Contrada San Carlo, Partinico
Tribunale: Palermo RGE: 42/2020 PVP: 4612465 Abitazione in villino ai piani terreno e primo, composta da 6 vani per una superficie catastale totale mq 82, con terreno di pertinenza circostante. L’immobile è occupato. VUOI ACQUISTARE QUESTO IMMOBILE ALL'ASTA? PRENOTA ORA LA TUA CONSULENZA GRATUITA! Rispondi subito a…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
Must be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a judicial-auction listing (Palermo RGE) offered at €27,970 but the villa “needs renovation” (~€700/m² → ~€86k of works on 123 m², total cost ≈ €114k). The property is occupied and the ad says images are only indicative, so proceed via auction counsel rather than a straightforward purchase.
More on the house and the area
Photos (illustrative) show bright, recently‑finished interiors and a pleasant window view, but the actual property is listed as occupied and needing renovation and the ad warns the images are not the real ones. This looks like a bargain auction opportunity rather than a move‑in ready 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€24,000 – €43,000
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.
- Photos in the ad are stated to be indicative and not the real images of this property.
- The listing notes the property is occupied and classified as "needs renovation".
- This is an auction/tribunal sale — legal and administrative complexity and delays likely.
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 52/100The area lies on the Gulf of Castellammare coast, with low coastal hills and cultivated plain behind them. The coast near Partinico and Balestrate is a built-up shoreline with beaches and small stretches of rocky coast. The nearest larger centre is Palermo, which provides the full range of city services, port and airport links. Segesta and the hills inland toward Alcamo are reachable beyond the immediate radius, but they do not define the landscape around the cluster. The area is known for vineyards, olive groves and other citrus and mixed agriculture of western Sicily.