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Why book an Inspection flight with Ideal Homes Portugal ?

With undervalued properties, cheaper cost of living and record low interest rates, it has become easier than ever to achieve that Champagne Lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of the Algarve. An article published in the Telegraph (5th June 2014) cited Portugal as one of the best countries in the world to live an affordable life of luxury. And people are beginning are beginning to catch on!

It has just been announced by the BBC that the European Central Bank has just slashed it’s benchmark interest rate, known as the Euribor rate, to 0.15% from 0.25%.

A new report released by the Portuguese Institute of Statistics (INE) has revealed that property prices in the Algarve region have risen by a massive 11% in the first quarter of 2014! And the best news is, that this trend is expected to continue for at least the next 5 years.

Here at Ideal Homes Portugal we have always been renowned for our level of customer service, which set us apart from the rest, but now we have expanded the service we provide even more to take that level from merely excellent to outstanding!

As a special, one-off service for one of our clients this week, some of the team from Ideal Homes Portugal spent the afternoon at a beautiful villa in Tor, in the hills above Loule, weeding the garden!! Although this is not strictly part of the service we provide, we are always willing to help, wherever possible, in whichever way we can!

It’s that time again. With most of the team for the Portugal Property Show already somewhere over Europe on their way to The National Motorcycle Museum for our upcoming live show this weekend, the rest of us (very smartly attired in our new branded polo shirts!) are just finishing up the last of the preparations and soaking up as much sun as possible before we too fly out later today.

After hearing me talking about the success of our previous live shows and how happy our more than 60 newest Ideal Homes family members are, I thought it might be nice for you to meet some of them!

The Algarve, although not a big region, is very varied in its different areas. So to help you narrow your search for that perfect property, I`ve put together a list of the top 10 best and most popular places to buy property. I hope you find it helpful.

We are very proud to announce that we will be hosting our next live property show at The National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham between the 16th and 19th of May 2014.

As the exchange rate rises it is becoming even cheaper to achieve your dream of your place in the sun! An article released today by Peter Lavelle at currency broker Pure FX explains it really well :

It’s all very well chatting on the phone and exchanging emails with the polite, friendly members of our team, but isn’t it so much better to be able to put a face to those people! I have put together a photo gallery of all our fabulous team members so next time you call for a chat you will know who you’re talking to!