Hi all
I'm new to the forum today. My hubby and I are talking through the possibility of moving permanently to the Algarve. He is 65 and I'm 45 and our house is now up for sale.
It is our hope to buy a country/rural villa for around the Euro 270 mark that has 4 bedrooms or more, so that we can set up a small retreat house for weary friends and others to come for R&R free of charge. This might sound a pretty unusual undertaking, but we both feel a sense of rightness about this. We've been to the Algarve 3 times and stayed at Foral and Alte. We would like to focus on the Loule region and are seeking a home with a little bit of land and a pool, rather than inside a conurbation or on a development. A mature garden that's up and running would be great - I'm not very imaginative with plants...
I've looked on Rightmove and other property sites and there seem to be a few properties that fit the bill. We'd rather not do renovation work but a house/villa with 3 rooms and a seperate annexe for folk to have some privacy, would be ideal - with a pool for the guests!
Is this possible and do you have any advice/contacts that you might recommend to us? We are completely new to moving out of the UK, although I lived abroad off and on in my 20s, so we are seeking quite a bit of guidance!
Am guessing that other folk on this forum have wanted similar sorts of properties in the past. We don't yet know all about taxes, solicitors fees and stuff, but can do internet research and are prepared to put plenty of legwork in. A trip over will be necessary as soon as our house here is sold - 3 viewings but no takers yet...
Thank you !
I'm new to the forum today. My hubby and I are talking through the possibility of moving permanently to the Algarve. He is 65 and I'm 45 and our house is now up for sale.
It is our hope to buy a country/rural villa for around the Euro 270 mark that has 4 bedrooms or more, so that we can set up a small retreat house for weary friends and others to come for R&R free of charge. This might sound a pretty unusual undertaking, but we both feel a sense of rightness about this. We've been to the Algarve 3 times and stayed at Foral and Alte. We would like to focus on the Loule region and are seeking a home with a little bit of land and a pool, rather than inside a conurbation or on a development. A mature garden that's up and running would be great - I'm not very imaginative with plants...
I've looked on Rightmove and other property sites and there seem to be a few properties that fit the bill. We'd rather not do renovation work but a house/villa with 3 rooms and a seperate annexe for folk to have some privacy, would be ideal - with a pool for the guests!
Is this possible and do you have any advice/contacts that you might recommend to us? We are completely new to moving out of the UK, although I lived abroad off and on in my 20s, so we are seeking quite a bit of guidance!
Am guessing that other folk on this forum have wanted similar sorts of properties in the past. We don't yet know all about taxes, solicitors fees and stuff, but can do internet research and are prepared to put plenty of legwork in. A trip over will be necessary as soon as our house here is sold - 3 viewings but no takers yet...
Thank you !