Buying process

Buying the house of your dreams or selling your property can be the biggest challenge of your life. During these moments several problems usually arise, not only because of the lack of experience, but also because they are bureaucratic and sometimes complex processes.

Often after moving, be that because of having changed to another rental house or bought a house, the previous electricity and gas contracts are still in force. In these cases, since the contract is in another person’s name, it’s necessary to change the titleholder.

Buying a new house is as special and exciting as it is complex and frustrating. To make sure everything goes well, there’s nothing better than being properly informed.

Finding property for sale in Portugal direct from owners, whether in the Algarve, Alentejo or Lisbon is easier than ever before thanks to real estate websites and apps, but there are still lots of aspects of the Portuguese real estate market than can be a real headache for expats.

Buying a house is always something you have to think very carefully about, especially if it’s your first home and if you’re going to need a mortgage to buy it.

This week, real estate agencies and other companies operating in the Portuguese real estate sector will be subject to a new regulation that comes into force on 26th June 2019.

Home loans (and other types of loans) are becoming more and more complex, with contracts written in excessively technical language that seems like it’s deliberately difficult for the consumer to understand, so you can’t make a truly informed decision between different banks and compare their mortgag

If you are looking for a property in Portugal, sometimes it is not easy to find the right dream house or the perfect holiday home. There are many factors to consider when choosing a home, from the number of rooms to the balcony to the garage parking space – every detail counts.

Are you going to change houses, selling one and buying another, but are worried about the capital gains tax to be paid?

The construction of new buildings in Portugal is growing at a rapid pace.

Foreign investment in Portuguese properties has perked up, helping the recovery of the Portuguese real estate sector in recent years.

Much has been said about the importance of foreign investment in the current dynamism of the real estate market in Portugal.

There is a certain real estate practice that seems to be gaining ground in Portugal, based on a model used in France – the sale of properties with the reservation of the usufruct of the property in exchange, without paying the full amount of the agreed sale price, but rather paying a kind of agreed

The law on negative Euribor (lei da Euribor negativa) was approved in the Portuguese Parliament and will bring about new changes. The measure is intended to oblige banks to apply Euribor in full to mortgages on real estate.

Buying a house can be a real headache, whether it’s your first time or you’re an old hand.

Negotiating the price of a home is possible. You just need is the right motivation.

Lisbon has definitely entered onto the radar of foreign investors, a scenario that is not just a passing trend, but seems to have come to stay. Colm Wilkinson, Regional Manager of Lisbon PortugalProperty.com, moved to Lisbon 13 years ago and says he is in love with the capital.

The limitations of the supply of real estate and the increase in prices in the centres of the main cities are pushing many Portuguese families to a life in the outskirts. This is a trend that, according to the real estate agency Century 21, is here to stay.

In the end, it seems that the price of housing in Portugal is not "so high".

Interest rates for mortgages are relatively low right now, and it’s possible to can earn more than 7% each year if you invest in a property in Portugal.

The French are still top of the list for the nationality which invests the most in the Portuguese property market, making up 29% of the total. Even so, Brazilian investment keeps growing and already accounts for 19% of property purchases by non-Portuguese.

The Municipal Property Transfer Tax (Imposto Municipal sobre a Transmissão Onerosa de Imóveis or IMT) is a tax on onerous transfers of properties in Portuguese territory.

More houses and cheaper. In the end, though, where are these houses? Nowhere. The Portuguese real estate market is in the middle of a drama: there is a lot of demand and little supply at affordable prices.

One catamaran, 50 real estate professionals and just one aim: to explore the land of the three projects that make up Lisbon South Bay.

The ‘Cidade da Água’, City of Water, which will be built on the old Lisnave lands in Almada, is well underway.