A petition was been accepted at the National Assembly on July 14, 2016 (147/XIII/1) to elevate Portugal's traditonal granite 'calçada' paving system to the status of National Intangible Heritage of Humanity.
The description that follows concludes with a link to the Public Petition site which readers are encouraged to complete, using passport or residencia numbers in the field that asks for 'Bilhete de Identidade/Cartão de cidadão.'
We offer owners and property managers the ideal affordable platform to generate and maximise their rental income. List your property annually with Holidirect and deal direct with your holidaymakers - deposits, security deposit, final payments and all other arrangements are dealt with DIRECTLY by you, the owner/property manager.
We launched on July 1st this year and received our first booking at the beginning of September - since then we have had many more booking requests on a daily basis. Our forthcoming advertising campaign in the UK National press should build on that substantially so we are looking forward to making 2017 a profitable year for all of our clients!
The recent Overseas Property Show in London has highlighted the relaxed optimism of British investors when it comes to purchasing a second home overseas in the wake of the Brexit vote.
The popular show enjoyed an impressive turnout when it took place over 10-12 September in the Novotel London West Hotel & Convention Centre.
Investor appetite for Italian property returned this summer. The country re-entered the top five most popular destinations on TheMoveChannel.com in August 2016, according to the portal's latest Top of the Props report, climbing four places to steal the coveted third spot.
Italy accounted for 3.34 per cent of all enquiries last month, up from 2.37 per cent in July, enough to see the country leapfrog Portugal, France and the UAE to become the third most sought-after destination for foreign buyers. August's rise marks the second month of growing interest in a row, after Italy climbed one place in the rankings in July. In real terms, enquiries for Italian property surged 40 per cent in August month-on-month.
With the Portuguese real estate market returning to form and property prices steadily rising across the country, there has never been a better time to invest.
Property prices here have remained consistently stable, especially in comparison to prices in other Southern European countries where a glut of properties have left supply out-stripping demand. In Portugal and the Algarve this has not been the case, and now that confidence has returned to the market, so too have buyers.
Launched on July 1st 2016 Holidirect is growing from strength to strength, now with over 130 listings in Portugal, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Florida. We offer owners and property managers the ideal affordable platform to generate and maximise their rental income.
List your property annually with Holidirect and deal direct with your holidaymakers - deposits, security deposit, final payments and all other arrangements are dealy with DIRECTLY by you, the owner/property manager.
Leading Algarve real estate agency Ideal Homes International has been enjoying a spectacular summer. In fact, the whole of 2016 has been positive, according to
Founding Director Chris White, whose team is on track to grow by 50% over the course of the year.
Golf is the number one, year-round leisure activity of visitors to the Algarve and over the past 18 months, there’s been a substantial increase in prospective buyers looking to buy golf property in the Region, across mainland Portugal and in Madeira.
With a wide range of new and off-plan properties now becoming available across the Algarve, Lisbon and Silver Coast, identifying and buying a perfect Golf property to meet all your requirements can be a daunting experience.
