Keep calm and let us sell your property

A reliable, personal service tailored to achieving the highest possible price for your home, within the timescale that suits you.

We won’t let you down

One person, from instruction to keys.

We appreciate the care you have bestowed on your home. When you instruct us as your selling agent, we maintain the same level of attention — including advice on presentation, so it is seen in the best possible light.

From the moment you contact us you deal with one experienced professional, who stays your single point of contact throughout. Communication is the part most sellers complain about elsewhere, so it is the part we are strictest about: you get feedback after every viewing and regular updates once an offer is accepted.

As soon as we know a good property is coming, the whole team hears about it so they can contact matching buyers directly — before it is uploaded for the world to see. Selling a property before it reaches the website is one of our favourite things to do.

Marketing

Maximum exposure, aimed properly

A bespoke marketing package for every client, because a €400,000 apartment and a €4m villa do not reach the same buyer in the same way.

Where the buyers actually are

Eighty-five percent of property searches start online, and thirty percent of our own traffic arrives outside 9–5. We are reachable in the evenings and at weekends, because that is when your buyer is looking.

Portal reach

Once your property is on our site it also goes to the international portals we partner with — Rightmove, Zoopla and Green Acres among them — so it reaches buyers who have never heard of us.

A matched database

We match your property to registered buyers and send it to them directly, often before it goes online. We would rather find three genuinely interested people than show it to thirty.

Social and campaigns

We promote property daily across LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram, and run targeted campaigns so your home reaches a defined audience rather than a general one.

The costs of selling

What comes out at the other end

Capital gains tax

For non-residents, or where the property is not your primary residence, capital gains tax is currently 28%; for non-resident companies, 25%. If the proceeds are reinvested into another property, only 50% of the net taxable income is subject to it.

To calculate the taxable gain, take the selling price and deduct acquisition costs, transfer-of-ownership costs, improvement costs incurred within five years of the sale, and agency fees.

Exemptions exist — for Portuguese tax residents selling a primary residence and buying another here (applying to sales within three years after or two years before), for property first occupied in your name before January 1989, and where proceeds from a Portuguese primary residence are reinvested into another primary residence in the EU.

Legal fees

We recommend engaging a Portuguese lawyer to represent you in the sale. They update the property paperwork, check contracts and confirm any capital gains liability. The average charge is 1% of the sale price.

Our commission

As the seller you pay the agency commission. The percentage is agreed when we sign the mediation contract — the industry standard in Portugal is between 5% and 10%. The contract also states when it falls due: in full at promissory contract, split 50/50 between promissory and deed, or in full on deed.

Before you list

Get the paperwork in order

For a privately owned property you will need the following. Missing documents are the single most common cause of a delayed completion.

Caderneta Predial
Certidão de Teor — registered at the conservatória
Licença de utilização — habitation licence
Certificado energético — energy certificate
Copy of the owner's identification
Copy of the owner's número de contribuinte — fiscal number

Let's get it sold

Preparing for viewings

We will use all of our experience and contacts to find the right buyer. But every property can be made more attractive, and preparation can add thousands to the final price.

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First impressions count

A buyer can be put off before they reach the front door. Move bins out of sight, tidy the garden, clear anything unsightly. Inside, keep it as clutter-free as possible — we deal with many nationalities looking for clean, simple lines. Check every bulb works and fix the squeaky door.

Define each room

Buyers need to picture themselves living here, so every room should read as its intended purpose. If the dining room is full of work papers or gym equipment, give it back its job. Depersonalise where you can.

Access for viewings

Many buyers are here for a few days on a tight schedule. Ideally we hold a set of keys for accompanied viewings, but we are used to working with property managers or directly with owners. Tell us your rental dates early so we can work around them.

Be patient, and be open

Positive viewings that do not convert are normal — plenty of people get cold feet once they are home again. Be open to feedback. And you do not have to accept the first offer: it is worth weighing whether more can be achieved, and what a swift sale is worth to you.

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A complimentary, no-obligation market appraisal from an advisor who sells in your street — not an algorithm.

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