New figures from Portugal’s Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) reveal that the number of foreigners living in Portugal has increased for the sixth year in a.
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Interest in property on the Algarve from Brits is soaring. (Picture: Association of Portuguese Resorts)
Cold days and long winter nights in lockdown have left people dreaming of sunnier climes according to property experts.
The Association of Portuguese Resorts said almost a quarter of international enquiries at the end of 2020 were from the UK and Ireland, while Taylor Wimpey Espana says its website traffic has rocketed in the first month of January.
Javier Piñanes, Spanish tourism board officer in London, said: There is a strong desire to travel on the part of the British and they emphasise Spain is the destination they want to travel to, it is their top destination for holiday.”