Mortgage

NOVO BANCO has agreements established with several property developers, enabling you to access special terms for loans, spread and fees. Interest rates are usually variable, based on Euribor plus a percentage (12-month Euribor is currently -0.16%), but up to 20 year fixed rates are available. Their team of specialists is based in the Algarve and has a combined experience of over 30 years in the financing and mortgage markets in Switzerland, UK and Portugal.

There are many Banks and companies ready to help you with the Mortgage process in Portugal and you can even start the process today if you plan to visit us soon. Portugal offers a vast range of property types that appeal to different types of buyer. Many Portuguese mortgage providers and banks have online mortgage calculators on their websites.

The early redemption penalty for a variable rate acquisition mortgage is 0.50% as per the regulation of the Bank of Portugal. If it is a straight forward residential property purchase then most banks will make an offer, this is however often only 50% of the property purchase price or less, we offer up to 80% for non residents applying for loans in Portugal.

Euro mortgages are available, and the minimum loan amount you can borrow depends on the lender you use. There are also additional legal expenses connected to the transfer of ownership at the land registry and fiscal department when buying a property in the Algarve, Portugal.

Data from the Bank of Portugal indicate that in the first nine months of the year, financial institutions extended 5.953 billion euros in housing loans. Once an application has been approved by the Bank and the terms and conditions have been offered and accepted, all legal documents will be prepared by the Bank's lawyers.

The rate is usually fixed on the day of the mortgage deed signing (may vary depending on lender) and is based on the prevailing SWAP rate for the chosen fixed rate period. As interest rates are very low at present (2019), you should be able to secure a rate of around 1%, this "spread" will be fixed for the full term of the mortgage and it will "track" with the Euribor rate, so will change every 12 months.

Mortgage rates in Portugal have been dropping consistently since the first quarter of 2014, when they averaged 3.37%, according to Statista The most recent data, based on the third quarter of 2018, shows an average Portuguese mortgage rate of just 1.33%.

With the dramatic increase in prices of property in the UK, many people are looking overseas to purchase a home. It will also prove to vendors Algarve property agents that you're serious about buying, and can lead to your mortgage application being fast-tracked once you've chosen your property.

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.