Via dei Palici, 61, Palagonia
Tribunale: Caltagirone RGE: 216/1996 PVP: 4622463 Edificio attualmente allo stato rustico, sito nel comune di Palagonia in via Dei Palici n°61 angolo via XXVII Novembre n°7 e n°9, censito al N.C.E.U. del detto Comune al foglio 22 particella 1729 sub 1 (garage) e 2 (abitazione).Prezzo base: € 5.000,00 (al netto dei…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingRenovatedThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Connections
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction (Tribunale Caltagirone) and the listing text says the building is "allo stato rustico" while the listing mark it Renovated, a direct contradiction and legal risk. Price €3,750 for 20 m2 (€188/m2); estimated renovation €700/m2 → effective €17,750 total (€888/m2), so treat as a trap until legal/condition issues are cleared.
More on the house and the area
Photos show a bright, newly-finished tiny apartment with pleasant modern interiors, but the official description says the building is currently a rustico and the images are only indicative. This is a high‑bargain auction lot more suited to a renovation/legalisation project than a move‑in dream home.
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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- Listing notes the images are indicative only and do NOT represent the real unit.
- Property description states the building is "allo stato rustico" (raw/shell) — likely no finished kitchen/bath and needs finishing and legal sanatoria.
- Sale is by auction (costs, delays, and minimum rilancio apply).
- Very small (20 m²) so limited as a full-time home without significant works or reconfiguration.
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.