EN
FR
IT
PT
Custom Build
Your land. Your home. Built right.
Madeira's most distinctive properties are not on Idealista. They are urban building plots in Funchal and the south coast, rural parcels with conversion potential, agricultural land, and ruins waiting to become something singular. Buying land and building from scratch is the only way to get exactly what you want, exactly where you want it. It is also where international buyers most often lose money: irregular permits, restricted building areas, unmapped easements, and contractors who quote in optimism and bill in surprises.
Custom Build is our end-to-end advisory for clients who want to acquire land and build on it. We source plots both on and off market, verify what is actually buildable against the PDM and licensing reality, and coordinate the architect, engineers, and contractor through to keys. One mandate, one point of contact, your interests only.
We are not architects, builders, or developers. We hold no margin in the construction. Our work is to protect your project from the moment you start looking at land through the day the house is handed over.
Eight steps.
From plot to keys.
Discovery call
A free 30-minute conversation. Vision, location, budget envelope, timeline.
Plot search & shortlist
On-market and off-market parcels. Filtered for orientation, access, services, and buildability.
PDM & feasibility
We verify zoning (PDM), buildable footprint, height limits, and any environmental or heritage constraints before you commit.
Due diligence & purchase
Title, encumbrances, access rights, utility connections. CPCV and escritura reviewed before signature.
Architect & design brief
We introduce architects from our partner network and translate your brief into a project that meets local code and your life.
Permits (licença)
Câmara Municipal submission, engineering specialities, and approval coordination through to the licença de construção.
Contractor selection & oversight
Tender, comparative analysis, contract review, and ongoing site oversight against the agreed scope, budget, and timeline.
Handover & licença de habitação
Snag list, completion sign-off, occupancy licence, and utilities in your name.
- Initial discovery call and written engagement brief
- On-market and off-market land search, calibrated to your brief
- PDM (zoning) verification, buildable footprint analysis, height and use restrictions
- Full due diligence on the plot: title, encumbrances, access, utility availability, environmental and heritage constraints
- Architect introduction and design brief translation, with our partner network
- Coordination of municipal permits and engineering specialities through to the licença de construção
- Contractor tender, comparative analysis, and contract review
- Construction oversight: budget tracking, milestone reviews, site visits, and a single monthly report
- Handover, snag list, licença de habitação coordination, and utilities transfer