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The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Portugal: Buying, Renting, Letting, SellingSnagging.org In association with Amazon.co.ukOnline Shop | Property Guides | Kitchen & Home | Garden Tools | Power Tools | Consumer Electronics Get the Snagging Checklist Here! The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Portugal: Buying, Renting, Letting, Selling by: Colin Barrow  Price: £9.99 Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 643.1209469 EAN: 9780749443030 Edition: New title ISBN: 0749443030 Label: Kogan Page Ltd Manufacturer: Kogan Page Ltd Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: January 03, 2005 Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd Studio: Kogan Page Ltd Related Items:
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 Rating:  - outdated and not very usefulHaving lived in Portugal for several years and already bought and sold a property I recently read this book for the first time. I usually only review items when I have something positive to say but on I was motivated to write on this occasion about how poorly thought-out this book really is. Firstly, the advice on mortgages and finance (a crucial issue for most house buyers) is outdated by about 10 years. The book claims that banks will only loan 70% of the value and that most mortgages have a duration of 15 years. If this were true in a low(ish) income economy like Portugal no one would ever be able to buy property! Most banks offer 100% mortgages (and have done for some time) with a duration of up to 40 years. Things do not improve with the advice on learning the Portuguese language: the reader is advised to look at the BBC website. An inspirational idea! Sadly the majority of the book is no more useful. Any serious buyer would be advised to choose another book or even look at the websites of banks such as Millenium and Caixa Geral, which have web pages and advice in English. Likewise, many of the Portuguese estate agencies (such as Remax) have an English site so you can get a feel for the prices and the paperwork involved. Rating:  - Quite good!The main help I have got from this book is the guidance through the financial, legal and bureaucratic aspects of buying a house abroad, in this case in Portugal. It has been very useful!  Try searching the Internet for "The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Portugal: Buying, Renting, Letting, Selling" or Ebay for "The Complete Guide to Buying Property in Portugal: Buying, Renting, Letting, Selling". You might also be interested in the following great products:
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