Med Games in the Algarve, times up for tax break and other snippets
A round-up of the latest news from Portugal: excitement for the Med Games 2027, a property market update, changes to tax breaks and more.Read more...
Tourism in Portugal: 2015 roundup
2015 was a good year for Portugal’s tourism industry and property markets According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, tourism accounts for around 15% of Portugal’s total GDP – and this figure is expected to rise by 2% per year. As such, Portugal’s tourism figures are a very important indicator of how well the country is doing.Read more...
Weather in Portugal: What’s the Winter Really Like?
If you’re thinking about embarking on life as an expat in Portugal, the weather is likely to be a contributing factor. Here are a former expat’s top tips to get to grips with the climate all year round. After spending five winters in Portugal’s Algarve, I’m spending this one in the UK. It’s therefore impossible not to nostalgically look back on what I’m missing, especially when I walk, yet again, into my freezing garden, to move all the plants and furniture back to their rightful place after they’ve all blown up one corner of the patio.Read more...
Portugal Reassures Expats in the Wake of Brexit Vote
Brits in Portugal worried about the ‘Brexit’ vote for the UK to leave the EU now have some reassurance of their status – direct from the Portuguese Prime Minister. After a long and tense wait, we now all know that the citizens of Britain have voted to leave the EU by a narrow margin.Read more...
Austerity in Portugal: Changes are Coming
Portugal’s new left wing coalition already announced earlier this year various policies to ease austerity in the country. We take a look at what’s changing, and whether the moves are sustainable.Read more...
Prices in Porto rose by 17% in 2015
Portugal’s second city has lagged behind the Algarve and Lisbon in international buyers’ affections, but could rapidly rising prices and a billion euro facelift tempt more of us north?Read more...
How will today’s Brexit decision affect overseas property buyers and British expats in Europe?
How will those buying property abroad be affected by the UK’s decision to Brexit from the EU? Overseas property experts, Charles Purdy of Smart Currency Exchange and Laura Richards from the Property Guides Resource Centre, share their views.Read more...
Major marketing effort to encourage year round expats and tourists
Could Bacia do Arade soon be as famous as the Costa del Sol or Cote D’Azur? Four ambitious local mayors in the western Algarve are hoping that rebranding and promotion can make more of us buy property there.Read more...
Portugal Named by Huffington Post as “Best Place to Live or Retire”
According to a recent Huffington Post feature, Portugal is the “best place in the world to live or retire.” Will the report result in a new flood of interest in the country?Read more...
Nine wonderful reasons to live in Portugal
If you’re struggling to decide whether to move to Portugal or not, take some advice from the locals – and get packing!Read more...
Now is the time to buy property in Spain
After nearly a decade of property decline, the Spanish real estate market is making a recovery. Find out who’s buying real estate in Spain and why now is the ultimate time to invest.Read more...