Praia da Luz & The Algarve Information
Buying Property in
The Algarve, Portugal
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Fancy a property in Portugal? I know its being done at lots of places on the web. There's plenty of information available, but does not seem to be so readily to hand. I know because I'd been looking to purchase and friends of mine (2005) have done so already.
I've tried to provide a central source of links to useful sites, which is not hampered by some sort of 'sales pitch' and is prepared to recommend other (competing) resources.
Please let me know of any other areas that I should be including in this section.
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Fancy a property in Portugal? I know its being done at lots of places on the web. There's plenty of information available, but does not seem to be so readily to hand. I know because I'd been looking to purchase and friends of mine (2005) have done so already.
I've tried to provide a central source of links to useful sites, which is not hampered by some sort of 'sales pitch' and is prepared to recommend other (competing) resources.
Please let me know of any other areas that I should be including in this section.
If you would like me to add your own (free) link or want your existing one edited or removed please let me know.
Buying Property Resources
| Site Link | Description |
| ● Help | |
| Bipportugal | Advice on property buying, documentation required etc.. |
| Barclays | Buyers guide for non-residents.
04/2008 Not sure what's happening with the site, a lot of information has gone missing and the English pages are no more. Am checking up on this. |
| Realestate-algarve | A guide from a Real Estate Agent (offshore considerations etc..) |
| Money.msn | Microsoft's guide (!) Actually a quite good 'easy' read |
| Real-estate-european-union | Advice on property buying |
| Portugal-info | Advice on property buying |
| ● Books | |
| Amazon.co.uk | Buying a property in Portugal |
| Amazon.co.uk | Buying a home in Portugal |
| Amazon.co.uk | Portugal Property Buying Guide |
| ● Mortgages | |
| Fiscusmortgages | Mortgage information and service |
| Mortgages | Mortgage finder |
| Properties-in-europe | Portuguese Mortgages and how they work |
| Realestate-algarve | A guide from a Real Estate Agent |
| PF4less | Propertyfinance4less.com - A Finance company's guide |
| Thealgarve | Short and sweet (if only because of the tiny writing) notes |
| Jaygaltd | Mortgage Service |
| Mortgage-network | Mortgage Service |
| ● Equity Release | |
| Telegraph | Topping up your retirement income. A good ex-pat site |
| ● Taxes | |
| Properties-in-Europe | Portuguese Taxes |
| ● Services | |
| Portugal-info | A collection of property service links |
| Colliers | Property Management company |
| Casasdobarlavento | Complete property management service |
| ● General Services | |
| Sef.pt | Portugal Immigration Service Site ( English ) |
| Portugal.visahq | Visa Requirements |
| Algarve.angloinfo | Comprehensive Documentation details |
| Algarve.angloinfo | Unemployment / Job Seeking information |
| Bipportugal | General all rounder |
| Algarve-gold | General all rounder |
| Themovechannel | Relocation service |
| ● Property Finder | |
| Algarve-property | Property finding service |
| Directory | |
| ● | |
| Algarve.angloinfo | Banking in Portugal Information |