PORTUGAL: TAX HEAVEN TO TAX HELL? What a difference a week makes! A month, well that is life-changing. Three months, an eternity for tax. As recently as six months ago, it was unquestionable that Portugal was among Europe’s best investment destinations. For seniors or retirees, it was the uncontested number 1: a growing economy; falling […]

BREXIT and Impact on TAX-free Retirement in Europe   Brexit will almost certainly have some effect on UK pensioners living abroad but whether they will continue to have access to the same benefits provided by virtue of being part of the single market, remains to be seen. Anyone who is nearing or at retirement age […]

The Non Habitual Resident law: a Case Study   I thought that Börje Forsberg looked tanned and relaxed. Although we had never met before, I assumed that this was because he was now retired to the Algarve. He was quick to confirm my first impressions. By his own admission, he now has a very different […]

BUYER BEWARE! THE GOLDEN VISA BEING SOLD AS A SURE-FIRE SOLUTION to EU RIGHTS POST BREXIT   It is perhaps fitting that I found myself writing this article in the air between the UK and the EU. I sit, poised, mid-air, trying to weigh up whether recent changes in the UK or those announced by […]

Art in Algarve Emulates Multicultural Community   It’s not quite Miami, or the melting pot that is São Paulo, or Paris with its quartiers, or even London with its myriad Tube stops, many of which represent gateways to miniature international communities. But art in Algarve has its own ‘identity’ influenced by the vast range of […]