move-in ready and the street shots show a charming historic town setting. The price is extraordinary for the size, but this is an auction listing — insist on the official perizia, accurate photos and checks on utilities/legal status before committing.
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€14,000 – €24,000
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.
- Images in the ad are indicative/not necessarily the actual photos — request the perizia and real photos before bidding
- Property is sold at auction — expect legal/administrative steps and checks
- Confirm exact layout, services and number of bathrooms (facts show 0 baths but photos include a bathroom)
- Verify utilities, energy class and any renovation liens or structural issues
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 39/100The area around Ramacca is inland in the Catania plain, with broad agricultural land and low rolling ground rather than a marked mountain or coastal setting. The Dittaino valley is part of the local landscape, and the Simeto river system runs through this part of inland eastern Sicily. Catania is the nearest large city, with full services, rail links and airport access. This part of the province is known mainly for arable farming and citrus production.