A property pick to take notice of, on Portugal's pretty Silver Coast

Most people who consider moving to Portugal immediately think of the Algarve, but the Silver Coast area just north of the capital, Lisbon, is emerging as a real alternative to the south coast. Both as a great place to live and as a place to invest. The popular lifestyle programme “A Place in the Sun” is credited with discovering this area and has recently voted it as the third best place in Europe to invest in property behind Romania and Poland with a 360 percent capital growth over 10 years.

Advantages of investing in the Silver Coast
• One of the lowest costs of living in the EU
• A highly appealing lifestyle change location and quality of life conducive to a peaceful retirement destination
• Stunning and diverse natural beauty
• Interesting history and cultural heritage
• A stable, transparent and well regulated buying procedure for foreign purchasers
• Over 300 days of sunshine per year
• Lowest crime rate in Europe and stable political climate
• Construction is tightly controlled by the local authorities guaranteeing preservation of the natural environment
• Easy access via budget airlines (2½ hours flight from the UK) and an advanced road and rail infrastructure Peniche

Vilas Rurais estate agency is based in the fishing town of Peniche and is owned and run by Nuno Martins and his wife Carmen. Both have lived on the Silver Coast all their lives and they and their families have been involved in the construction and estate agency business for many years. The business is registered and licensed with the registration number of AMI 5751. In Portugal only agencies with a current AMI number can legally sell property.

Case study
New Silver Coast residents Alex & Yvonne MacDougall bought a plot of land and built their house with the help of Vilas Rurais and told us “We had spent time looking in Spain for the perfect place to retire to but the costs, unbearable summer heat and the high crime rate put us off, this area is so green and beautiful, so safe and with great weather both in summer and winter we believe this is the very best of all worlds.”

“Nuno showed us around the area with great pride and quickly established what we could expect for our budget and we were pleasantly surprised. He found us our land and a wonderful builder and assisted with the formalities of buying. We were guided and helped all the way through the process and are pleased to say that Nuno and his family have become our good friends.”.

Contact:
www.vilasrurais.com
Av do Mar-Travessa da Lingueta no 2 Peniche 2520-326
Office tel/fax +351 262 787 115
Mob +351 968 115 600
vilasrurais@gmail.com