CONSTANTINO JORDAN | Algarve Come & Live Here !
Algarve Come & Live Here !
Constantino Jordan , property and tourism investment advisor , talks to Peter Callaghan about the campaign ‘ Algarve Come and Live Here ’.
An informal working group of companies have recently commenced a campaign for people to consider residing in the Algarve . It was a natural progression for a destination which commenced with tourism , moved on to people buying a holiday home and then to residential tourism . Constantino now believes this will move forward to full time residency . As the Algarve is shortly to receive 4G broadband it becomes an obvious place for people to be able to use their home as a place to live and a place of work .
This civic movement , as Constantino calls it , has already attracted the attention of the municipalities throughout the region and two , São Bras and Tavira , have joined already . The campaign which features on Facebook and www . algarvecomeandlivehere . com is growing daily and people are beginning to understand that remote working is becoming a mainstream for businesses . No longer have we to consider it necessary to become office bound in a city .
According to a recent study by Eurostat , the European official statistics agency , overall prices in Portugal were lower than average prices throughout the 27-member European Union . Taking all products together , costs in Portugal were 13 % lower than average and 16 % lower than the UK . With the benefit of low cost carriers arriving from many destinations in the UK to Faro every hour the cost of commuting to a UK city on a monthly basis from Faro is far less expensive than an annual commuter UK season rail ticket . This collective action group is keen to make people aware that there are many opportunities now to reside in the Algarve on a permanent basis enjoying all the attractions it has to offer . Seniors are as well increasingly aware of the big improvements in health services . Three new and modern private hospitals have even pushed the Algarve to being a destination for health tourism .
A recent visitor to Loule stated that they intended to return to purchase a property in the region as they found the constant inclement weather in the UK was just too depressing . Anne Darlington , a resident for over 20 years , who represents the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce , says ‘ this proactive campaign is exciting and innovative ’. Moving to the Algarve would be no different from moving from the North to the South of England . With modern technology working ethics have changed considerably . With the ever-increasing popularity of Skype it is now possible to have conference calls at any time with Portugal being the only country in Europe on the same time zone as the UK . Working in the sunshine beats the drudgery of commuting .
Perhaps this campaign should be Algarve Come , Live and Work Here !
For more information contact : Constantino Jordan Property & Tourism Investment Advisory Email : info @ constantinojordan . com
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