Annoyed and embarrassed
By: FR HAYNES HUBBARD Annoyed and embarrassed We have been in Portugal six months now and I have just returned from the post office with my baby son Caspian, where
Expect more from life
By: STEVE RODGERS financial@portugalresident.com Pensioners today have greater wealth, better health and increased life expectancy than any previous generation. There is a new world of opportunity for today’s pensioners but
A pilgrimage of churches
By: MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com HAVING JUST returned from a rural odyssey covering an area south from Monsaraz and never far from the Spanish border to visit old churches, we concluded
Wonderings about Christmas
By: FR HAYNES HUBBARD The only thing we know is that Christmas won’t be like it is in Canada. There, when we go and get the tree, it is always
Opening the church doors
By: MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com A mixed group of interested people has been offered an introduction to basic Theology by Reverend Haynes Hubbard to meet on Thursday mornings either at the
Asset allocation importance on financial future
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks financial@portugalresident.com A proven method of successful investing is through asset allocation, the selection of which investment assets to include in your portfolio, and
Christmas at St Vincent’s Church of England Chaplaincy
Lessons and Carols: Dec 16 – St. Luke’s, Monte Palhagueira at 6.30pm; Dec 22 Hotel Paraiso, Albuferia Christingle Service for Children: Dec 18 – Praia da Luz at 4pm Midnight
Property investment through REIT
By: BILL BLEVINS Financial Correspondent, Blevins Franks financial@portugalresident.com PROPERTY OWNERSHIP has always been considered to be a lucrative investment. Today more and more people are investing in ‘buy to let’
Currency success is a matter of timing
By: DAVID JOHNSON financial@portugalresident.com THE STERLING-US Dollar exchange rate hit its highest level in 26 years this month, as did the Euro-US Dollar rate and many banks now see Sterling
Short term lets to holiday makers – Part Four
By: DENNIS SWING-GREENE International Fiscal Consultant for euroFINESCO financial@portugalresident.com Rental Agent vs. Villa Manager This is the third in a four part series examining issues concerning short-term lets to holiday