Buying through Trulliland you will never pay more than the normal local estate agency fees, so you need not worry our assistance will cost you money. In fact in many cases we can actually save you money in purchase costs. As you are getting the benefit of our years of experience you have nothing to lose! The prices on our web site are the prices advertised by the agents to locals through their offices, and are not inflated for a foreign market.

Our property sales are through fully-accredited and regulated local agents, which gives you all the usual protection of Italian law. We make no extra charge for our own services. You will pay no more, and perhaps less, than the normal estate agent fee - the standard in Puglia is 3% plus Italian VAT. If you proceed to a purchase, you will, of course, require the legal services of a notary to complete the sale, as stipulated by Italian law.

The Italian law regarding property transactions now requires all local intermediary fees to be declared in front of the notary at the signing of the sales act, so if you are asked elsewhere to pay more than the standard agency fee of 3% plus VAT you should either query why this is the case or insist that the full commission amount is declared in the sale act to ensure you are legally covered. With Trulliland this is not an issue as we make no charges on the purchaser for the introductory service we offer. Naturally we do not work and porovide property advertising for free, but our charges are covered elsewhere, not by the buyer.

If before the purchase you decide you need the assistance of an independent geometra (eg for survey) or a solicitor (if you need specific advice on a potential problem), we will be happy to advise you and make recommendations of local professionals, but we take no commission from this and make no charge for our assistance. The majority of sales in Puglia are in practice completed without the need for separate legal advice, as the legal responsibilities on the combination of the estate agent and the notary make this unnecessary. But in all cases we can help with advice on this if you are in any doubt.

After-sale support is included in the above, for example assistance with registering for local taxes, changing utility contracts, and putting you in touch with local contacts to help with maintenance etc. Our agent colleagues will also be pleased to help.

Ongoing property maintenance, rental or management contracts are subject to individual quotation. We do not offer these across the area, but have local individuals or companies we can recommend.