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Forum: Portugal
May 15th 2026, 7:02 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 558
Posted By riv

Re: Has Lidl stopped having Perlenbacher zero beer?

Have you tried their online presence ?

I agree worth finding out, as WHICH magazine gave it a great review, as I recall.
Forum: Portugal
Jun 15th 2025, 7:51 pm
Replies: 14
Views: 2,126
Posted By riv

Re: Skype replacement

I was sorry to see SKYPE go. I downloaded YOLLA and find it works reasonably well. Sometimes the call volume is a bit lower than I would like, but still, it is a solution. And cheap as...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 9th 2025, 10:39 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,953
Posted By riv

Re: (Re)learning Portuguese

The PORTUGUESE WITH LEO videos available for free on YouTube are excellent, in my opinion.

My own main problem with Portuguese is not so much making myself understood ( although that is a...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 1st 2025, 5:40 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,147
Posted By riv

Re: Mechanics for Paying Capital Gains Tax on House Sale 2024

Thanks v much for this. I do have to get a move on then. I don't really see the logic of including my income ( just work and state pensions ) originating outside Portugal in the calculation of...
Forum: Portugal
May 30th 2025, 6:44 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,147
Posted By riv

Mechanics for Paying Capital Gains Tax on House Sale 2024

I am starting to panic as I have only just remembered that I think it is this year, 2025, that I have to pay CGT on the sale of my then house in 2024 ? And should it have been paid during May this...
Forum: Portugal
Sep 10th 2024, 4:00 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,350
Posted By riv

Re: Portuguese lawyer recommendation?

Useful, thank you. Having had quite bad experiences in the past, I entirely agree that price is not the only issue.
Quality of the work done can save a fortune.
Forum: Portugal
Sep 3rd 2024, 10:10 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,350
Posted By riv

Re: Portuguese lawyer recommendation?

Could you please give us some approximate idea of their charges ?
Forum: Portugal
Jul 22nd 2024, 11:34 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,646
Posted By riv

Re: Late Payment of IMI = Fines to expect ?

For those interested in this saga:

1] I WAS able to get the details of what I owe by way of IMI ( plus admin cost for late payment ) printed out for me by the gent on duty at the Finan,cas ...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 20th 2024, 11:25 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,646
Posted By riv

Re: Late Payment of IMI = Fines to expect ?

When I go to Finan,cas to try to pay : will I just need proof of identity ( Not a prob ) Or also proof of ownership of property ( no idea where that is ) ?
Forum: Portugal
Jul 20th 2024, 7:16 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,646
Posted By riv

Re: Late Payment of IMI = Fines to expect ?

The info from various contributors to this thread is helpful, thank you.

I know I can recover the senha, however, it appears ( and this is how it happened last time I did this ) the only...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 19th 2024, 11:01 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,646
Posted By riv

Re: Late Payment of IMI = Fines to expect ?

I can't expect any form of letter notification to the address ? An old fashioned Demand for Payment, which would include reference numbers for Multibanco and so on ?

Irrespective of that, can I...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 19th 2024, 6:41 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 2,646
Posted By riv

Re: Late Payment of IMI = Fines to expect ?

Arcnet: do you mean I am liable for 2023 ( and therefore need to be worried ) or I am liable for 2024 and don't need to worry until 2025 ?
Forum: Portugal
Jul 19th 2024, 9:03 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,374
Posted By riv

Re: Sourcing rental property in the Algarve

TBH I don't think there is any ' cheaper end of the market' any more. Certainly not in the Algarve.

You might just get a reduced rent to commence outside the holiday period : like October to...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 19th 2024, 8:56 am
Replies: 31
Views: 2,646
Posted By riv

Late Payment of IMI = Fines to expect ?

I acquired a new flat last summer.

I have just realized / remembered that I ought by now to have paid the IMI in respect of 2024.

It's a long story as to why but anyway, can anyone advise...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 11th 2024, 1:37 am
Replies: 1
Views: 927
Posted By riv

Re: Primary schooling in northern Portugal

I cannot provide any information on the state of schooling in Northern Portugal.

However, my guess wouid be that, as in England, there are good state primaries and less good ones.

You seem to...
Forum: Portugal
Apr 28th 2024, 8:06 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 687
Posted By riv

Leather Jacket Maker / Tailor in Algarve ?

Does anyone know of a high quality tailor / leather jacket maker in the Algarve area ?

I am looking to treat myself to a smart, blazer type, jacket of high quality, soft, leather. Quality and...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 28th 2024, 11:47 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,232
Posted By riv

Re: Estate Provision when Property in UK as well as Portugal ? Two Wills or One

Again, thanks for the detail.

Can you clarify re the Notary you mention : is he the only Portugal lawyer who is involved ? Or is there a separate Solicitador /a who, eg, wrote up the...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 28th 2024, 11:11 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,232
Posted By riv

Re: Estate Provision when Property in UK as well as Portugal ? Two Wills or One

Thank you very much for this.

I'm still not clear as to how the two separate wills are acted upon in the two respective countries : eg does the UK will enjoin the UK executors to carry out the...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 12th 2024, 11:19 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,232
Posted By riv

Estate Provision when Property in UK as well as Portugal ? Two Wills or One ?

I own a flat in Portugal ( used for visits at the moment, although it might become a more permanent residence next year ) and another ( in which I live most of the time ) in England.

Does anyone...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 6th 2024, 8:22 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,220
Posted By riv

Re: Car Tax Imposto Único Circulação ~How to Pay in Advance ?

I think I have managed to pay (185 euros and a few cents ).

When I checked Portal das Finan,cas over the weekend ( so into March ) I found ( eventually ) the demand plus the payment reference.
...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 6th 2024, 8:16 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 986
Posted By riv

Re: Advogado demanding payment for work not done ~ Thoughts ?

I did ask another advogado ( the one representing the purchasers of the house ) and his opinion was that it was v.unlikely that she would bring court action.
I understood him to be saying that she...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 5th 2024, 1:26 am
Replies: 4
Views: 871
Posted By riv

Re: Notifying Portugal's 'DVLA' of change of address ?

Thanks for trying to assist - but the link is in relation to the Carta~o do Cidada~o.

I do not have one of these ( I assume one has to be a Port. national - a cidada~o - to have one.
...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 4th 2024, 10:55 am
Replies: 4
Views: 871
Posted By riv

Notifying Portugal's 'DVLA' of change of address ?

I bought a car new a year ago, ie on Portuguese plates.

I am officially resident in the UK, not Portugal ( and the Finan,cas know this ). However I do have a place in Portugal and assume that...
Forum: Portugal
Mar 4th 2024, 10:49 am
Replies: 6
Views: 986
Posted By riv

Re: Advogado demanding payment for work not done ~ Thoughts ?

I did ask her what, specifically was the work done for which she was claiming the Fees.

No reply to that question, just a repetition of the claim, insisting that there will be legal action if the...
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