Portugal Loans Suspended

Quinta Finance has established itself as the leading mortgage brokerage service in Portugal that offers professional mortgage advice for non-resident property buyers; our aim is to help you throughout every step of the process until completion. Credit operations granted by credit institutions, credit finance companies, investment companies, leasing companies, factoring companies and mutual guarantee companies, as well as by branches of such credit institutions and financial institutions operating in Portugal.

A mortgage loan is secured (or backed) by the collateral of specified real estate property. If you are buying a property for commercial use, such as a restaurant or a shop for example, the maximum mortgage is 50% of the price (or valuation if lower). This document shows who owns the property, who has rights to the property and if there are any charges, mortgages or incumbrances registered against the property.

For the last few years there's been a noticeable increase in the level of client's looking at local financing, mostly due to the excellent Algarve Property Tax rates on offer, often under 1%, as well as clients from the UK looking to hedge their bets on the exchange rate fluctuations.

Since the housing market collapse of 2008, Portuguese lenders have become more conservative on the types of mortgage products they offer. By using one or more overseas property (plus possibly an existing UK property) 100% + mortgages may be available for any new property.

The maximum borrowing amount is up to 70% of the property purchase price (or valuation if lower). If you are looking for a mortgage to finance your property in Portugal, you can request a free brochure from Barclays. This is the most common way to finance the purchase of a property in Portugal.

Equity release mortgages are offered to clients that already own a property in Portugal and wish to release some funds from the property. As per the date of this article, variable mortgage rates in Portugal start at 3.3% per year based on a 30% loan-to-value.

You can get a reasonably competitive mortgage in the US and most of the established European overseas property markets like Portugal, Spain, France, Switzerland and Italy. ItвЂs possible to secure mortgages up to 80% of the property purchase price (when you are a Portuguese taxpayer) with rates from Euribor + 1.5% or fixed rates from 2.25%.

You might also find the interest rate you'll be paying is higher than what you would pay if you borrowed in Portugal, where interest rates are very competitive. Virtually all mortgages are principal plus interest loans, though banks offer both fixed and variable rate mortgages.

Now, however, sellers are having to agree prices which are in line with bank valuations, rather than market demand, meaning that, according to local listing site Meravista, which has 24,000 properties available, Portuguese property is now up to 32% cheaper than the UK.