Golf voucher for 4 plus 2 buggies, Boavista Golf & Spa Resort, Lagos. €75. Valid for 10 months. Worth over €400. Can deliver locally or meet at Boavista. 50% proceeds will go to charity.

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Hi, anyone selling their 4x4 - I'm looking for one 10 yrs or under and tidy, regularly maintained and clean history. Preferably petrol and manual. Please pm me if you are thinking of selling.

I need advice on UK and Portuguese Capital Gains Tax, Non Habitual Residence application, and other things. So anyone know of someone with tax knowledge of both countries? Or has anyone had a good experience of doing a NHR themselves?

Thanks..... was yours difficult to get? I am looking for architects who are told 'no' and persistently work away to get it!

Hi, planning to build a house on a great plot but will need a good architect/engineer to get it through the planners. Anyone know of an architect/engineer who is good at getting things through the planners?

With property prices very much on the rise here, and demand outstripping supply in some places, is anyone building or improving properties? I wanted to, but when I factored in: purchase taxes (IMT, stamp duty, etc), then the agents' fees to sell the finished property, and all the other costs, it did...

Yes, thanks Richard for clarifying. I must say EDP were very helpful on the phone so I am inclined to stay with them for the time being.

There are several other suppliers competing for our business other than GALP, and some of them have even cheaper rates. I don't think we'll ever see EDP competitive with their prices because they know many people don't have the gumption to change suppliers.

Everyone is talking about EDP but what about the other energy companies? The whole point is now we can choose cheaper suppliers. Has anyone had experience of the other electricity suppliers - I did a simulation on the ERSE website and GALP seems to come out much cheaper on dual fuel. Anyone have any...

4x4 wanted, Portuguese reg, preferably diesel, less than 8 yrs old. Private buyer, will pay cash.
Tel: 916388119

Yes - there's a great carpenter/furniture maker who does good quality furniture repairs:
Charles, Tel: 914483856 carnaxide1@gmail.com

Ha Ha! No, it was nothing as interesting as that - Homes under the Hammer! Many thanks for the kind offer. If you're over here in (not sunny) Portugal you may run into the same problem though - Doesn't seem to be poss to download BBC TV programmes here. Cant even download Desert Island Disk off the ...

Just been told I was on a BBC programme last week!!!!!!! Would be great to see it, but when I go to the BBC site for that, it says 'download not possible in this area', and someone had already told me you cant download BBCTV programmes outside the UK. Is there any other way to see/download a BBC pro...

Come along to my open studio next weekend 19th sept 3 pm- 8pm and 20th sept 11am-8pm There will be an exhibition of my paintings, it would be a nice opportunity to meet up www.kerstin-wagner-art.de For further information call Kerstin 96 5535474