Local Risk
Explore our guides on local risk: essential information for anyone buying, selling or renovating property in Portugal.
Unlicensed Construction in the Algarve: What Buyers Must Physically Check (2026)
Unlicensed construction in the Algarve is widespread. What a buyer must check on site: planta vs realidade, RAN and REN zones, and demolition risk.
20 July 202610 min
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Property Inspection in the Algarve, Portugal (2026)
Algarve villas hide salt-air concrete corrosion, flat-roof failure, and unlicensed pools. A property inspection reads the defect profile Porto and Lisbon do not have.
13 July 202614 min
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