Real Estate

Portugal was praised in an article earlier this week in The Times newspaper for “giving the rest or Europe a glimpse of what a post-pandemic world might look like”. The article went on to explain how 84% of the population is now double vaccinated with the infection rate having fallen to just 88 people per 100,000 over the previous 14 days. What’s more, Portugal has now agreed, since October 4th,...

London is once again the venue for the 11th edition of the hugely popular Moving to Portugal Show & Seminars at the Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel on Thursday, October 21. The event is organised by the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in London and Fine & Country Algarve is one of the original exhibitors, having taken part in every show since the first event took place in 2016. This year, the show...

Vilamoura Marina has been named ‘International Marina of the Year’ in 2021 by The Yacht Harbour Association (TYHA) and the British Marine Federation. It is the fifth time that the marina has received the award, having been named the world’s top marina between 2015 and 2017 and again in 2019. The title is attributed based on the votes of clients who visit the world’s best ‘5-anchor’ marinas...

The real estate market is ever changing, but from buyers markets, to sellers markets, and from bear markets to bull markets, if you’ve decided you want to sell your house, here are 9 simple (and cost effective) steps you can take to make your home more attractive to potential home buyers. As real estate agents we visit properties everyday with potential buyers, and the age-old adage is true; First...

Who would have expected that at the end of the first half of this year the property market would be stronger than in pre-pandemic times? Prices increased last year, by an estimated 6% on average across the Algarve, and, during the first six months of this year, we estimate that prices have already increased by at least that much again. As we see it, the market is somewhat overheated at the moment with...

A new video produced recently by Fine & Country Algarve presents the new fully-furnished showhouse at Carvoeiro Gardens and shows aerial footage of the nearly completed site. The 16 three-bedroom villas with communal pool each have a built area of 150 m2 and are set on a 17,395m2 plot. The villas are centrally located in the quiet residential area of Vale de Côvo but yet very close to Carvoeiro with...

On 12 February 2021, the Portuguese government announced it had approved amendments to tighten the qualifying investment options under the Golden Visa Residency Permit (GVRP) programme. The repercussions of Brexit are also beginning to be felt in all manner of situations by British citizens already in Portugal or by those looking to relocate there. Sovereign invites you to "Meet the Experts" for a live...

Spring is well and truly in the air and it appears that at last, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Our prime minister will be announcing Portugal’s roadmap out of the lockdown next Thursday, March 11th and we are all hoping that by early April life will be back to at least the new normal we had learned to live with last year. Our lockdown seems to have worked better than anyone had expected and...