Via Giuseppe Calanzone Guzzetta, 12, Catania
Tribunale: Catania RGE: 192/2023 PVP: 4619411 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…
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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 (RGE/asta), so purchase is via auction procedures rather than a normal private sale. Price €36,562 (~€177/m2) for a 207 m2 townhouse listed as 'Needs renovation' — expect about €700/m2 to renovate, so this is suitable only for buyers comfortable with auctions.
More on the house and the area
Generously sized three‑storey townhouse with bright rooms, attractive wood‑style floors and some period character on the exterior; photos show liveable interiors but not a finished turnkey home. Good value for the size (low price per m²) but expect renovation, legal checks for the auction sale, and possible variability between the advertised and actual condition.
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€41,000 – €73,000
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.
- Listed as auction/foreclosure — legal and purchase complexities to check
- Described as "needs renovation" — likely work needed across the three apartments
- Advert says some images are indicative and may not represent the exact current condition
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.