Build Your Villa in Puglia - End to End, On the Ground, In the Open.
With Silvia, Giampiero and Francesco - Borgomadre Real Estate Advisory in partnership with Studio Pagliara (Italian Albo).
I'm Silvia. I grew up in Puglia. My husband Giampiero and I founded Borgomadre — a bespoke Real Estate Advisory practice — in partnership with Studio Pagliara, the architecture and civil-engineering firm led by my father Franco. Franco is an Italian Albo-registered engineer with more than thirty years of work in this region. Together with my sister Giulia (Chief Architect and Interior Designer) and Sergio (Senior Engineer), Studio Pagliara is the technical engine behind every Borgomadre project.
Between us we cover the client relationship (Borgomadre) and the technical execution (Studio Pagliara) of every villa we work on. We don't outsource the relationship. We don't outsource the engineering. That single decision is the entire reason Borgomadre exists.
If you've already read our 2026 guide on building a villa in Puglia as a foreigner, this page shows you exactly how we work and what each step costs. If you haven't read it yet, that's the long-form starting point — come back here when you're ready to talk numbers
How we work - two engagement models, real numbers
We work in two ways, depending on where you start. If you don't yet own land in Puglia, our End-to-end Build mandate handles every phase — from plot scouting through to keys in hand. Phase 1 (land scouting and feasibility) starts at €8,000. If you already own land, our Land-Owner Build mandate begins with a state-of-the-art report - Phase 1 starts at €1,500.
Each phase is governed by its own professional mandate. You commit one phase at a time. At the end of every phase you decide whether to proceed.
Our services include:
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Land scouting — Verified plots across San Vito dei Normanni, Carovigno and Ostuni, with vincoli paesaggistici and urbanistici checked before you sign anything.
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Architectural design — Studio Pagliara translates your brief into permit-ready drawings under the Italian D.M. Parametri 2016 tariff, with a 25% Borgomadre client discount.
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Permits and bureaucracy — Permesso di Costruire, autorizzazione paesaggistica, SCIA, agibilità — Studio Pagliara files everything in your name, locally, on the unified December 2025 regional models.
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Open-book construction management — Every supplier invoice is visible to you. The project-management fee is a transparent 15% on actual construction cost. No hidden markup.
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Cadastral & habitability — From accatastamento to the certificato di agibilità that lets you legally rent, refinance, or sell.
A 150 sqm villa in the Ostuni–Carovigno–San Vito triangle typically lands between €650,000 and €850,000 all-in, depending on finish spec and land cost. The full breakdown is in our 2026 build guide.
And when you are not using the villa, we can manage it as a rental for you - listing, guests, cleaning and upkeep - so it earns income while you are away.
Before you commit, read our guides to Italy's 7% flat tax in Puglia, whether to buy or build in Puglia, and the Salva Casa route for regularising an existing property.
From first call to keys in hand - the timeline
What happens
First call - we listen, you ask
Phase 1 - land scouting & feasibility
Preliminary design
Permits (Permesso di Costruire)
Executive design
Construction - open-book
Cadastral registration & agibilita
What it costs
Free
EUR 8,000 fixed fee
Part of the design & engineering package (D.M. Parametri 2016, with a client discount)
Municipal fees at cost
Part of the design & engineering package
Actual invoices + 15% project-management fee
Administrative fees at cost
How long
45-60 minutes
4-8 weeks
Typically 4-6 weeks
60-180 days
Runs alongside the permit window
12-18 months
A few weeks
Questions foreign buyers ask us
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Are you a construction company? No. We are an advisory and engineering team. Francesco Pagliara is an Albo-registered engineer (Studio Pagliara); construction is tendered to local contractors and managed open-book, so you see every invoice. We manage your build - we do not sell you one.
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How much does it cost to have a villa built in Puglia? For a 150 sqm villa, plan on EUR 900,000-1,100,000 all-in: shell construction at EUR 4,000-4,500 per sqm, plus design and engineering, permits, pool, kitchen and landscaping.
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What do I get for the EUR 8,000 Phase 1 fee? Land scouting in your chosen areas, technical, urban-planning and legal feasibility checks, a realistic build-cost estimate and a clear go/no-go recommendation. If you already own the land, the feasibility-only version is EUR 1,500.
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How long does the whole process take? Realistically 24-36 months from first call to keys in hand: 4-8 weeks for Phase 1, design, 60-180 days for the Permesso di Costruire, then 12-18 months of construction.
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Do I need to speak Italian? No. We work with you in English, German, French or Dutch, and every Italian filing - permits, cadastral registration, utility contracts - is handled in your name by our team.
Ready to talk numbers?
Tell Silvia where you want to build, whether you own land, what scale of villa you have in mind, and what your timeline looks like. She'll tell you honestly whether the project is buildable, in what comune, and at what budget. No commitment, no sales script.
+44 7729 607481
email --> borgomadre@gmail.com