Property refurbishment

Buying a house to refurbish is often the smartest way to secure your dream place for less, especially in Portugal, where renovation opportunities for your dream home still represent solid value in the right areas.

We all always have something to change at home. Always! Besides the fact that our home is a reflection of our personality, which is generally not static, it's the space where we spend most of our lives.

If you own property in Portugal and rent it out, you may have come across the issue of maintenance and repairs. No building will remain in perfect condition forever, but if you are not using the property yourself, are you still liable for the property's maintenance?

Your floor can take a beating sometimes. They are subject to continuous movement, dirt, knocks and spills of all kinds. It's no surprise, the floor is the element that suffers most at home. And of course, it is as much subject to fashions and trends as any other part of your home.

The kitchen is one of the spaces in the house where we spend the most of our time, and now more than ever due to the coronavirus outbreak in Portugal.

Living in a rented property can mean you have certain limitations, particularly regarding decoration and home renovation. There are many tenants who are afraid to make changes to their houses and landlords who do not allow them to.

Setubal, on the south bank of the Tajo, has emerged from the "shade" and has become a rejuvenated city, animated by the real estate dynamics that have given a "new face" to that Portuguese area, attracting more and more national investors and foreigners.

With the arrival of spring, it’s time for new beginnings and a fresh look, so if you’re thinking about doing up your kitchen, here’s a handy guide to help you and give you some cheap kitchen design ideas.

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to live in a traditional Portuguese palace, complete with original marble and parquet floorings, luxury features in stone and gorgeous period finishings.

Decorating a new house should be a fun process, but you have to put some thought into it. There are currently a multitude of decorating ideas and home décor accessories out there that could leave you stupefied and on the verge of a nervous breakdown.

Do you have a house with a small kitchen? There’s no reason to despair, since nowadays there are decorative tricks to make your small kitchen more spacious and bright.

How long has it been since your building had any work done to it? Is it a legal requirement to do carry out reparations to the communal areas every now and then? What happens if there are people living in certain flats of the apartment block who don’t pay their condominium fees?

Winter is coming and it's important that you know how to regulate the heat in your house, so you can enjoy a warm home when the temperatures in Portugal drop and make sure you’re not paying too much.

Do you have a doorman in your apartment building, or did there used to be one? Is there a flat set aside for this porter to live in but now it’s empty?

Furnishing and decorating a house isn’t as easy as it first seems. There are many common mistakes that even some professionals make.

Original article written by houzz Portugal is a veritable treasure trove of abandoned offices, warehouses in disuse or buildings lost in a state of neglect, just waiting to be restored to the glory they deserve.

Making houses more efficient is one of the objectives of the Portuguese government through the "Casa Eficiente 2020" (Efficient House 2020) programme, which will receive funding of 200 million euro in the period 2018-2021 and aims to make Portuguese houses more welcoming and efficient.

Urban regeneration is not only in vogue, it's here to stay. It’s a sector that has also introduced a new dynamic to the Portuguese real estate market.

Every year, millions of euros are invested in improving detached and semi-detached houses to increase their market value for sale or rental purposes, trying to make the most of the improvements made.

Original article written by Pillar When it comes to renovating a home where you’ve lived for a long time, you might wonder if there’s another way you could distribute the space, different from how it is now, that would give a new look and a fresh feel to the place without harming the internal effic

Lisbon has at least 44,000 derelict properties, 10,000 of which are in the city centre. It’s not only in the capital that there are properties in need of some TLC, though.