Where to buy in Portugal? - Page 3

mad_zzzb · #21 08-11-2007, 06:51 PM

Hi.

Here you can see some charts/graphics about the weather in Portugal.

http://www.meteo.pt/en/clima/clima.jsp

But if you wish you can see a study from the 60s to 90s in this doc:
http://www.meteo.pt/resources/im/pdf...c_00_00_en.pdf

But I must say than since the late 90s temperatures are rising and the seasons are getting a little mixed-up. For example in late October the average this year has been from 20º to 25º!

Hope it helped.

Portugeezer · #22 12-11-2007, 01:38 AM

Have you had a look at Madeira Island ?
Most definitly worth a look ,Been in Algarve and Madeira ,i can definitly recommend you this little island as an investment prospect.
Good luck

medseA · #23 24-11-2007, 12:29 AM

I think Algarve is the place to buy

l.a.a.s · #24 26-11-2007, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by canecorso

Hi,
I'm a new member on this forum so I'll introduce myself quickly.

I'm Belgian (Flemish part) and have been to Portugal in the beginning of the year. I almost bought a piece of land but then decided to walk away from it to think it over...resulting (as always) in a "no buy".

I visited central portugal (Covilha/Castelo Branco/Idanha a nova/etc) and really liked the environment. But - I would like to move to Portugal to make a living - not to buy as an investment and the big question is always: will I be able to make a living...as I work in the IT Sector for 16years now as an IT Analyst and don't see real opportunities in that area. Some people advise B&B / 4x4 Adventures / etc...but seen the distance from main Europe (Belgium/Netherlands/France/etc) I see a big issue here seen cost of transport (fuel/highway tax/etc). Any comments from members on the forum here?

As to prices of property: maybe there is still a big difference with UK but if I look at prices for a 3bedroom house on a plot of 600m2 ... prices are not that much cheaper as here...or I'm looking at the wrong websites...

Now - we hate the bad weather here and would like more sun...:-) Is central Portugal still a good place then or do we need to go deeper south?

When I was over, I also noticed that English is almost not spoken/neither French/German or any other language...so if you're not speaking Portuguese...you're lost apparently. Now I do want to learn the language, but I also know it's not an easy language to learn...so how is that treated by the local people...say you need to go to town hall to get papers legalised or when going to a bank for a loan...etc etc etc...

So - I'm really looking for some experience feedback from people who made the move over to Portugal and start a new life overthere (so not as property investment or holiday retreat)...

Thanks,
CC

Hi,
I don`t know exactly what kind of information you may need, but i`m at your disposal to help you if i can.
I`m in Dão Lafões region. For instance in my urbanisation there are people from Suisse, France, England and Lisbon

Best regards
Luis

fivestar · #25 17-12-2007, 10:12 AM

In this moment, the best place to buy houses in Portugal is in
the central area of Portugal.
Algarve is now very english in all aspects (prices,people,houses), even the
Portuguese don't like Algarve anymore.

l.a.a.s · #26 06-01-2008, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fivestar

In this moment, the best place to buy houses in Portugal is in
the central area of Portugal.
Algarve is now very english in all aspects (prices,people,houses), even the
Portuguese don't like Algarve anymore.

Hi

I agree with you , there are already a lot of people showing interet in these regions

Best regards

Luis

jdmat1 · #27 06-01-2008, 08:30 PM

You can still make some good returns in the right places. Some parts of the Silver Coast represent great value still. Why not look inland from the Silver Coast too - especially near Coimbra/ Penacova - only 30 mins max from the coast

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fivestar · #28 08-01-2008, 09:26 AM

i agree with you
that's one of the good areas to invest now "Silver Coast"
near to everything an yet far away from the croud
it is the midle land

JMBroad · #29 09-01-2008, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Portugeezer

Have you had a look at Madeira Island ?
Most definitly worth a look ,Been in Algarve and Madeira ,i can definitly recommend you this little island as an investment prospect.
Good luck

Beautiful island - lived there long enough and know it very very well, but as an investment? There has so much construction there over the past years that how can there be enough demand to cover the offer? (heh whoops I mean supply - was thinking in Portuguese and translated directly - "Oferta")

Porto Santo however is another story completely, although in truth I haven't been there for quite a few years so things may have changed drastically.

Buying for lifestyle on the other hand, I can't think of anywhere I'd rather retire to than Madeira. (And I don't mean it's an island only for elderly people, I mean it's an island for people who don't have to worry about financial obligations).

omostra06 · #30 10-01-2008, 06:41 PM

Depending on what type of investment someone is looking for, there are lots of opertunities in Central Portugal, if someone is happy to do some renovation work then there are some great little farmhouses and cottages made from stone that are great for investment, little bit of money and time and good profits can be made.
other options are buying a piece of land and applying for planning permission, once the permission has been granted (about one year in some cases) then the value of the land shoots up, most people/builders/developers dont want to wait a long time for the planning to go through and will pay more for plots with approval allready done and ready to start building, some times these can double in value.
other investments can be apartments to rent out, especially the university towns where there is a great demand for apartments, so good rent and capital growth can be had.