Buying property in Portugal: Step-by-Step Guide

"you need a top-notch real estate agent, and boy did we find one in Matthew Theunis with Divine Home. Not only did he go to the property for WhatsApp video calls anytime we needed, he connected us to a local attorney (to handle the documents and closing), a remodeling contractor and a property manager to look after the place when we were not there. With all this now in place we closed on our flat and began the next phase — remodeling.."

Pedro Lima is a great real estate agent. He assisted me very well throughout the entire process of buying my home. He responded quickly to messages and sorted out the questions I had very well. In addition, he is a very nice man with humor.

Our experience with Divine Home in Albufeira was excellent! I really want to thank Pedro Lima who accompanied us in the process of buying the apartment in the best way possible, providing a very attentive and professional service. Not living in Portugal, this process could have been quite difficult, but thanks to Divine Home and Pedro Lima's excellent support, everything went very well. I highly recommend this agency to buy or sell your home.

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An excellent job!!! A special thanks to MR Pedro Lima, for all his help and availability throughout the process. He was tireless in resolving it. I highly recommend this real estate agency to anyone looking for a home. Thanks again!!!

I would like to express my sincere gratitude for the excellent work done by Pedro Lima in the sale of my property. From the first contact, Pedro demonstrated great professionalism, market knowledge and customer service that made all the difference. Your dedication, patience and transparency throughout the process were essential for the sale to be completed quickly and without complications. Always available to answer questions and provide detailed information, Pedro showed a genuine commitment to meeting my expectations and making everything as smooth as possible. I highly recommend Pedro Lima's services to anyone looking for a reliable, professional and efficient real estate agent. Thank you very much for your help and the excellent work!

Good team, very efficient and helpful.

Very good agent with the right knowledge and network in Portugal!

Professional services in real estate I bought an apartment using their services and I highly recommend Divine Home as a real estate agent

A very professional company, serious people, excellent and accurate in their presentations. I was able to conclude a deal in a record time from selection of the property to final deeds. Special thanks to Hellen for her extreme availability to answer questions or advice at almost anytime.

Divine Homes have consistently offered us a professional service, and of excellent quality, in our search for a home on The Algarve. They respond quickly to email contact, and offer the best advice of any agents we have spoken to. I cannot recommend them highly enough!

Hellen was a fantastic help in making our purchase. She was very understanding of our brief and provided us with several options. She was happy to facilitate viewings even for properties not listed by Divine Homes and she stuck with us until we found the right place. Thanks Hellen!

Firstly i would like to say that selling houses is a stressful afair, made even more so when the buyer is demanding. The sales agent needs good qualities to be a good intermediery. Good comunication skills, to be available no matter what is going on, to be calm, patient, knowledgable and honest. I have to say that Matthew has all of these qualities and above all is a decent human being. I would like to say thankyou for your amazing help during and after our sale. I wouldnt think twice to trust you again with one of the biggest jobs in our life

We have had the pleasure working together with Divine Home during the purchase process of our new home. They were really helpful in explaining how everything works in Portugal and with the whole buying process. Using their network of lawyers and surveyors, the whole process went really easy and smooth.

From the time we appointed Divine Home to sell our house in the Algarve, we were very happy with the quality of service, including regular updates on progress by Matthew, with attention to detail. We were particularly impressed with the quality of the internal photos, video and aerial shots of the house and surroundings. The virtual viewings certainly helped achieve a quick sale. Excellent service.

I bought my villa through Divine. They are fantastic estate agents. It would be hard to imagine better agents. Sally in the office was always pleasant and helpful. Maarten Showed me Villas and answered all my queries within minutes of my asking. He came to the villa whenever I visited and was on hand to deal with any enquiries. Even after the sale was over he helped me find a gardener and pool man. I could not recommend them more highly Simon

My experience of Divine Home can only be described as positive. I listed my home with four agents in total and Divine home were the only agents to introduce serious potential buyers, they went on to sell the property within a few months. Their communication, attitude and work ethic is to be applauded. The listing on their web site was superb, by far the best of all the agents, given that all of the agents were working with the same information the results spoke for themselves. My special thanks go to Maarten Van Rulo who always went above and beyond my expectations, he is a consummate professional.

We Dealt with Matthew from Divine homes he was extremely helpfull and informative regarding our property purchase. We had used a high profile company to sell our previous home , The particular company we used for the sale we would not recommend. However our faith was restored with the thorough and professional service we received from Matthew and the team at Divine.

Great team. John, Matthew, and the entire team at Divine Home were great with the sale of our townhouse. Very professional, friendly, and helpful. Would definitely recommend them to family and friends. Keep up the fantastic work.

