Reasons to Invest

Portugal has steadily remained a favourite location for overseas investors for many years and continues to see an increase in popularity amongst investors form the UK as a beach and golf holiday location. The region has proven to be a safe, low risk, established investment market.

The long established tourism market of Portugal remains popular due to the ease of accessibility, low crime rate and high quality of life. Some areas of Portugal also provide a year-round rental market, ideal for buy-to-let investors. Double taxation treaties with the UK ensure that investors do not have to pay taxes twice on capital gains and rental income.

Portugal offers an ideal long term investment location within the established European market. Capital growth is still strong in several areas of the country and strict planning regulations, along with improvements in infrastructure have been designed to keep the supply and demand levels constant, ensuring investors are buying into a market with continued growth potential and avoiding the boom to bust markets witnessed in other areas of Europe in recent years.

With a steady predicted annual growth over the coming years of foreigners continuing to invest in Portugal’s real estate market, the country is expected to remain as one of the world’s top investment locations and a popular retirement destination.

• Rated as one of the top three property investment hotspots in the world by Channel 4's A Place in the Sun for the last three years
• Capital growth is estimated at an average of 15–20% per annum in certain locations
• There is a year-round rental market in many areas, appealing to both golfers and tourists
• A proposed new theme park will be the largest investment ever seen in Portugal, being 1,200 acres in size, including cinemas and concert halls, will undoubtedly bringing a huge boost to both tourism and property prices
• According to leading property consultants Hampton’s International, prices in Portugal are cheaper than Spain, sometimes by as much as half
• There are planning restrictions to avoid the excessive overdevelopment that has occurred in other parts of Europe
• Portugal offers EU standard property, yet often at non-EU prices, leaving plenty of room for growth
• The EU has pledged a further €22.5bn investment over the next five years

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