Are you or your family looking to relocate to the natural beauty of the sunny Algarve? You can escape the rat race and live your dream in this life enhancing haven of peace and tranquillity.

We at TORVEC have recently received outline planning approval for a healthy living eco centre set in a location of outstanding natural beauty in southern Portugal, and before submitting a detailed planning application we are looking for input from potential clients who may be seeking to relocate to a development of this nature sometime in the not too distant future.

Rome is leading the rebound in demand for European property, reveals new research from TheMoveChannel.com. The portal's latest interactive Hotspots Index shows that the Italian capital was the most searched-for location in the world in Q1 2015, as overseas buyers flock to the continent.

Rome accounted for 1.48 per cent of location searches in the first three months of the year, climbing one spot in TheMoveChannel.com's Hotspots Index from Q4 2014. Rome is the first of two Italian hotspots in the Top 10, with Como sliding one place from the previous quarter to seventh place.

An affiliate of Lone Star Real Estate Fund III has acquired Garvecat from Corporación Bética and Algarvetur, in other words the US company now owns Vilamoura.

This €200 million sale is part of a divestment process being carried out by Catalunya Banc as it tries again to concentrate on retail banking.

These 5 remaining exclusive beach apartments are For Sale at amazingly discounted prices!

These stunning 1 and 2 bedroom apartments are in an enviable location at one of the last great beach locations in Central Algarve, just 5 mins from Vale do Lobo, Quinta do Lago and Vilamoura.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has spoken about how the UK is entering 'frankly unchartered territory' as pensions freedom day (6 April 2015) draws inexorably nearer. Nobody knows what the impact of suddenly granting those aged 55 and over the freedom to manage their own financial future will be, but a study published by Hargreaves Lansdown has indicated that around 16% of those who plan to withdraw their entire pension intend to put it into property.

Our choice for this week is a magnificent Mediterranean style mansion set in the exclusive Porto de Mós area of Lagos in the Western Algarve, just five minutes from the centre of Lagos town.
With three en-suite bedrooms plus a separate two bedroom apartment, this property offers endless luxury for €950,000.

As we approach the Easter break the markets seem to be taking a little breather from extreme volatility. STG/EUR has drifted down to around the 1.35 level.

Far from having cloud, wind, rain and cold temperatures, as in much of Europe on Saturday, it was the backdrop of the blue sky and sands of Fuzeta, which made the perfect backdrop for another Live Broadcast from 'Buy in the Algarve'.

Figures released by the National Statistics Institute covering the ten months ending in October 2014, show that the number of people spending a night in the Algarve exceed the overall figures for the whole of 2013, making last year one of the best for tourism in recent times.

Between January and October of 2014, 15.5 million overnight stays took place in the Algarve which is an increase of 11.2% on the figures for the same period in 2013.