Properties for rent in Portugal

To go searching for "Aluga-se" - signs ("for-rent") to find properties for rent in Portugal, may be a difficult task if you don't speak Portuguese, or at least Spanish or French. There are a large number of home-owners in Portugal willing to let their houses and apartments, or even businesses, for a short or a longer period of time.

Prices may range from approximately €50,- per week for a small unfurnished flat, to €500,- per week for a luxury apartment in parts of Lisbon, Porto, or other major cities in Portugal. In these areas you will find mostly apartments to let. Houses, Quintas and Villas are more to be found in the Algarve, at the Silver Coast, or in the country regions - regions where they produce some of the fantastic wine in Portugal.

Short term rent will always be more expensive, and to rent a property in high season or at public holidays in Portugal, will not be the best bargain. It is also more expensive to rent a property close by some of the many famous golf courses in Portugal.

Home-owners of today with properties in Portugal, are usually advertising their property for rent at an estate-agent, so it has become much easier to get your hand on also the cheapest properties on the market. To handle the affair through an estate-agent is safe, fast and gives good results. All the administrative work is provided by the agency, and you don't have the language-barrier. This is probably the best way to find a property for rent in Portugal.