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Orla Algarve Insights

Insights & Guides

Guides to Building
in the Algarve

Practical guides on building in Portugal and honest answers to the questions we hear most often from clients.

Articles & Guides

From the field

Costs & budget

7 min read

Building Costs in the Algarve 2026: What to Budget for a Villa

2026 Algarve villa build costs: €2,000–€4,000/m², land, tax, fees and a full worked example.

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Land & planning

8 min read

Planning Permission in the Algarve: A Complete Guide for Our Clients

What planning permission involves in Portugal, how long it actually takes, what it costs, and the five mistakes we see clients make most often — before it's too late.

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Build methods

7 min read

Developing Multiple Villas on One Plot in the Algarve: The Smarter Way to Do It

A single plot with five villas sounds straightforward on paper. In practice, it is one of the most technically demanding things you can build in Portugal. Here is why traditional construction makes it so hard, and how our partnership with InHaus changes the equation entirely.

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Renovation

6 min read

Renovating an Old Algarve Property: What You Need to Know Before You Start

An older property in the Algarve can offer something a new build never can — an established location, a mature plot, and a price that leaves room to do something exceptional. But pre-2000 buildings come with things surveys miss. Here's what you are actually taking on.

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Costs & budget

6 min read

When Your Algarve Build Quote Comes Back Too High

A tender price over budget doesn't mean the project is dead — it means the design needs to be rethought. How we rescued a villa at Palmares Ocean Living & Golf that had already been through full tender, and what value engineering actually involves.

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