This majestic Country Estate is peacefully nestled amidst rolling countryside between busy Silves (the ancient Moorish capital of the Algarve) and the market town of Messines.

A house of substantial proportions, it is surrounded by magical landscaped gardens with mature, majestic trees, exotic flowering shrubs and extensive, manicured lawns, with an approach via a long calçada driveway winding through the grounds past the orchard and tennis court to the wrought iron gates of the courtyard entrance.

December properties for sale from award winning real estate agency Exclusive Algarve Villas.

Currently designed as five bedrooms, but also featuring a study / atelier, library and an additional apartment, this property offers complete flexibility as a stunning executive home, home and office or exclusive home and income.

With large, double glazed windows throughout opening to lovely green views, the modern design is exemplified by a unique master bedroom suite of 40m2, walk in wardrobe, stunning bathrooms and an amazing room with a starlight window; offering nighttime views to the constellations above.

This is a newly built villa which offers the potential to create a spacious and beautifully appointed permanent residence or family holiday home.

Close to the beaches, shops and restaurants and in a prime location for great views and peace and quiet, this accessible, single storey V2+1 house is spacious and well designed with large, bright principal rooms and a useful underground games room or annexe.

For many years, Offshore Property Companies have been a popular solution, although sometimes practices could be a bit “grey” in nature. Due to repeated problems with tax evasion, Portuguese legislation eventually changed, penalising these structures, writes Dennis Swing Greene.

Offshore Companies began to suffer an array of punitive measures that turned them untenable. Other than direct ownership, property buyers are faced with a choice between Non-Resident Companies, registered in a foreign jurisdiction not on Portugal’s “black-list”, or Resident Companies, domiciled in Portugal.

A new and well unreported law was introduced within the European Union (EU), which has serious implications to owners, officers and shareholders of entity companies which have a Portuguese tax number attaching, especially those companies holding property situated in Portugal. An EU wide directive further enhances the Common Reporting Standards introduced at the start of this year.

Leaped life's tall challenges? Dodged all sorts of bullets and thinking maybe it's time to start planning where your Superhero days can be a little less stressful, but not lacking in adventure?

Do days full of sun and great culture sound exciting? What about no shortage of fun sports like surfing, cycling, tennis, golf, racing? Got a creative bend and enjoy ceramics, needlework, painting, photography? Or a foodie and love cooking, or even better - eating!? A wine lover?

Spain has always been one of the most popular countries for Brits buying abroad, but with Brexit underway and the exchange rate in a state of flux, overseas property and finance expert Simon Conn has been looking at the current state of the market.

“Spain is still in the top five places to buy abroad, but we are finding that some people are waiting to see what happens with Brexit before committing to buying. However, it looks like they could have a long wait before everything has been thrashed out.