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by LICY
Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:17 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Mortgage
Replies: 5
Views: 4378

Re: Mortgage

Although we were seeking a mortgage whilst our villa was being built (finished 2012) so may now be out of date we went to Paragon in the UK. The actual mortgage we had was through Santander.there is a branch in CVO. Initially interest was great but we suddenly noticed after a while we were paying a ...
by LICY
Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:10 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Removal company
Replies: 25
Views: 14894

Re: Removal company

spook wrote:Many thanks LICY, safely and happily moved home! Also thank you for reminding me how to PM - like you, I don't do it very often!!!
:D
by LICY
Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:09 am
Forum: Restaurant reviews
Topic: Wolf
Replies: 57
Views: 49234

Re: Wolf

Had another great meal less than 2 weeks ago. We had rib eye on the special. Think the main is €18 with chips and salad. Cannot recall how much hubby paid with drinks and starters. I was absolutely stuffed, even my son in law couldn't eat any more and he has hollow legs. My husband would never pay o...
by LICY
Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:28 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Holiday Lettings
Replies: 7
Views: 6467

Re: Holiday Lettings

Re-read what I said Licy.... I said that if the client pays Holiday lettings the booking fee, not the advertiser, the charge levied to the client on top of the rental price, in most instances is enough to deter the client from proceeding with the booking. THEREFORE....if you are wanting to let via ...
by LICY
Wed Feb 03, 2016 8:20 pm
Forum: Restaurant reviews
Topic: Wolf
Replies: 57
Views: 49234

Re: Wolf

Had another fab meal at the Wolf. Staff attentive. I don't consider €18 for a huge high quality steak to be expensive, certainly be lucky to get an OK steak in Surrey for less than £20. just saying ......
by LICY
Thu Jan 21, 2016 7:10 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Holiday Lettings
Replies: 7
Views: 6467

Re: Holiday Lettings

I could choose to only pay 3% but do not. I had no idea they then charge the guest all that on top. Holiday Lettings is now trip advisor rentals.
by LICY
Wed Jan 20, 2016 8:16 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Holiday Lettings
Replies: 7
Views: 6467

Re: Holiday Lettings

Bruce Wallis wrote:As a point of interest....
You are far better paying Holiday Lettings the annual fee, than having them charge the clients a booking fee on top.
The booking fee will put most clients off!!
Assuming a response to me, the 3% fee is charged to the advertiser not the guest.
by LICY
Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:19 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Removal company
Replies: 25
Views: 14894

Re: Removal company

You also failed to notice that I stated in an earlier post that I could not remember how to pm as it has been a very long time. The fact that you may or may not have had a conversation in Bistro is neither here nor there, the whole point is a point of principle and extremely puzzling. Not even the ...
by LICY
Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:10 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Holiday Lettings
Replies: 7
Views: 6467

Re: Holiday Lettings

Not come across this Widge. As you know we advertise on holiday Lettings and get lots of bookings. Not much left between now and end of October, I will keep my eye open at 2 different links. We are due to renew in a few weeks.
by LICY
Wed Jan 20, 2016 5:04 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Owner's Direct new website bad news
Replies: 20
Views: 19971

Re: Owner's Direct new website bad news

We have used holiday Lettings which now goes through to trip advisor since we began letting. Overall good site but not perfect. The money you charge is the money you get excluding either an annual advert charge or a fee for each booking - you choose. We did approach Affinity but the person that visi...
by LICY
Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:45 pm
Forum: Restaurant reviews
Topic: Wolf
Replies: 57
Views: 49234

Re: Wolf

Toots wrote:
Where is Fin de Mundo anyway? This site is about Carvoeiro

Toots
Couldn't agree more Toots
by LICY
Wed Jan 20, 2016 4:43 pm
Forum: Restaurant reviews
Topic: Wolf
Replies: 57
Views: 49234

Re: Wolf

I have been to the Wolf many times and never had a bad meal, cold veg etc. I have never experienced any similar issues with others whilst eating in the wolf. The manager is a delight as are the staff. I last went there 2 weeks ago. I have taken friends who love it too. You don't need to have gone to...
by LICY
Thu Nov 05, 2015 12:31 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Zoning and 250m2 making existing buildings illegal
Replies: 9
Views: 7317

Re: Zoning and 250m2 making existing buildings illegal

Our plot is 1100 and we were permitted 250. I am sure the 2 plots next to us also were permitted 250. One however was just over 800 plot and the other about 2500. Having said that I now hear the large plot cannot have a residential house. Many years ago it had a single storey car serving building/bu...
by LICY
Wed Oct 14, 2015 7:57 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: IKEA Loule and IZI Build
Replies: 5
Views: 4941

Re: IKEA Loule and IZI Build

Very extensive ground works are going on just off the A22 immediately opposite the turn off to the airport, on the left going from Carvoeiro. Really huge site and it looks as though they are putting in an extra slip road off the motorway slip road toward the airport. If they can finish the ground w...