Services
Start your move to Portugal 🇵🇹
Planning to buy or rent in Portugal? Get full guidance and tailored services for a smooth relocation to Portugal.
Renting in Portugal
Looking for long-term rentals in Portugal?
Our tailored rental packages help you find the ideal portuguese home, whether you need an apartment or house for rent in Portugal.
We guide you through every step of renting in Portugal, ensuring you find a home that fits your needs and lifestyle.
Buying a House in Portugal
Buying a house in Portugal has never been easier with our comprehensive buying packages. Whether you’re searching for villas, apartments, or homes in Portugal, we provide personalized support.
If you’re looking for property for sale in Portugal, we’re here to help make your dream of relocating to Portugal a reality.
Get advice on your move to Portugal
Whether you’re buying a home in Portugal or exploring Portuguese properties for sale, our team provides expert advice to help you make informed decisions.
If you’re considering relocating to Portugal, we can guide you through the steps to secure the perfect home, ensuring you understand Portugal house prices and market trends.
Investing in Real Estate in Portugal
Portugal offers excellent opportunities for real estate investment. Whether you’re interested in building in Portugal, or profitable rental properties, we provide the insights and tools you need.
Our investment services help you identify the best Portuguese properties for sale, ensuring a solid return on investment. Whether you’re buying a house in Portugal for resale or rental purposes, we offer guidance for maximizing your portfolio.
Resident Tours​
Explore the best locations in Portugal with our personalized resident tours. Get a true sense of Portuguese neighborhoods best for you in various regions, whether you’re looking for apartments, villas, or homes in Portugal.
These tours give you firsthand experience of the local lifestyle and help you envision your life in Portugal before making a commitment. Perfect for anyone considering relocating to Portugal and wanting to explore their options.
Individual Services
Specialized individual services to make your relocation to Portugal smooth and worry-free.
Whether you need legal help with rental contracts, setup of utilities in your new home, or assistance with obtaining a NIF, we’re here to make the process smooth and hassle-free.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is included in your relocation packages?
Savvy Cat Realty’s packages are designed to offer comprehensive support tailored to expats moving to Portugal.
Our services include:
- Personalized relocation strategy: Tailored advice based on your specific needs and lifestyle preferences.
- Property research: Assistance in finding both rentals and properties for purchase, with access to exclusive listings.
- Legal support: We partner with experienced local lawyers to handle the legalities of your relocation, ensuring all transactions and documentation are secure.
- Visa and administrative assistance: Guidance through the visa process, including help with obtaining a NIF (Tax ID) and opening bank accounts.
- Post-purchase support: Assistance with utility setup, overseeing renovations, and connecting you to local service providers like movers and decorators.
- Cultural integration support: Helping you adapt to local customs and easing the culture shock by offering local insights.
- Expert advice from local professionals: All of our advisors have lived or know their regions extremely well, providing in-depth local knowledge.
Our packages are designed to make the entire relocation process as smooth and stress-free as possible, providing a one-stop solution that covers both real estate and practical relocation needs.
What services do you offer for relocating to Portugal?
We offer personalized relocation services, including support with property rentals, purchases, investment options, visa guidance, legal support, and more.
What areas in Portugal do you cover?
We provide services throughout continental Portugal, with local experts in each region. Our coverage excludes the islands of Madeira and the Azores, but we can assist anywhere on the mainland.
How do you help with visa and legal processes?
We assist by guiding you through the visa and legal requirements for moving to Portugal. We partner with experienced lawyers to ensure everything is done correctly.
Can I start the relocation process remotely?
We offer services that allow you to begin your relocation journey before arriving in Portugal. From property searches to legal consultations, much of the process can be initiated online.
Are Savvy Cat Realty services pre-paid?
Yes. Rental packages are pre-paid, service is only started after purchase of package on the website. Buying services a 20% down payment is required to start service and an advisory call must be booked for screening
Can I call free of charge you before purchasing your services?
Yes. We offer Free Clarifications Calls to discuss our services, package options, inclusions, limitations, and service details, including a walkthrough of our operations. In these calls will not answer technical advisory questions on topics such as: what visa to get, where to move to, what kind of property to get, opinion on properties and options, investment advice, etc. If you would like to get technical advice feel free to book an advisory call here: https://savvycatrealty.com/advisory
Do you have access to off-market properties?
Yes, We search the whole market, and do in person scouting and off market networking for our clients. But we can not guarantee we will find a match off market for each specific client.
How soon do I have to start the relocation process?
We recommend starting the relocation process as early as possible. In Portugal, the housing market can be somewhat disorganized, with limited open houses available. This means that trying to schedule visits on short notice often relies on luck and the availability of your local representative. Rental services should be initiated 1 to 2 months before the planned start of contract.
Starting early ensures smooth scheduling for property visits, legal steps, and other arrangements.
Why Choose Savvy Cat Realty
Our comprehensive Portugal relocation service is designed to simplify the complex process of moving to a new country.
Customized Guidance
Our team of experts will work closely with you to understand your unique needs and preferences, tailoring our services to your requirements.
Local Insights
We have in-depth knowledge of various destinations, providing you with invaluable information about the local culture, lifestyle, and real estate market.
Hassle-Free Visa Support
We handle all aspects of visa applications and ensure a smooth transition, leaving you with one less thing to worry about.
Investment Opportunities
For those interested in real estate, we offer access to properties with great potential for return and re-sale.
