Algarve bank repossessions for sale. Bank Repos in Portugal are extremely difficult to find. Yet, everyone wants to buy a bargain and bank repossessions are certainly a way to get a bargain property. Despite the fact that you could buy a cheap property in the Algarve, the greatest advantage is something that most people don’t [...]

An established estate agent in The Algarve has just launched a web site that specifically offers just quinta property from Quinta do Lago, and close by. If you are looking for a quinta property, then you may save yourself time by viewing the full selection of properties for sale in Quinta do Lago here. Gatehouse [...]

Looking for a large, luxury, private property in Mallorca, Ibiza, the Algarve in Portugal or St Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean? Gatehouse International have just launched their Elite collection of homes. Properties for sale, are priced in excess of €1m, or $1m and you will have a personal real estate agent who will provide a [...]

While visiting the Algarve on a short holiday with my family, we went to the Olhao Seafood Festival. I had no idea what to expect, apart from seafood of course! What we got for our  €8 entry fee (each) was a seafood extravaganza. We sat in among long rows of trestle tables, close to a [...]

I was visiting a few businesses in Vilamoura marina the other day. It was very busy with tourists. Quite a different atmosphere to how it feels in the winter. Even though it’s cool then, it seems cosier.There’s less people about, the bars are warm and the locals are warmer with their hospitality. I suppose that’s [...]

On one of my recent visits to the Algarve, Portugal, a small bargain property caught me eye. I then embarked on a lengthy search for the best mortgage deal in Portugal for a non-resident. Communicating with the Portuguese banks was difficult as they seem to work in a completely different way, to the way that I’m [...]