Portugal Rental Search
Your guide to the Portuguese rental market
This service includes:
- Consultation with a relocation specialist to discuss your rental needs
- Up to 50 rental listings for your review
- In-person or video walk-throughs of up to 3 houses or apartments
- Negotiation on your behalf with the landlord
- Translation and review of the lease
- Support to close the transaction
Optional add-on: Add more showings at any time for $175/additional walkthrough
How It Works
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Create your wishlist
Talk to an expert to pick the right town for you, review your budget, and discuss your search parameters
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Review your options
Your relocation specialist will send you listings that meet your specifications. Choose up to 3 for walkthroughs.
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Rental walk-throughs
We conduct up to 3 remote video walkthroughs or accompanied visits for you. Add more for $175/walkthrough at any time.
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Close the deal
We will negotiate your lease, provide translation services if required, and do a full lease review before you sign.
Frequently asked questions
Where do you offer the rental search service?
We offer our Portugal rental search anywhere in mainland Portugal and Madeira. We work through a network of local real estate contacts to find opportunities anywhere in the country. At this time we are not able to provide our rental search service in the Azores.
What documentation will I need to rent a property in Portugal?
In most cases landlords will want to see your passport, proof of income, and proof of a Portuguese NIF (tax identification number). Some landlords may ask for additional documentation, such as your last tax return, proof of a guarantor, or more.
What if I don't know where I want to live yet?
That’s ok! We often work with clients to help them decide where to live in Portugal. We will discuss your needs and desired lifestyle in our kickoff call, suggest several towns or neighborhoods that you might like, and share descriptions and videos of each town/neighborhood so you can make an informed decision.
How far in advance should I book?
We recommend booking 2-3 months before you would like to sign a lease. This will give us adequate time to discuss location, align on your wants and needs, and review listings before starting our walkthroughs.
The Portuguese rental market is competitive, and listings come and go quickly. We want to search for several weeks to increase the chances a listing will pop up that you love.
Do I need to be in Portugal? Can we do the rental search remotely?
We can absolutely conduct a rental search remotely. We offer comprehensive video walkthroughs of properties throughout Portugal. We always provide video of the interior of a rental, the exterior and access points of the rental, and the neighborhood. We will also send you notes on the location and proximity to the nearest amenities of interest (e.g. grocery store, school, park, beach).
Disclaimer: StartAbroad will provide recommendations and act on a client’s behalf based on the client’s specifications, however StartAbroad is not responsible, nor will StartAbroad provide refunds, if a client has issues with a rental after a lease is signed.
StartAbroad client reviews
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StartAbroad made the process easy and manageable. Anna is the BEST, she informed me of the necessary steps to get me to Portugal. StartAbroad helped with housing, needed documents, and the million questions I had. I highly recommend their services if you want an easy and very manageable process to travel and live overseas.
Joyce L.
Portugal Concierge Client
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Richard F.
Rental Search Client
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“These guys saved our family so much time – it’s quite difficult to quantify the value of their service…clearly they care very much about what they are doing and their work reflects this. Thanks again guys!