Housing types

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

Neither rent nor buy. That’s the reality for young people in Portugal, who are a long way off being able to afford a property at the current house prices.

While house hunting, you may have noticed that a distinction is sometimes drawn between run-of-the-mill properties and so-called ‘luxury’ properties, but what’s the difference?

Buying a house can be a long and complex process, with a lot of official hoops to remember to jump through.

Before the Property Bubble: Every single region in Portugal has seen property prices fall since the end of 2007 thanks to the global economic crisis. There was a small uplift in 2009 but then another steady drop until 2014, when the economy started to pick up again.

Living in an urbanização or private estate formed of apartments, houses or villas is common practice in Portugal, and recommendable for various reasons: With such facilities as swimming pools and tennis courts, communal gardens and play areas for the kids, everything you need will be right on you

Portugal offers many different types of properties compared with Britain. Before you start looking, you should be very clear on the following: Why are you buying? (holiday home, investment, somewhere to retire…) How will you spend your time there?