Not yet having recovered from its reputation of corrupt building practices and bulldozing houses, the Spanish government is now being accused of promoting illegal houses to potential expat buyers.
At present, some estimated three million houses in the country are still without owners since the market crashed in 2007.
Britain's state pension is among the least generous in the developed world.
Only people in Mexico receive less from their government on retirement, a study has found for the Organisation for Economic Co–operation and Development.
The British Chancellor is working on plans to charge capital gains tax on wealthy foreigners buying property in the UK, but the initiative could wind up affecting expats as well.
It has been reported that George Osborne is planning to announce that capital gains tax will be charged on British property sold by expats.
As an antidote to miserly and short-sighted councils such as Faro and Lagoa that are not even having Christmas lights this year, Monte Gordo is hosting a major five day event leading up to New Year’s Eve to see off the current recession blues and show how having fun actually can be... fun.
From the 27th of December for five nights VRSA appears to be the in place starting with a Retro night featuring Katia Aveiro – Ronaldo’s sister - followed by Wildboys Red One, responsible for hits by Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez. Of suspect inclusion there is a Michael Jackson tribute performer, followed by Flashback Brothers and Bruno Lawrence.
Most women (51%) and almost half (46%) of men living in Portugal already have children and do not intend to have any more, according to a survey released today.
The Fertility Survey 2013 conducted by the National Statistics Institute in partnership with the Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation was carried out between January 16 and April 15 and was aimed at women in Portugal aged between 18 and 49 years, and men aged between 18 and 54 years old.
Portugal ranks last among the 35 countries surveyed to see if they provided internet access for guests in their hotel rooms, according to a report released by hotel booking website Trivago.
Portugal’s low percentage (45.21%) showed that fewer than half of its hotels provided guests with this travel essential.
First on the list is the USA where 90% of the hotels surveyed provided internet in guests’ rooms.
São Brás council is continuing its crowd-pleasing municipal works campaign as it announced €100,000 is to be spent on improving Parque da Vila in “another step in the city's urban renewal strategy.”
This project follows on from the first phase to develop the area surrounding the bus station. This is a "100 % accessible park," reflecting "the effort and investment" of the municipality in implementing the municipal plan."
Faro Council and Animais de Rua, an association dedicated to controlling stray animals by neutering and spaying, are in a new partnership with a project to sterilise, treat and study stray animals in the municipality of Faro.
An initial survey took place between 21 and 24 November to trace the entire animal population located on Faro Island which is a problem area and is the target for the first campaign.