Matthew and his colleagues were diligent and professional is assisting us. They were easy to work with and we are happy to recommend them.

The sale of my property started off slowly (possibly the time of the year) but when Pedro took over things changed very quickly. I had quite a few bookings all at once, loads of feedback (both good and bad points). He helped me negotiate to get a price I was happy with once we found a buyer. Nothing was any trouble for him, from helping me clear the property, getting a leak fixed or taking the final meter readings, Pedro was always happy to help. He kept me fully updated throughout the whole process and if I purchase again in Albufeira, I’ll definitely use Divine and Pedro as the service really was first class 👍👍

I am very thankful to have hired Pedro Lima to sell our late parents beautiful home in Albufeira. He showed vast amounts of interest and knowledge from the start and to the very end of the sale. I am so very thankful he had put in more than enough hours to help get the house sold, especially through a European winter. We are extremely grateful for his professionalism and expertise. Thank you Pedro and Divine Homes

We worked with Pedro Lima to successfully sell our house. Received excellent advice and guidance and Pedro was a perfect professional throughout. Highly recommended.

Matthew was great right from the start. He showed us one property, which was the one we decided to buy. He was very knowledgeable and happy to find out anything we wanted to know. He was not at all pushy but calm, honest and reliable. We felt able to ask his advice about anything and were reassured to have him as our agent. I know that the vendors were also more than happy with the service he gave. Overall, Matthew helped to make our purchase an enjoyable and stress free experience.

Very professional company.

Divine Home helped us excellently from start to finish with the purchase of real estate in the Algarve.

We received great help from Martine from Divine and her assistant Joyce! Not just for looking at houses but for much more. She thought along with us, we looked at different options to ultimately find what suited us. So are you looking for a real estate agent? Then there's only 1 as far as we're concerned!👌🤩 Thanks again! …

They assisted us in the purchase of our house in Algarve, Portugal. And we are so grateful to them for this. They were always available for us when needed and did everything they could to make the process run smoothly for us. In addition, it was ideal to be able to work with a company that has the same language and working mentality.

When planning for a (holiday) home in Portugal we were brought into contact with Divine Home and I can say it was a pleasure working with them. Hellen and her team assisted us perfectly in our search while taking into account our wishes, budget etc. and they took the time for visits when we were there. They have profound knowledge of the real estate business in Portugal, they know the area where they operate very well and have good contacts with other real agents operating there in order to maximize the opportunity to find something suitable. So all in all I can absolutely recommend Divine Home, for us it turned out for the good and we're now enjoying our nice home in Portugal!

Nice friendly people!!!!!!!!!

Good morning and I am very pleased to make this publication thanks to the professionalism of Mr. Pedro Gouveia who did an excellent job in closing my business…thank you very much. 👏👏

Divine Home helped us with the purchase 10 years ago and recently sold our holiday parks with 5 houses. Professional, punctual and fast. Divine Hone has a large network and a lot of professional knowledge and is very good at communicating and easy to reach, in short, a top real estate agent!

Pedro is a very conscientious, very professional agent who listens to customers, I highly recommend!!!!

We had a great experience with the Divine Home agency when purchasing our home recently. Our real estate agent, Pedro, was extremely helpful throughout the process. Even though it was a long journey, Pedro Gouveia was always available to help us, even on weekends, and calm us down at every stage. Your dedication and 24/7 availability made all the difference, and we are very grateful for your professionalism and support. I highly recommend Pedro and Divine Home to anyone looking to buy a house!

Divine Home helped us with the purchase of our dream house in the Algarve. Very professional service, good support throughout the full process. Would definitely recommend their services.

Excellent service from all staff at the Moncarapacho office. Prompt responses to queries even when main contact was on holiday. Even helped out with a couple of issues during sale process which, as residents in the uk, was an enormous help to us. Obtained a very reasonable price for us and followed our instructions as to what we wanted. Certainly recommend them.

Pedro provided excellent service for this English language only client. He was very receptive to my needs and helped walk me through the process from beginning to end. I highly recommend the service I received in the home buying process!

Excellent support and expert advice.

They are the best real estate team in the entire Algarve, professionals always look for the best for the client.

Divine Home is a great real estate agency, the São Brás de Alportel branch helped us well with the purchase of building land. Good service and communication with Joana. A real recommendation.

The thought of selling a property in Portugal was daunting. However, this task was simplified and extremely efficient due to the professionalism of our real estate agent – Mr Matthew Theunis and his team at Divine Home . The sale of our villa proved to be a "stress free" process. Clearly, we would highly recommend Divine Home Estate Agents to anyone buying or selling property in the Algarve.

