Braga, Guimarães, Viana do Castelo, Ponte de Lima, Paredes de Coura and up the river to Cerveira. Village houses, quintas, granite ruins and new builds on the edge of town. We inspect before you sign and put a cost range on what we find, so you know what the place will cost you once it’s finished. From €490 + IVA, report within 48 hours, travel quoted up front.
This is the wettest corner of the country and the buildings show it. Thick granite walls, usually with no damp-proof course, timber floors close to the ground and roofs that have been patched for decades. A lot of village houses were extended in stages with brick and concrete, and the joint between old and new is where the water tends to get in.
Rural purchases carry risks that have nothing to do with the walls. Boundaries that don’t match the caderneta, a ruin that can’t legally be rebuilt, a septic tank or well nobody has looked at, a track that crosses a neighbour’s land. We note what we see on site so your lawyer knows what to check.
Every report ends with a condition grade and a clear recommendation: buy, proceed with caveats, renegotiate or walk away, with costed negotiation points. A Portuguese version is included for your lawyer.
Quintas, ruins and sites with several buildings are quoted from the listing. Worth reading first: buying a quinta in Portugal: what the agent won’t tell you.
Town pages: Braga and Guimarães.
What the inspection covers in full: pre-purchase inspection →
| Property size | Fee + IVA |
|---|---|
| Up to 150 m² | €490 |
| 151 to 250 m² | €690 |
| 251 to 400 m² | €890 |
| Over 400 m², rural or several buildings | Quoted from the listing |
Included: the inspection, the written report within 48 hours, photos and readings, repair cost ranges, the negotiation pack and a Portuguese version. Travel outside the Porto area is quoted up front. Payment by bank transfer, half the day before the visit and half when the report is delivered.
Add-ons if you need them: express report in 24 hours €150, energy upgrade spec €120, renovation plan and call €590, re-check after the seller’s repairs €290, drone roof survey €290. All + IVA. Full price list →
Weighing up two or three places at once? That’s Property Advisory. Not sure which you need? Start here.
A real report from October 2026, with the client and address taken out. The findings, costs and advice are as issued. No sign-up.
Read the sample reportWhat to check before you sign the CPCV — the defects we find again and again on real surveys, from damp and roofs to the condominium paperwork almost nobody reads. Two pages, from a builder, free.
From €2,200 + IVA we inspect your top three options, cost the renovation on each, compare them side by side and give you a straight recommendation — buy this one, not that one, and here's why. The full picture, before you commit.
Buying to renovate? Once you've bought, we can manage the whole build for you, independently — finding and vetting the builder, tendering the work so the prices are real, and running the job to a certified finish. See Project Management.
Travel outside the Porto area is quoted up front, in writing, before you book.
Yes. We look at the structure, what can be kept and what a rebuild is likely to cost, and list the licensing questions your lawyer and the Câmara need to answer. Quoted from the listing.
Within 48 hours of the inspection, with photos, readings, a cost range on every finding and a Portuguese version for your lawyer. Up against a deadline? The express report comes within 24 hours for €150 + IVA.
No, and most of our clients aren’t. We arrange access, do the inspection, send the report and go through it with you on a video call.
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