Get support from experts
Our trustworthy team of experts and partners will guide you throughout the whole relocation process.
What our clients say about us
Andrew2025-03-26Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Savvy Cat Realty is terrific. João was very responsive, thorough, and patient with all of our questions, and instrumental in helping us rent an apartment. Would recommend Savvy Cat to anyone in the market. Jeff Holland2024-12-19Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. SUPER happy with Savvy Cat and their professionalism. They helped us secure our #1 rental choice and have been so pleasant to work with. Special thanks to Graciosa, she's the best!! shawn stroop2024-11-06Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We can not be happier with Savvy Cat. Not only is the staff incredibly helpful, João Branquinho was phenominally gifted in helping us secure an apartment in the Algarve. His insight into the area and ability to work with the utility companies was more than helpful. Also nice is having an attorney to not only support the renting contract but also the visa process. Thank you, Savvy Cat. Rik Dunphy2024-09-27Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We decided to move to Portugal in 2022 and got in contact with Savvy Cat to look at a few areas and houses to get started. Met with João in the Algarve at the end of October 2022 and did a tour of a few towns and properties. We ended up buying much quicker and Savvy Cat helped us in getting a builder to get a number of jobs done over the next 18 months. We finally moved in August 2024 and couldn't be happier. Many thanks to João and Savvy Cat for their help and advice over the nearly 2 years. Highly recommend them for anyone out of country looking to find the right place in Portugal for themselves. Pamela Karais2024-09-26Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Don't spend any time thinking about whether to hire Savvy Cat or not, JUST DO IT! My husband and I have been so incredibly happy with the service we've received. Our specialist João, found us the perfect property in the Algarve. Going the extra mile (or kilometer as it were) doesn't even begin to say how very dedicated Savvy Cat is to their clients. João was able to dig up properties that weren't even listed on the typical online places and was very knowledgeable about the different towns and areas, services and the kinds of things that we were interested in for our ideal retirement life. Very promptly replying to all of our contacts, always meeting us in person and dedicating so much time to us, showing us around to some of the most interesting local sites, we felt very special! (Even though we know we were not his only client.) Once the property was purchased and closed, Saavy Cat assisted in getting all the services set up including internet, water electricity, everything! Until we are able to relocate SavvyCat is also handling the rental of our place as well. They have made arrangements for some of the upkeep and being the intermediary with our renter. I cannot give them a higher recommendation. Savvy Cat has made the process so very smooth and really have made our Portuguese dreams come true! Pamela K USA F Loureiro2024-09-26Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I have been dealing with João Branquinho to help me rent a property in the Algarve to satisfy the immigration requirements. My spouse is having problems obtaining one of the documents required and it has delayed our move. João has been extremely helpful and supportive and he has given us some peace of mind. We couldn’t be any happier with his work, help, and understanding of our process. Also, I have been watching the videos send out weekly by Ana and the videos have been very enlightening. I highly recommend Savvy Cat Realty. Julie Behrens2024-09-10Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. In 2020, my husband and I made a plan to move to Portugal. We’d never been there. We started our research and found Savvy Cat very soon after – and they’ve been side-by-side in our journey to realize the dream and make it real. They’ve literally helped us through every step—either by doing tasks themselves, or by finding us the right service consultants that they had vetted. they helped us by a house and then fully renovated from top to bottom over two years. They found us a contractor and gave us weekly photos and videos of the progress and did all of the translation to make sure the renovations were going to our plan. They helped us acquire an attorney’s services to help with the purchase of the house, and also to open a bank account, get our utilities set up, and also the myriad of things that we would not ever have known we needed to do in Portugal. I recommend Savvy Cat to anyone considering a move to Portugal. They’ll start you with a consultation video call to even help determine where in the country you might want to move. Through this journey, they have also become friends and we would never have been able to do this without them! Linda Shukla2024-05-27Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Super highly recommend working with Savvy Cat! My husband and I are now living in an apartment in our first choice neighborhood in Porto priced at about 65% of our (very realistic) budget. When we first began investigating moving here, we knew we wanted expert guidance since we heard there could be a lot of nuances/considerations when moving to Portugal. Kalie at Expats Everywhere recommended Savvy Cat when it came time to find an apartment. We had an amazing experience starting with our first outreach for information; Catia was very friendly and responsive. We were unsure which of the rental packages would best suit our needs so she put us in touch with Joao who answered all of our questions. We ended up opting for the Platinum Package which, in hindsight, was 100% the right choice for us. We were so lucky to get Marco as our primary contact. The main highlights: 1) Marco carefully listens and knows the area well 2) he was always prompt, professional, and friendly in all of his communications 3) he sent us apartment listings that were always in our price range, met most or all of our requirements, but still pushed us to consider outside of our top neighborhood 4) he took care of EVERYTHING when it came to setting up a bank account and getting our utilities activated so that everything was turn-key when we moved in. We also worked with Hugo, who reviewed our visa application and answered all of our questions that required attorney expertise. Overall, we feel extremely grateful to Savvy Cat and would recommend them to anyone interested in moving to Portugal. Mike Vest2023-09-22Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. We used Savvy Cat to help us get our NIFs, get a bank account, secure an apartment lease and hook up our utilities -- all before we arrived in Portugal. Teresa made it all happen on the timeline that we needed, was a great resource throughout the process and after we arrived in Porto, too. I cannot imagine how much more difficult it would have been to do these things on our own. Thanks, Teresa and Savvy Cat!