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In this tough financial climate we continue to find ourselves, many are left with their assets floundering in the wind, so to speak! Using Moneycorp to send your down payment (or your entire purchase price if you're paying cash) can also save you dollars up front, as you'll get a better exchange rate from Moneycorp than you'll get from your bank. Fitch expects new gross lending volumes to offset mortgage loan amortisations before 2019, provided that financing conditions for Portuguese banks remain essentially comparable to current ones.

The banks offer loan terms of up to 50 years for residents and 30 years for non-residents. When you purchase an off-plan property in Portugal, one of the benefits is that only a small proportion of the buying costs are payable at the start. There's no such thing as a buy-to-let mortgage in Portugal, so that rental income won't be taken into account in assessing your loan, only your own income.

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.

The process is fairly straight forward, all the paper work much be collated and submitted to the bank(s), including the property documentation. Overseas Mortgages Property Management Algarve are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, nor are they protected by the Financial Ombudsman Service or Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

The banks in Portugal usually take into consideration the borrower's financial position and the property's valuation when analyzing mortgage approval. Around 75% of people own their own homes in Portugal, which is 10% higher than the average homeownership rates in the UK or USA.

If interest rates go down to 4.5%, the price might rise to $115. If you're considering buying a UK property, we can offer you support to help you make the right decision about your mortgage. If you're planning on building your own property in Portugal, there's also the option for a construction mortgage.

Following the trend of the Portuguese property market, bank valuations are continuously rising since several months. Also featured is expert advice on buying new build properties, how to furnish your home in Portugal as well as tips to make the most of your rental property.

Mortgage rates in Portugal have been dropping consistently since the first quarter of 2014, when they averaged 3.37%. The BPI Mortgage Loan Solutions offer several variable and fixed rate options. You should also know that the maximum loan-to-value mortgage in Portugal for non-residents is between 60% to 70% of the purchase price.

With this type of loan, your monthly payment fluctuates depending on the indexer (the index that is normally used in housing loans is EURIBOR ). Over the repayment period, the monthly payments are usually revised every six months based on Euribor rates.