This month's selection of new listings and interesting properties for you from each of the areas we cover: Silves, Lagoa, Alvor, Lagos and west.

Internally and outdoors, this superb villa exudes comfort, space and luxury. Located in a favoured position within the growing international community of Algoz and boasting outstanding views.

One of the Algarve’s longest established and most trusted Real Estate brands has got a fresh new look for Spring! With bold, eye-catching signage depicted in the new Cerro Novo corporate colours, combined with a completely redesigned logo, Robert Edwards (Sales Director & Partner) and Ana Penisga Amorim (Office Manager & Partner) are setting their agency apart in what is an increasingly crowded estate agency market. 

The Algarve has taken first place in the Live and Invest Overseas top 10 list of best places to live and invest in 2019, beating off competition from regions in France, Bali, Slovenia and Brazil.
Destinations in Latin America, Europe and Asia were taken in to consideration to help investors choose the ideal place to live and invest. Just a few of the factors that earned the Algarve 1st place being low cost of living in the region, the exceptional year round weather, wide spread use of the English language and the Golden Visa scheme, which allows for easy residency in the country for those from outside the EU. 

This month's selection of new listings and interesting properties for you from each of the areas we cover: Silves, Lagoa, Alvor, Lagos and west.

Latest properties for sale throughout the Algarve.

The Alojamento Local law, which regulates the short-term rental of properties (holiday lets) has been altered, writes Azul Properties.

Making sense of Alojamento local changes

In October 2018 the new law (62/2018) relating to Alojamento Local (temporary tourist accommodation) came into force.

According to Paul Cotterell, Sales Director of Casas do Barlavento, the growth trend of real estate investment in 2017 remained in 2018. In fact, the real estate market broke records: "the volume of sales prices achieved has been smashed, with a positive response from all nations buying in the Algarve .”