Housing types

If you’ve been scanning listings in the Algarve, eyeing up townhouses in Lisbon, or thinking about a slower pace in the Alentejo, having a clear checklist for buying property in Portugal makes the whole process far less daunting. The system for buying a house in Portugal isn’t especially compli

Spacious homes are in high demand across Portugal.

The term neurodivergence is increasingly entering everyday conversation, yet it is still often misunderstood or reduced to stereotypes.

Would you prefer to buy a premium apartment or a high-end villa with a pool, garden, and spacious areas? In Portugal, there are luxury homes to suit all tastes and needs. However, when it comes to making a decision, high-net-worth buyers tend to favour villas over apartments.

Houses, villas or flats? What types of houses are most sought after in Portugal? And what are the differences between regions?

Besides the sense of community, the constant sharing with neighbours, living in a condominium in Portugal, also simply known as an apartment block, also allows you to benefit from security which is one of the main reasons why they are such a popular type of housing in Portugal. We're here to he

Portugal is the 2nd country in the European Union (EU) with the highest percentage of people living in houses in poor conditions, such as roofs leaking water, damp walls or with rotten floors and window frames, according to data released by Pordata.

There has been a tendency in the past to associate prefab houses with poor quality, cookie cutter, prepackaged structures. But prefab is not synonymous with standardized: today in Portugal this type of construction offers a wide variety of solutions, namely in terms of materials,

Living in a house in the city can have one big drawback: the lack of space. If you are looking for a bigger property at a good price, a duplex may be the ideal solution for you.

Portugal is famous for its beautiful coastlines and traditional fishing villages, many of which have beautiful little fisherman’s houses for sale.

Portuguese architecture continues to be at the forefront of the cutting edge and is on everyone’s lips.

There is a lot coming up for auction on 12th April 2019 of 13 publicly owned properties in the north of Portugal.

The real estate segment focussed on offices in Europe, especially the development of greenfield projects and/or the rehabilitation of old buildings, continues to offer interesting investment opportunities both for investors with a core profile and for investors with a value-added profile in Europe.

With house prices currently rising in the property market, buyers and investors are looking for cheaper alternatives to purchasing used houses or flats in Portugal.

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?

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 ri

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?