look who ever got this debate off on the prices of beer in other countries has got the wrong end of the stick - this is about Portugal - the cost of living is about 33.3% of that in UK or Belhium or most northern European countries - so how come some bars charge exorbitant prices - they do it becaus...

Hi, yes, this is it exactly, - when there are good times these charges may not be so noticeable but when people are being put under pressure financially at home - then every penny counts and you become more attentive to spending and no doubt about it the recession has not hit home here in the Algarv...

Hi AE thanks, unfortunately it is our lawyer that is charging us these fees - it seems a big difference from your lawyer to ours particularly also as the other couple are absolutely identical to us - so he sends us both the same bill, and presumably despatches the amount on both our behalfs at same ...

Hey, how much you property owners paying your fiscal rep my wife and I jointly own a property with another couple and we are paying €200.00 to our fiscal rep ( the other couple are also paying him €200.00 per annum ) All he does for this is he asks once a year to pay around €196.00 IMI Tax ( other c...

Hey, how much you property owners paying your fiscal rep my wife and I jointly own a property with another couple and we are paying €200.00 to our fiscal rep - who asks once a year to pay around €196.00 IMI Tax and for that privilege we have to pay him the €200.00 - seems a tad expensive just for ha...

Hi we had our wills made in June 08 - cost us exactly 1000.00 the lot - that is two wills - husband and wife - it involved solicitor, 2 witness.s who could speak english and portugese and Notary - the notary read out both wills in portugese and our lawyer translated them into english and also gave u...

Soggy oggies are good for you - supposed to have good cholestrol in them

we are not actually in a recession we are in a Pre Boom
so the best is yet to come
happy days are here again

Bruce, yes, this is it exactly, it is great to eat out, love doing it, but when one can't afford it with all the financial issues that ones now faces then youhave to look for value. So if the providers of services no matter what they are, no matter where they are in Algarve, USA, UK, Germany, Sweden...

Well, I like eating out also - but when you see prices going up like they have and inputs have not - then someone is creaming it - if someone is making excessive profit then they can cut their prices and still make a good living even if times are tough. The fundamental rules are you have two choices...

Hi yes, the problem is that the restauranters do not yet realise that the reason their trade is down so much is that people do not have the money in their pockets anymore like they used to. So therefore not as many people going on holiday yet the restaurants think the problem is no people but those ...

Yeah, it is good to hear that some at least are getting the message - all around the world business has to reduce their profit margins to survive - Algarva was definitely creaming if off over last year or two - they must act quickly before the summer - even before the Easter trade I believe so that ...

HI I have been visiting Algarve " Carvoeiro " for a number of years and would like to continue to do so - but over the last year in particular I have noticed restaurant prices have all risen significantly in Carvoeiro / Algarve - that may have been ok when times were good - but I am looking all arou...