From Tottenham through France and across the Pyrenees to Lisbon, Porto, the Algarve, the Silver Coast. The D7, the NHR, and the NIF — three acronyms that will shape your first year.
Portugal is the corridor that has changed most over the last decade.
Portugal is the corridor that has shifted most over the last decade. The D7 visa, the NHR tax regime (now reformed), and the slow rediscovery of the Algarve and Silver Coast have made Portugal an arrival country for North London households — Tottenham families especially. We have moved couples to Cascais, retirees to the Algarve, and families to inland Alentejo over the past year alone.
The route from N17 runs through France and over the western Pyrenees into Galicia, then south. Or through the Channel, down the Atlantic, and across the Spanish border at Badajoz. Coastal versus inland matters; we plan around it. The NIF is your first piece of Portuguese paperwork; everything else flows from it.
All included
What sits inside
your written quote.
Door-to-door collection from your N17/N15/N22 address
Surveyor across the Tottenham catchment. Same crew loads in North London and hands off to the destination team at the Portuguese frontier.
Portuguese-speaking coordinator
Native Portuguese. Handles porteiros, condomínio chairs, regional couriers. The Portuguese moving day has its own rhythm.
EORI and ToR1 filing
UK-end customs paperwork, filed on your behalf with HMRC.
Portuguese alfândegas paperwork
Bilingual customs inventory and entry-point declaration. Lisbon and Porto have different filing routes; we use the right one.
Goods-in-transit cover
All-risks underwritten cover from Tottenham to your Portuguese keys.
Coastal vs inland packing
Atlantic salt air affects canvas, leather, electronics, paper; inland Alentejo heat affects stored furniture. Flagged at survey, packed accordingly.
Storage either side
Indoor depot in N17; partner depot in Lisbon. Climate-controlled options for sensitive items.
The paperwork side
What you will need
to bring with you.
NIF · Número de Identificação Fiscal
Portuguese tax number — your first piece of paperwork. Required for everything: bank account, lease, utilities, property. Free; apply at any finanças office or via a Portuguese fiscal representative.
D7 visa · Passive-income / retirement visa
Common route for UK citizens. Apply at the Portuguese consulate before you travel. We do not process visas — but we time the move to align with your residency confirmation.
NHR · Non-Habitual Residence tax regime
Reformed in late 2024. Speak to a Portuguese tax advisor before relying on the old terms.
EORI number · UK Economic Operator Registration
Filed by us with HMRC.
ToR1 declaration · Transfer of Residence relief
Duty-free relief for household goods owned over six months.
Coastal and inland
Where we go,
salt-air or sun-baked.
Lisbon
Pastel-fronted apartments, narrow calçadas, the Tram 28 limit on lorry access in Alfama. Final-mile via small vehicles; permit chain handled by the destination team.
Porto
Riverside apartments and Vila Nova de Gaia townhouses; granite stair work; we bring the right kit for upstairs lifts.
Caldas da Rainha, Óbidos, Nazaré. Quieter and slower; mostly straightforward delivery. Coastal salt-air packing recommended.
Alentejo
Évora, Beja, the wine country. Inland heat — climate-controlled storage available at the Lisbon depot for sensitive items.
On price
A surveyor walks your Tottenham property in person. The Algarve and Lisbon are our regular runs; the Silver Coast and Alentejo add a final-mile leg. We factor coastal vs inland storage at the destination if your dates need it. The written quote is one number.
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We had been planning Portugal for two years and the actual move took three weeks of attention rather than three months. A surveyor walked our Tottenham Green flat; the written quote was the figure that ran on the day. The Lisbon depot held our belongings while the escritura signed; the delivery hit the morning we collected the keys at Cascais. The Portuguese coordinator had briefed our porteiro the day before. Customs cleared, paperwork on the kitchen counter, balcony onto the Atlantic.
James & Olu WhitcombeTottenham Green (N17) → Cascais, Lisbon coast
Common questions
On the Portugal route,
specifically.
Depends on the route, your volume, and customs throughput. Lisbon is a faster haul than the Algarve simply for the distance. The Spanish-Portuguese border at Badajoz clears reliably. The written quote includes a likely window for the specific destination.
Yes — for almost everything afterwards: the lease, the utilities, the bank, sometimes the alarm code. Apply through a Portuguese fiscal representative before you travel. The move itself does not require it; your settled life there does.
It is for many — passive-income or retirement profiles especially. The rules have shifted since 2024; consult a Portuguese immigration solicitor on which visa fits. We move households; we do not advise on visas.
The non-habitual-resident tax regime was reformed in late 2024. Speak to a Portuguese tax advisor before relying on the old terms. Worth knowing about; outside our scope to advise on.
Almost certainly not. Alfama's calçadas are tram-and-pedestrian; the final mile is by small van or hand-cart, staging from a permitted loading point. The destination team handles the city-council permit chain.
Yes. Portuguese conveyancing has its own rhythm — promessa to escritura can take months. We hold goods at our Lisbon partner depot until the escritura signs.
Coastal moves get coastal-grade packing — sealed barriers for canvas, leather, electronics, paper. Standard packing is fine for inland Alentejo or Évora destinations. Specified at survey.
Yes — peak season for moves into and out of the Algarve. Book the survey early; depot space tightens July–August. Climate-controlled storage available in Lisbon for sensitive items if dates slip.
Yes — climate-controlled transport with customs-clean documentation. There are quantity thresholds beyond which Portuguese alfândegas treat the consignment as commercial; we audit at survey.