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Mortgage interest rates in the Eurozone are on the rise, putting Britons who have borrowed to buy holiday homes in Spain under increasing financial pressure. As a foreigner or non-resident, if you are looking to buy property in Portugal and want to use a mortgage to finance the purchase, now is a good time because the banks are lending again thanks to the economic recovery and the solid real estate market.

That's part of the reason why we're regularly rated as five stars on Feefo, and why Portugal mortgages are a popular topic with our customers. These types of Portuguese mortgage are not offered by the banks to High St customers and are only available to professional mortgage brokers in Portugal.

Fixed-rate mortgages are available from some lenders and the fixed-rate period can range from one to 30 years. Holiday home mortgages are available for Holiday Homes Portugal private non-resident property buyers, who are not Portuguese residents. Fixed rate mortgages can be a great way to plan ahead or work to a budget.

Valuation report - if the valuation is no lower than the agreed purchase price and the property has no legal issues, the completion arrangements can be made. So a rise in inflation and interest rates will put more pressure on borrowers using tracker mortgages and make it less desirable for investors to borrow if strict lending policies are maintained.

Laid out in its simplest terms, they'll use an outgoings-to-income calculation to figure this out, which means your total monthly income, subtracted the monthly outgoings (including the new mortgage payment). They have access to international lenders who offer funding for home purchase loans and re-mortgage financing.

When transferring your money for purchase of a property to Portugal, it is advisable when dealing in foreign currency to use a foreign currency broker, see our Foreign currency page for further details. Becoming a property owner in Vale do Lobo is an exciting process but while this is a time for celebration, we also appreciate that it can also be overwhelming with the various opportunities and details to consider.

Fundamentally, Euribor is a Euro system interbank lending rate determined by the key interest rate (on main refinancing operations) set by the European Central Bank (ECB). For customers applying from abroad, HSBC offers mortgages in the following countries and regions: UK, US, Canada, France, Australia, HKSAR, Malaysia, Singapore, India and UAE.

Finance is available for the purchase of property in Portugal. Caixa offers access to acquisition and financing of housing properties from Partners with competitive price and mortgage conditions. By using ComparaJá.pt you can access a whole range of mortgage offers in the Portuguese market.

Compulsory products are usually a bank account with the bank offering the mortgage and home insurance with that bank's chosen insurer. The SWAP rate is then increased by the interest rate margin (spread) which is also fixed for the life of the mortgage. Although the vast majority of mortgages are variable rate in Portugal, fixed rates are becoming more popular, banks can offer fixed rates for various time frames, for example 2 years, 5 years and even 10 years.

In each country the local lenders are increasingly catering for UK buyers and some UK based banks will also offer mortgages on overseas property. With the property market heading for the house, the households' bank rating for home loans rose in July for the fourth consecutive month to EUR 1,117 per square meter plus EUR 5 compared to the previous month.