Portugal is the one of the hotspots in which to resettle or buy your holiday home. It is cheap and beautiful with a very pleasant climate.
For the last 15 years foreigners have slowly trickled in to live the "dream life in the sun". Most of those either bought a ruin and reconstructed or an old habitable house to renovate.
In those days it was easy and very cheap.People built without permission as control was weak. However with the introduction of the euro, prices started rising and the new CE controls were also being put into effect.
It is due to this that in the last two years, Portugal is becoming witness to a new and rapidly growing concept - log cabins and wooden homes.
The reason for this is simple. Land is cheap and abundantly available. Planning permission and building licences are somewhat simpler to attain. They are also quick to construct. These facts, plus other savings (architect fees etc) allows you the aquisition of an affordable and healthy home on location of your dreams !
Why Portugal ?
