Building a new villa, managed from your side of the table
A bespoke villa is a two-year project and, for most owners, a once-in-a-lifetime one. We make sure it lands on budget, on time and as you imagined it.
- Stage
- Plot to keys
- Who it's for
- Private villa owners and investors
- Where
- Dubai and Abu Dhabi
Often needed in Emirates Hills, District One, MBR City, Dubai Hills Estate, Al Barari, Dubai Islands, Palm Jebel Ali and Jebel Ali Village.
Most villa builds that go wrong do so in the first three months, long before anything is built. The brief is loose, the budget is a guess, the design runs ahead of the money and the contract is signed before anyone has priced the risk. By the time the slab is poured, the outcome is mostly decided.
We start before design. We test the brief against the plot's design guidelines and a realistic cost per square foot, then hold the project to it through design, approvals, appointment, construction and handover. Your consultant designs and carries the statutory responsibilities; your contractor builds; we make sure both deliver what you are paying for.
What we do
- Brief, budget and programme set before design starts
- Design reviews against cost at each stage, so the drawings never outrun the money
- Coordination with the master developer and authority route through your consultant
- Help comparing contractor bids like-for-like and agreeing the contract
- Cost and programme control throughout construction
- Regular client-side site visits with a written report
- Payment and variation review before anything is paid
- Snagging, handover documents and defects follow-up
What you receive
- A budget you can bank on, with contingency held by you, not the contractor
- A programme with the decisions you need to make, and when
- Monthly cost-to-complete and programme reports
- A clean handover file: completion certificate, as-built drawings, warranties and manuals
When we priced a one-off house as a contractor, the first thing we looked for was what the drawings didn't say. Every gap became a provisional sum, and every provisional sum became a conversation later. The best protection an owner has is a complete design and a contract that leaves little to interpretation. We help you get both before you sign.
Questions
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Related services
Plot and pre-purchase review
The plot price is the number everyone talks about. The build cost, the design rules and the build-by deadline decide whether it is a good purchase.
Design and approvals management
Design is the cheapest place to change your mind and the most expensive place to lose control of cost. We keep both under watch.
Choosing the team
The lowest price is rarely the lowest cost. We help you see the difference before you sign.
Tell us about the house you want to build.
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