Via Principe Umberto, 28, Catenanuova
Tribunale: Enna RGE: 36/2023 PVP: 4603139 Lotto 3la quota di ¼ del diritto di proprietà del seguente bene immobile:Comune di Catenanuova (Enna), via Principe Umberto n.28, foglio 5, particella 553, sub. 1 (catasto fabbricati), categoria A/5, classe 2, consistenza 1,5 vani, piano T, rendita € 28,66. VUOI ACQUISTARE…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
- Only a share of the property is for sale
Must be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial auction lot offering a 1/4 share of a 50 m² townhouse in Catenanuova — auction sale and quarter ownership severely limit normal purchase/occupancy. Listed price €2,625; with a habitable-grade renovation (~€200/m²) the effective cost would be about €12,625 (≈€252/m²), so buy only after full legal/auction due diligence.
More on the house and the area
Clean, recently-updated 50 m² apartment that appears habitable now (new floors, recessed lighting and tiled bathroom). It’s not photogenic or in a scenic setting, and being a 1/4 auction lot means legal/possession work is likely required.
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€3,000 – €5,000
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.
- This is a 1/4 share being sold at auction — legal/possession issues and additional costs likely.
- Interior looks mostly finished but some fittings appear incomplete (shower base, exposed pipes/wiring).
- No private outdoor space or scenic view — apartment faces a plain apartment block.
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 41/100This is inland central-eastern Sicily in the Simeto valley, with broad cultivated low hills and open plain around the town. The Simeto River runs nearby and is the main named landscape feature within the area. The nearest larger town is Enna, which has the provincial services and a historic hilltop centre. Catania is farther away and matters more for work, shopping and transport than for the immediate landscape. The area is known mainly for grain farming and the hot interior plain of this part of Sicily.