Portugal property news
Browse the latest Portugal property news here at Portugal Property Guides. You can stay up to date with the latest developments as you plan on buying a property in Portugal. We cover a range of news topics, from house price trends to new laws and regulations, so you don’t need to look anywhere else for the most up to date news on the property market in Portugal.
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...
A warm, sunny but traditional Christmas
While you’ll need to venture further north than the Algarve for any real chance of snow, Portugal knows how to throw a Christmas party with the emphasis on love rather than money. If you have never spent Christmas in Portugal, you’re probably a little unsure of what to expect. Especially in the Algarve region, which generally conjures up images of sun, sea and sand – not snowflakes and tinsel!Read more...
Five tips for renting an amazing home in Portugal
Suppose you could live in Portugal and it not cost you a penny? By letting your property in the UK and renting a property in Portugal instead you benefit from the considerably cheaper prices in Portugal. And if you don’t like it there, no problem, just come back. But how do you rent a home in Portugal long term?Read more...
Five ways to access British TV in Portugal
A dark cloud spread over British expats in Portugal back on 5th February 2014 – and it was nothing to do with the weather. British TV was switched off! Fortunately there are ways around the problem A satellite switchover resulted in the loss of most English TV channels for expats who had long been able to watch British TV using dishes pointed at UK satellites. Ever since, expats have been scrambling around for alternative ways to make sure they don’t miss “Bake Off” or “The Apprentice,” often with much frustration involved in finding something that works – and, just as importantly, keeps workiRead more...
Making your Portugal home feel like home
If you’re considering an expat life in Portugal, is keeping a property at “home” the best of both worlds or should you throw everything into a full-time life abroad? Our writer from Portugal explainsRead more...
Property owners set to take tax hit
Like many left-wing governments, Portugal is finding that being anti-austerity is popular at the ballot box but trickier to get past Brussels. Are property owners going to be targeted?Read more...
Rain can make a welcome break in Portugal
With 300-plus days of sunshine each year, rain tends to take southern Portugal by surprise. You won’t find country pubs with log fires like in the UK, so what do you do when the rain comes down in Portugal?Read more...
Five Shops you will need if you move to Portugal
Whether you like to ‘shop till you drop’ or do all you can to avoid consumer culture, some retail stores will inevitably feature in your life. Here are five chains that you’re sure to encounter if you decide to live in Portugal.Read more...
Increasing numbers of Italian and French pensioners are choosing to retire in Portugal
Find homes in Portugal via our property portal. Portugal’s ‘non- habitual resident’ tax regime has done much to make Portugal the retirement destination of choice for people from France and Italy. Two recent reports in The Portugal Resident have brought Portugal’s appeal as a retirement destination into sharp focus.Read more...
Portugal rolls out the red carpet to foreign property buyers
Chinese investors, property buyers and companies have long shown an interest in Portugal. The Portuguese government is keen on the cash and it could have impacts on British buyers in Portugal too.Read more...
Falling pound brings belt-tightening but no panic
After a period with little news about the realities of impending Brexit for expats in Portugal and elsewhere, solid details have finally started to emerge.Read more...
