We find the best real estate opportunities in Portugal.
A secure country with good weather, good food, good wine, beautiful beaches, enduring monuments and a proud maritime history.
Our mission
Building in Portugal has specialized technical staff in various areas of real estate, from architecture to engineering, from legal part to economic feasibility studies.
We find the land, the house or the building that best suits your personal needs according to the best real estate opportunities in each region of Portugal.
We do all the architecture and engineering’s and prepare all the legal parts for you.
Do you want to make the best investment in Portugal? Contact us now.
We design your project from the scratch with:
- The program that you want
- The architecture with your own touch and personality
- The finishing’s and the details that you want
- Personalized assistance by guiding you where and when you want
What we do
We guarantee:
- Contact with the various municipalities and public institutions for legal approvals
- Confidentiality and ethics
- Excellent relation cost/quality of our services
- Legal advice to access European Union funds for bigger projects
- Economic feasibility study for banks
- Real estate value of your investment
Our staff have proven knowledge in the best real estate growth potential:
- Turn-key projects
- Consultancy of where and what to invest in Portugal
- Experienced team of Architects and Engineers with personal assistance from scratch to construction phase
- Preliminary studies and reports to find the best solution, contractor and the budget that you want to spend
- Supervision of construction. Weekly and monthly reports on the construction phase
Place to invest
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Why Portugal?
Diversity of landscapes and environments
A modern country where you can find a huge diversity of landscapes and environments in close proximity to one another: sandy beaches as far as the eye can see, golden plains and mountains, beautiful golf courses, vibrant and cosmopolitan cities all of which boast a heritage going back over a thousand years.
Friendly people
The Portuguese are a gracious and friendly people, welcoming all visitors regardless of where they come from. In Portugal you will find that lots of people are able to communicate both in English and in French.
Gastronomy
Its superb cuisine, fine wines and hospitable people make this a paradise of the highest quality.
Weather
With its mild climate, winters in Portugal are very amenable. And in summer, thanks to the oceanic influence, temperatures are rarely extreme.
Security
Portugal is the 5th most peaceful country in the world in a sample of 162 countries (Global Peace Index 2016).
Good location
Portugal has an excellent geographical location, at the convergence of 3 continents. Here there are international airports all across the country with regular connections to the main cities in the world.
Economy
Portugal is passing through a favourable time, with a positive evolution, both in terms of its economy and its finance. Improvement in its rates of economic growth, employment, exports and investments during 2016.
Mature property market
Highly developed and mature property market, being at the top of the best European benchmarks in terms of quality, transparency and dynamism, with an ample supply of properties at appealing prices.
Portugal has not undergone property speculation in the last 16 years. And Lisbon offers a price per square metre which is lower than the other main cities in Europe.
Taxes and Golden Visa
Attractive taxation plan for Non-Habitual Residents. And Low taxation rates in comparison with the rest of Europe.
Golden Visa purchase of properties at more than 500.000€
Tourism
Lisbon has won many prestigious prizes for tourism: beaches with endless sands stretching out of sight, mountains and golden plains, cosmopolitan cities and a one thousand year old ancestry as well as the best golf courses. Lisbon has won many prestigious prizes for tourism: Best European Destination, Best Short Stay Destination in Europe, Best Destination in Europe for Cruise Liners and it is one of the cities in the world with the best quality of life.
Tax Benefits
If you are investing for the Tax Benefits, please note that Pensioners and Retired People are Tax Free in Portugal.
Tax Free for 10 years.
Retirees or pensioners who wish to establish their habitual residence for tax purposes in Portugal, will benefit from a tax exemption for a period of 10 years.
Competitive Advantages:
No taxation for pension’s income obtained abroad
How can you Become Elligible for Non-Habitual Residents Status?
By not having been a resident in Portugal for the last 5 years
Register at the local tax office as a tax resident in Portugal (to do so you must have remained in Portugal for more than 183 consecutive or non-consecutive days, or having remained for less time, have, on 31st December of that year, a home in such conditions that would lead to the assumption that it is intended to be kept and occupied as your habitual residence);
Request that the status of Non-Habitual Resident be attributed at the time of registering as a tax resident in Portugal, or by 31st March of the year following that in which you become a resident in Portugal.
Who is Elligible?
Pensioners, stop paying taxes in their country of origin because they now have tax residence in Portugal and will be fully exempt from tax in Portugal, due to the particular legal standards for exemption set by law.
In which cases is foreign income obtained by Non-Habitual Residents in Portugal exempt from taxation?
Income is taxed in the source State, in accordance with the convention to eliminate double taxation, signed by Portugal and that State.
Possibility to buy/rent a dream home in Portugal, financing purchase only with the monthly amount that does not pay taxes on the pension received in their country of origin.
Golden Visa
If you are investing for the Golden Visa in Portugal, please note that there was some recent changes to the legal rules :
Golden Visa Residence Permit in Europe
New law grants foreigners and their families a residence permit in Portugal
The recent changes to the legal rules on entry and stay of foreign nationals in Portugal have introduced (among other changes) a mechanism that allows foreign nationals to obtain a Portuguese residence permit if they make certain investments in the country
How does the Golden Visa works?
By investing in Portugal:
- Purchasing real estate with a value equal to or greater than 500.000 € in city centers or 400.000 € in other areas
- May be more than one property adding up to this amount (not limited to one)
- For higher value properties, several entities may be involved, as long as each of them make proof of a 500.000€ contribution
Immediate benefits are:
- Immediately upon purchasing your property may be rented (investment guaranteed)
- 5 years from purchase, you may sell your property, since you will then be considered a Portuguese citizen
- 6 years from purchase, may require portuguese nationality
- Allows you and your family to move freely in the 27 countries that make up the Schengen area
- You may base your operations in Portugal, and from here operate throughout Europe and the whole World .
Some of the reasons to choose Portugal:
- No real estate speculation in the past 15 years. Today’s low property prices create opportunities due to the current financial situation that this country is going through
- No inheritance tax
- Low taxes compared to the rest of Europe
- You and your family can live in Portugal, in a safe environment and a unique mediterranean climate conditions, just a few hours’ flight across Europe
This information is not intended to be a substitute for consulting the applicable legislation.
Contact Form
We prepare everything for your visit to Portugal. We visit the sites and help you find the best place to invest.
Come to Portugal now!
Fill the Contact Form or contact us + 351 912 331 700 or info@villasdoalqueva.pt.
South of Portugal, Algarve
Rua da Grécia, Edifício Village Atlântico, 28, Vilamoura, Loulé
Center of Portugal, Lisbon
Av. das Tulipas, 41, Miraflores, Lisboa
North of Portugal, Braga
Rua de Dom José, 1, Gondizalves, Braga
Building in Portugal is a Portuguese company with NIPC number: 513968890