Excellent real estate agent – Highly recommended! My house sale was flawless. Professional, efficient and sensitive. Tânia exceeded my expectations and achieved an excellent sales price. Unreservedly recommended!

We experienced Divine Home as a professional agency that assisted us excellently in the sale of our house. We thought their performance with photos, videos and video on YouTube was by far the best compared to the other agencies that assisted us. They also presented many more viewings. The back office functions perfectly and very professionally. Thank you Joana.

We were very satisfied with the professionalism of the entire team who guided us in the sale of our house.

Divine Home is a regional real estate agent with multiple branches and therefore extensive knowledge of the local market, creative with options and open about points of interest. And that is desperately needed in the Algarve, where buying or selling land, an apartment, villa or renovated farm is very different than in the Netherlands. The personal attention and assistance provided was very valuable. And it's also great that Dutch is spoken.

We ended up at Divine Home to purchase our home in Sāo Brás de Alportel. To this day I haven't regretted it! All communication from the Netherlands was via email and app. The first contact was via Tãnia. This immediately felt good. Quick response to emails/messages and always friendly. The Divine Home website is very clear with clear information. At the viewing we met Joana. She assisted us from start to finish with negotiations with the seller up to the key transfer. Very good up-to-date knowledge about the house, the surrounding area and all additional matters relating to the purchase of the house. The fact that she also speaks Dutch was also very pleasant for us. We are very grateful to Joana and the team for all the help. If we want to move to another house in Portugal in the future, we will definitely contact Joana from Divine Home! Bekker family

We ended up at Divine Home and immediately felt at home thanks to the great team! They are there every step of the way, never asking questions and leaving the customer alone, they are a great "PRO" team. We recommend contacting this agency in Sao Bras and popping in with a face mask, Joana and Sigrid are there for you, really nice, experienced people! Thank you for your patience and kindness. It's just Divine and amazing. We stay in touch!!!

The girls at Divine Homes in both Moncarapacho and Sao Bras worked tirelessly to sell our quirky property. They maintained thier enthusiasm throughout and thier determination was evident. Polite and helpfull throughout. Thankyou ladies!

"We've recently bought the fantastic property with the help of John Stewart and Sally Anita Pyne . Thank you very much for your professionalism. We highly appreciate : 1. your perfect understanding of client's needs 2. diligence and quick response 3. impeccable communication skills 4. High professional knowledge and advice about properties and properties' market , location etc.oviding 5. providing all help and assistance we needed as buyers. We contacted a few real estate agencies before we found Divine Home and our best experience was with Divine Homes ,which resulted in buying a fantastic property. Thank you John and Sally, great job! Tania and Gilles."

We contacted Jacqueline before we left for Portugal. She answered all our questions by telephone and looked at objects that would suit our wishes. Jacqueline helped us professionally and well, so that we were well prepared for the trip. In Portugal itself we had help from Joana. Joana helped us fantastically from the start of the viewing to the end. Nice contact, quick response and we could always reach her even for additional questions. There were quite a few things about our property that needed to be carefully sorted out and Joana helped a lot with that. Even after signing the purchase contract, she is still there for us if we have questions, etc. Very nice, considering Joana speaks Dutch and Portuguese herself. Our experiences with Divine are good and we have already recommended them to several people!

My husband and I cannot recommend highly enough Divine Homes, Monica Smithson and each member of staff at the Sao Bras office for the sale of our home. We chose Divine in Sao Bras exclusively to manage the sale and their experience and advice of the local market proved invaluable throughout the busy and the inevitable quieter periods of the real estate market in portugal. They successfully and professionally concluded all negotiations ensuring a smooth and swift sale agreement for us. The whole process was faultless

John Stewart is awesome! He devoted several days to us while we visited the Algarve from the US to look for our retirement home. He showed us numerous options in various places of interest to us. In the end, he helped us find the perfect property in the perfect location. He also has a good network of other business people to help with all aspects of purchasing and owning property in Portugal as expats. We highly recommend John.

We were very lucky with Joana, who drove us around in the hills and valleys around Sao Bras during a week and helped us to find our dream quinta. It was a very pleasant and relaxed week, we visited each day some houses and had good input from Joana. Thanks to her expertise and flexibility we got a team together, like the notary and barrister we needed who were all extremely helpful. Within some months we succeeded to take all necessary steps to buy the house. Joana even helped us to get a car on our name, thanks Joana, you are the best!!!