What’s HOT and what’s NOT in the property market
By Bart van Linden features@algarveresident.com Bart van Linden is a director of Exclusive Algarve Villas, a local real estate company focused on selling high end properties and investment related real
Jardim Vista celebrates 20th anniversary
Landscaping company Jardim Vista S.A, founded by Richard Westcott in 1990, is celebrating 20 years of business. The company, which has grown over the last two decades to include branches
Portugal remains property safe haven
Portugal remains a safe haven for long term investments thanks to strict planning and banking regulations, according to a recent report from the overseas property and travel website www.homesworldwide.co.uk While
Go green with energy efficient heat pumps
By COLIN REID features@algarveresident.com Colin Reid is the technical director at the Enova Group and is a chartered engineer specialising in renewable and sustainable energy systems. He has over 20
ERA to open 26 agencies
Real estate company ERA is set to open a further 26 agencies in Portugal by the end of this year. In the Algarve, ERA will strengthen its position in Faro
Real estate investment
Real estate company Grupo Invictus has invested 24 million euros in the Algarve and opened two agencies in the region to help them identify new real estate opportunities in the
Market comment
Georgina Richards, an associate for Knight Frank, independent global property consultancy, comments on the Algarve’s property market: The market in the western Algarve was one of the first areas to
Eco Portugal
Four Portugal based companies will be attending what is thought to be the world’s biggest eco exhibition. Ecobuild, which has been growing since its launch in London in 2005, boasted
European award
ERA Portugal was awarded the European Franchise Sales Prize for the third consecutive year at the ERA Europe Gala in Brussels on January 14. ERA representatives from a total of
The vendor and buyer of real estate in 2010
By BART VAN LINDEN features@algarveresident.com Bart van Linden is a director of Exclusive Algarve Villas, a local real estate company focused on selling high end properties and investment related real

