Monreale
Tribunale: Palermo RGE: 169/2023 PVP: 4616310 Piena proprietà di un lotto sito in Monreale (PA), contrada Dammusi snc, costituito da un corpo di fabbrica principale, un magazzino e terreni circostanti. Bene 1 Corpo di fabbrica principale composto da due mini abitazioni al piano terra, categoria catastale D/10. Bene…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Sold at judicial auction
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is being sold at judicial auction (Tribunale Palermo, RGE 169/2023), which is a veto for normal resale purchases. Listing is for €80,250 on 208 m2 (~€386/m2) including a magazzino and land and the property is classed as needs renovation (we estimate ~€700/m2), so treat it as an auction/agrarian sale with legal and use complications.
More on the house and the area
The photos show bright, modern interiors and a neat exterior brick façade that feel move-in-friendly in places, but the listing and images also reveal unfinished works. This is a sizeable, very inexpensive townhouse/lot (multiple units + outbuildings) — promising and photogenic, but plan for renovation and auction-related complexities before you can live there.
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.
- Listing is marked 'needs renovation' — expect further works despite some finished rooms.
- One photo shows unfinished doorframes/a rough bathroom area, so condition is mixed.
- Property appears sold via auction (aste) — there can be legal/administrative complexity and delays.
- Some listing images are noted as indicative and may not reflect the exact state of the asset.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the inland hills west of Palermo in the valley of the Belice Destro, with cultivated slopes and low ridges rather than high mountains. Monte Jato rises immediately above the area, and the archaeological site of Jato stands on the mountain with remains of the ancient town and its theatre. The nearest large city is Palermo, which provides the full range of services, rail links and airport access. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and cereal farming.