The Search

One thing we had noted at this point and is worth while anybody who is thinking of doing something similar, Portugal is generally a poor country, and many of the Portuguese see English people as rich, of course we know this is not true, but in comparison to them I guess we are, so be careful as soon as the locals know you are English the Euros will rise! You will have to accept the fact that you may pay over the odds, unless you gain a lot of local knowledge. Saying this even at probably inflated prices it is still cheap and if you are happy with what you pay, then the deal is a good one.  There are many websites that will guide you, research estate agent sites they are fairly realistic as they need to try and get a sale locally as well as abroad.