Economy & Finance

By DAVID JOHNSON THE FOREIGN exchange markets have always kept a wary eye on the bond markets, because the immense flows created by international investors, in search of higher interest

By BILL BLEVINS HM REVENUE & Customs are on a roll this year. Good news for Gordon Brown; very bad news for tax evaders, as well as compliant taxpayers who

The guest house – A Hospedagem MANY FOREIGN homeowners wish to make extra income from their properties. While a few run rental activities from January to December, most prefer a

A COMPLICATION for registering your tourism activities lies in the regulations surrounding licensing. These are essentially identical to the requirements for any tourist hotel complex.  Licensing begins with technical plans, as

UK PENSION reform brings challenge and change to the ways in which we save for our retirement. John Westwood, Managing Director of Blacktower Financial Management (International) Ltd, explains what the

MANY READERS will just be starting to hear the term REITs and will want to know what they are. Expatriates needing to finance long retirement years in the sun will

AT FIRST glance, licensing may appear to be just one more imposition of bureaucracy. However, regulations exist because of the negative consequences of past abuse. Put more simply, people can

Background – raids on rentals THIS IS the first in a seven part series on licensing requirements for holiday lets. 1) Background – raids on rentals 2) Tourist lodgings –

By PEDRO SIMÕES GENERALLY ALL health activities are IVA (VAT) exempt. However, there are a few forms of treatment that are not recognised in Portugal, such as chiropractic, homeopathy, aromatherapy,