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Moving to Portugal.
One important buyer decision at a time.

There is already plenty of broad information about moving to Portugal. The Buyer’s Briefing is for people whose plans are becoming more real.

Each month, we focus on one question that can materially shape a move or property purchase and examine it properly from the buyer’s side.

No property promotion. No generic “why Portugal” presentation. Just practical perspective to help you make better-informed decisions.

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Can’t attend live? Register anyway and we’ll send you private access to the recording for 30 days.

Next live session
Thursday, 1 October 2026
First Thursday of every month
7:00 PM Portugal / UK · 2:00 PM New York · 11:00 AM Los Angeles

How to Choose Where to Live in Portugal, Beyond the Holiday Experience

Liking somewhere and living there are two very different things.

A place can feel perfect on holiday and still turn out to be wrong for the way you actually want to live. In this briefing, we’ll look at what is worth testing before a property starts driving the decision.

In this briefing, we’ll look at

The holiday experience vs everyday life

What you learn from visiting somewhere, and what may still remain completely untested.

Region vs micro-location

Why knowing you like the Algarve, Lisbon, Porto or another part of Portugal is only the beginning.

The life before the property

How routine, community, mobility, services and personal priorities should influence where you buy.

The assumptions buyers bring with them

From climate and walkability to international communities, rural life and the type of environment you think you want.

How to test a location before committing

What is worth challenging before the property itself starts influencing the decision.

Save your place for 1 October

Can’t attend live? Register anyway and we’ll send you private access to the recording for 30 days.

Bring your own question

Already wrestling with a location decision of your own?

Submit it when you register. We’ll select a small number of real buyer situations to discuss anonymously during the live session, looking not only at the answer, but at the questions worth asking before making the decision.

Where something requires individual legal, tax, immigration, mortgage or technical advice, we’ll leave it with the appropriate professional.

Maya de Filippo, founder of The Buyer's Agent Portugal
Led by Maya de Filippo

Maya is the founder of The Buyer’s Agent Portugal and works exclusively from the buyer’s side of the property purchase.

Her work often begins before the search, helping international buyers test assumptions, clarify what they are trying to achieve and make sure the eventual property fits the wider plan.

Who it is for

Portugal is becoming a real plan.

Planning the move

Portugal is no longer simply an idea, but some of the bigger decisions are still taking shape.

Planning the purchase

You may be comparing areas, thinking about timing, deciding whether to rent first or wondering when to begin looking seriously.

Already living here

Portugal is no longer hypothetical, and buying may now be the next step.

The Buyer’s Briefing is designed for people whose move or purchase is becoming real, rather than those at the very beginning of exploring Portugal.

How it works

One question. Properly examined.

Buyer-side perspective

We look at the issue from the position of the person making the move and committing the capital.

Real buyer situations

Submit a question when you register. Selected situations will be discussed anonymously during the live session.

The right expertise, at the right time

Legal, tax, immigration, mortgage and technical questions remain with the appropriate specialists.

Live + 30-day private replay

Join live to participate, or watch privately afterwards. Everyone who registers receives private access to the recording for 30 days.

Coming up
Thursday, 5 November 2026
How the Portuguese Property Market Actually Works

Who does what, who is responsible for what, and why the system may be different from the one you know.

New topics will be announced as they are confirmed. Be notified of new briefings.

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