Perhaps, as you are non-resident, they mean your address in the UK? Again, perhaps the PIN number they're requesting is because they are trying to do your tax returns via the net. If that's so, the PIN number has to be requested at the tax office by you.

Of course they would if it became public, they'd have no choice. But please don't compare Spain to Portugal. In the Malaga district there are hundreds of British expats who've uprooted their families and are living the good life totally illegally and their underage kids don't go to school nor do the...

Just a thought but I hope that people who buy property in Portugal also realise that it won't be that easy to sell in the future, unless perhaps it's in the Algarve which seems to be different to the rest of Portugal. There's a long standing tradition in Portugal to buy your own land and have an arc...

wonder if camara offices have them? yeah right!

Actually, they do as do the public hospitals and the courts. The system works, believe me, I've tried it (in the public hospital) and was impressed with the response and action taken.

I know someone who got their electrician to uprate the fuse,it´s not 100% legal,but it saves a lot of fannying about. Just for info. For the electrician to do that, he must tamper with EDP property and remove the seal. All's well and good until you need to get the EDP round for something. Each brok...

Nightrider said " By the way I can also confirm that I and one other do not want or receive one little feather for our nests, as people on this very forum will confirm " Apologies (if necessary) I was in absolutely no way suggesting that either you or anyone else on this forum were "feathering their...

I don't wish to offend but I think you should think twice before posting "hearsay" as opposed to first-hand experiences. I also think that posting a direct link to the original article might be wiser than copying and pasting someone else's text.

Don't have any complaints personally and have been using them for a long time. Why the rampant negativity? Is this first-hand experience or just a newspaper clipping? Which service do you use?

Nightrider - the property I'm talking about is in Portugal - I have never owned a property in the UK so don't know what the situation is there. Re the council picking up on unpaid bills. In my area, the piped water is the responsibility of a privately run company and nothing to do with the council. ...

As long as the contracts/bills do not show the owner's name anywhere, the owner cannot be held responsible for previously unpaid bills. The people whose names appear on the contract/bills are responsible for paying. I know this from personal experience. A flat which I own was rented out and the tena...

The tickets for the festival went on sale today either at FNAC or through the ticketline (multibanco) - price 40 € per day or 70 € for 4 days. This is the 10th festival so it should be a good line up to celebrate but only Xutos e Pontapés and a German group - Gentlemen have been confirmed so far. If...

Peter - have you read The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon by Richard Zimler. If not, you'll find it very interesting. It's a great story set among secret Jews living in Lisbon in the sixteenth century - contains excellent historical information apart from being a good story. Richard Zimler was born in New ...

Why do we have to throw away all the old stuff as soon as something new comes on the market? People who do that only fuel the fire because they absolutely must have the latest gadgets. As far as I know the old ones still work perfectly well. I still have all my old vhs videos of my kids growing up a...

What the h*ll has all that got to do with Carvoeiro!?

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