Market Report

Part one – choosing a structure IF YOU are starting a business in Portugal, there are a number of steps that you will need to take. First and foremost, you’ll

…but it sure helps keep misery away! FOR EVERY expression we hear claiming that money can’t buy love or happiness, we hear another reminding us that money makes the world

MANY OF the factors moving the sterling – euro exchange rate are plain to see and easy to identify once you master the issues of cause and effect. However, there

Entering and residing in Portugal – frequently asked questions. Part II – other useful information How and where can I apply for a residence permit? THE REQUEST for a residence

By BILL BLEVINS United Kingdom The market strength was fuelled by strong corporate news flow and profit growth, takeover activity and the continued robust global economic climate. There was little

SOME SAY that she eats, sleeps and breathes taxes and, after speaking to Dra Filomena Ramilo, a very well known chartered accountant and tax adviser based in Sintra, with an

By BILL BLEVINS SIPP – the pension for the sophisticated investor LAST WEEK’S article covered many of the far reaching reforms in UK pension legislation due to come into effect

By JOHN WESTWOOD UK Inland Revenue is now taking action THE UK government has sent 500 letters to holders of offshore bank accounts, reminding them that income from interest needs

WHETHER YOU are planning an impending move to Portugal to retire, simply seeking a more attractive lifestyle in the sun, or have lived here for many years, yet are in

ACCORDING TO a song in light opera written by Messrs. Gilbert and Sullivan, a policeman’s lot is not a happy one. This is still probably true in the 21st century.