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by Cook Family
Tue Sep 29, 2015 9:45 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Changes to the reporting of letting income
Replies: 93
Views: 65692

Re: Changes to the reporting of letting income

Pato - just keeping up with the non-stop communication and invoices from Sovereign is a job in itself!

Spook - QdP is run by the on-site management team. If you are looking for a long-term rental you could contact Conni Leibner: reservas@quinta-do-paraiso.pt in the first instance.
by Cook Family
Tue Sep 29, 2015 12:30 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Changes to the reporting of letting income
Replies: 93
Views: 65692

Re: Changes to the reporting of letting income

Yes - it turns out that QdP are reporting rental visitors on our behalf. We had to ask Sovereign for clarification first though!
by Cook Family
Tue Sep 29, 2015 10:17 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Changes to the reporting of letting income
Replies: 93
Views: 65692

Re: Changes to the reporting of letting income

We are registered for AL as we let our property via QdP, so we will have to conform to this legislation. Yet another layer level of bureaucracy - I thought it was a 'simplified tax regime'?
by Cook Family
Mon Sep 28, 2015 8:30 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Changes to the reporting of letting income
Replies: 93
Views: 65692

Re: Changes to the reporting of letting income

We received the same email from Sovereign today, offering to record the names of our renters for 'only 25 euros per entry'. Now, as we rent our property out through Quinta do Paraiso management, we may have many different renters per year. We will be clarifying with Sovereign, but it seems to me tha...
by Cook Family
Thu Jun 25, 2015 8:52 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Legal recommendation needed please
Replies: 4
Views: 3823

Re: Legal recommendation needed please

Thanks for your replies.

We've now resolved the original matter ourselves but it's highlighted the fact that it would be a lot more convenient to have a lawyer in the Carvoeiro area for ease of contact.

We'll look into contacting Maria Alves.
by Cook Family
Wed Jun 24, 2015 9:48 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Legal recommendation needed please
Replies: 4
Views: 3823

Legal recommendation needed please

We've got an issue with our Portuguese mortgage provider which could possibly require some input from a legal perspective - either from someone to act on our behalf, or (hopefully) just a phone call from a Portuguese speaker to resolve the issue. Would anyone be able to recommend someone to do this ...
by Cook Family
Tue Sep 10, 2013 7:38 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Flights for Next Year
Replies: 6
Views: 5277

Re: Flights for Next Year

Trying a different airport in the UK may also be an option. There'll be a longer journey but it could save a lot of money. We live in Leeds but flew to Faro from Glasgow for the last week of the English school holidays. Scottish children were already back at school and the difference in flight price...
by Cook Family
Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:14 pm
Forum: Quinta do Paraiso
Topic: WiFi
Replies: 3
Views: 8293

Re: WiFi

We were there last week and tried the wifi for the first time. Worked fairly well, especially in the bar area. Worked in our house as well, but not all the time. Certainly pleased the kids to be able to message and facetime their friends back home for free.
by Cook Family
Tue Jun 18, 2013 4:57 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Portuguese to English translation needed
Replies: 4
Views: 3567

Re: Portuguese to English translation needed

Thanks for your replies. A combination of Google translate plus SDL free translation gave me a decent English version.
by Cook Family
Mon Jun 17, 2013 4:49 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Portuguese to English translation needed
Replies: 4
Views: 3567

Portuguese to English translation needed

We've received a letter from our Portuguese mortgage providers but, unhelpfully, it's in Portuguese! I can get the general gist of it but I think the letter contains some specific instruction with regard to our mortgage payments, so we need a proper translation and as soon as possible. I was thinkin...
by Cook Family
Thu Jan 17, 2013 8:30 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Clay pigeon shooting?
Replies: 3
Views: 4821

Re: Clay pigeon shooting?

Thanks for your help - I'll pass the info on.
by Cook Family
Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:32 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Clay pigeon shooting?
Replies: 3
Views: 4821

Clay pigeon shooting?

A colleague of my husband's is coming to Vilamoura this year. He's been searching the internet - without success - to see whether he can take part in his favourite sport, clay pigeon shooting, whilst on holiday. He's willing to travel around the Algarve if there's anything going on - does anyone kno...
by Cook Family
Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:10 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Lisbon/Cascais
Replies: 12
Views: 6060

Re: Lisbon/Cascais

I can re-iterate these opinions. When we spent a few days in Lisbon it was very easy to hop on the train from Cais do Sodre station and get off at the various beaches along the line - so it will be the same in the opposite direction. I think Cascais was at the end of this particular train line if I ...
by Cook Family
Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:01 pm
Forum: Restaurant reviews
Topic: Mama mia pizzeria
Replies: 12
Views: 11729

Re: Mama mia pizzeria

Well, you can all save your legs as Trattoria Oliveira is now re-opening from May until the end of September. It's being run by a business contact of the QdP management and will offer pizza and pasta.
by Cook Family
Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:04 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: You heard it here first...
Replies: 12
Views: 6317

Re: You heard it here first...

QdP owners were notified in a recent letter from the management that Trattoria Oliveira would not re-open this year as usual. They're consolidating their food offer at the poolside bar/restaurant area and will provide meals plus a bar snack menu from there instead, so you should still be able to pic...