by Gilliana | Sep 23, 2021 | General
I realise that the more we learn about the property market here in Portugal, the more there is to learn. We are looking for a main home. The main requirement is that we want to be a reasonable commuting distance to school. We don’t have grand criteria otherwise and we...
by Jannik | May 25, 2021 | General
When you transfer funds from your home country into a bank account in Portugal there is a few things you need to look out for… There is a transaction fee for IBAN – this can easily be from $2-$10 – or sometimes 1%. When you are changing the currency...
by Jannik | May 2, 2021 | General
We’ve now had Covid-19 around for just over a year. Suddenly every single home now has some sort of home office. Some work at the dinner table or wherever else in the house they are able to find a spot. If you are one of those people that have realised, that...
by Jannik | May 1, 2021 | General
I left my ‘home’ country Denmark back in 2010. I always like to be able to watch programs from there, however it’s restricted. Furthermore, my wife being from the UK has the same issue with everything from BBC, ITV, subscription services such as...
by Jannik | Apr 30, 2021 | General
Unfortunately there are many properties in Portugal that have damp / mold. Damp is like a plant, it’s grows and spreads. Therefore it needs to be prevented or managed by establishing the cause. It’s not always something that easily can be removed but there...
by Gilliana | Apr 29, 2021 | General
Wow, learning Portuguese is not easy. It’s the pronunciation and the complexity of the grammar that makes it tough for me. Ask me to say anything with a double r such as Carro (Car) and my throat immediately tenses up. My Portuguese teacher told me that it’s the...
