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How to keep your Portuguese property shipshape
Whether you own a full-time residence or a home you rent out, these tips for property maintenance in Portugal should prove invaluable.Read more...
What’s going on with the Portugal Golden Visa?
Since its launch in 2012, the Portugal Golden Visa program has attracted around 12,000 investors and generated over €6 billion inward investment for the country. However, in February 2023, Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced his intention to scrap the scheme, citing the need to “fight against price speculation in real estate”.Read more...
Airbnb in Portugal: News and tips on letting your home
The subject of Airbnb in Portugal is both controversial and a matter of fierce debate.Read more...
Ocean life in Portugal: Seeing and protecting it
World Oceans Day is an annual event, conceived back in 1992 at Rio de Janeiro’s Earth Summit. It’s intended to raise awareness of threats to marine life and the wider environment. Unsurprisingly, World Oceans Day has a clear focus on climate change, and the impact of plastic waste on our seas and marine life.Read more...
€365 million land deal to bring new homes to Portugal
GNB Real Estate has confirmed a €365 million project to bring over a thousand new homes to Portugal.Read more...
A guide to life in Porto for international buyers
Are you considering a life in Porto? This guide will hopefully provide you with the information you need to make a decision about moving to Portugal’s second largest city.Read more...
Government continues work to attract digital nomads to Portugal
Portugal welcomes overseas residents and has an established reputation for doing so. Thousands of individuals have decided to make Portugal their home due to the Golden Visa and the Non-Habitual Resident tax scheme.Read more...
Where in Portugal will suit you best?
If you’re thinking about moving to Portugal, or investing in a holiday home there, you have an exciting journey ahead, and plenty of fun decisions to make. From Northern Portugal to the Algarve to the Azores Islands, we look at areas in Portugal, so that you can decide where you would most like to own a home.Read more...
Five fabulous inland gems in the Algarve
Most of the action on the Algarve happens on the coast, where pretty beaches and friendly tourist resorts are the main draw. Head upcountry though and you’ll find some charming old towns and villages, where the slower lifestyle is more Portuguese and better suited to year-round living. We’ve picked five of our favourite inland communities and a property you could buy in each!Read more...
Luxury hotel draws attention to Melides village in the Algarve
Christian Louboutin, more commonly known as the creator of the fashion world’s iconic heels and sneakers, identifiable by the scarlet-red sole, has just opened a hotel in Melides, Portugal.Read more...
10 properties in Portugal where we’d love to work from home
One positive thing that came out of the pandemic is how workplaces adapted to allow employees to work from home. With so many companies being more versatile about remote working, it has us wondering, could we actually live and work from Portugal?Read more...