Welcome back to our A1 ALGARVE REAL ESTATE podcast. I have realised that still many foreigners who are home owners are not aware that they can pay the local property tax from their home country. Over the last years it was only possible to pay personally at the Finanças or by Multi Banco using the payment details supplied by the financial authorities. Gladly, this was finally changed. There are two ways. How they work, we will cover in todays program. I’m here if you have any questions about...

Welcome back to our A1 ALGARVE REAL ESTATE podcast.  Great to have you back on my program which continues to catch up with every-day questions regarding the real estate market in the Algarve. So let's  go back to what happened just now: investing in property to get your money invested in a safe place away from the turmoils of  central Europe. Since it is difficult to find good properties on the Algarve market for reasonable prices anymore, there is an option to invest off-plan. What does that...

Hi everyone at Agnieszka of A1 ALGARVE REAL ESTATE  coming to you today about a hot topic on a hot market it is beginning March 2022 and consistently for the last several months if not may be more than a year we’ve been in what could be described as a very hot market and what that means is it’s a sellers market and often times when you put an offer in on a home it’s going into multiples . It has been a while since our last podcast program! We had to take a break because of the amazing amount...

Today's topic is  whether it is a good idea to buy, own and sell  a property in one’s own name or via a corporate entity .   So when buying a property in our area of the Algarve, should you continue to think about buying a high end property that is in Corporate Ownership?  The fact that so many high value properties are in corporate ownership is not a coincidence.There are pros and cons for both which should be taken into consideration. And we are having today a guest who is specialised in...

Today's topic is why currency exchange is important  for anybody who wants to buy or sell a property in Portugal  when their home account is in a country with a different currency than the EURO.And we are having today a guest who is specialised in this...

The Portuguese government does not promote this enough as now a lot of people are considering moving out of large cities in Europe post Covid to more favourable climates and tax regimes. Portugal is seen as a happy and healthy place to live in a coastal...

For our British clients it has become difficult in the last months. Not only the Covid-19 lockdowns and travel bans, but also Brexit and doubts and fear how to act properly, yet to spend as much time in Portugal as possible - even especially in view of...

Thinking of investing in Quinta do Lago, Algarve? Stay tuned because I have 10 reasons why Quinta do Lago is worth an investment...

The difference between buying a house in Portugal being a resident or not depends on the purpose of the house. If you buy a house to live in Portugal, you are buying a permanent home and are a resident, but if you do not live in Portugal and you buy...

First up, we’ve got  Gary. He lives in Southampton and he’s got £500,000 to invest. He’s looking to invest his cash in the Algarve and his strategy is to generate an income. Obviously being in the UK, viewing properties is a little tricky for Gary, so...

Portuguese real estate law - and the contractual practices based on it - differ slightly from the law of english-speaking countries.  We will explain the differences in this episode. We will be talking about how to make sure, your buying experience...

In this episode of the A1 ALGARVE REAL ESTATE news podcast, called A NEW YEAR A NEW START, we will be talking about COVID and what it changed in our business,  the real estate market in the Algarve and Portugal - and the reason why this podcast has been...