About
About Madeira Real Estate
An independent, buyer-side research site for foreign and domestic buyers looking at property in Madeira. Run from Madeira - not a licensed broker.
Who we are
Madeira Real Estate is an independent publication run from Madeira. We intentionally do not hold an AMI licence - we don't sell property, don't earn commission on transactions, and don't list inventory. Our job is to research the bureaucratic, tax, and legal surface that shapes a Madeira property purchase, and to point you at professionals who can execute on it.
Why this exists
The incumbent options on page one of Google are local agencies (who can't credibly publish buyer-side regulatory content because they sell properties), mainland Portuguese advisory sites (who ignore island-specific rules like Madeira's own IMT tables, its lower regional IRS rates, or parish-level AL zoning), and international portals (impersonal, commission-seeking, no advisory content). The end-to-end foreign-buyer journey for Madeira specifically has no owner. That's the gap this site fills.
How we work
Every regulatory and tax page is dated, cites primary sources, and names the statute it derives from (Law 56/2023, DL 10/2024, DL 76/2024, IFICI Article 58-A EBF, DL 97/2026). Whenever a rule changes, the affected pages are re-dated.
How we make money
No firm listed today pays us or has an agreement with us. Lawyers will not pay us for referrals or a share of their fees: the Portuguese bar statute does not allow it (Estatuto da Ordem dos Advogados, arts. 90.º and 107.º). The plan is fixed-price advertising, labelled as such, and referral fees from other professionals where their own rules allow it. Any such payment is disclosed on the listing and does not influence who we list: listings rest on public checks (registration, practice, languages), not on what anyone pays. We do not accept payment for editorial coverage. Ever.
Trust and accuracy
If you find a factual error, tell us through the contact form. Corrections are published on the affected page with a dated edit note. If we've cited the wrong statute or misread a decree, we fix it and re-date the page. If you're about to sign something, always verify with your own Portuguese property lawyer - our content is informational, not legal or fiscal advice.
Important notice - AMI licensing. We are not a licensed real-estate broker and do not hold an AMI licence. We do not list or broker property. We refer buyers to independently vetted licensed professionals.
Editorial team
Madeira Real Estate Editorial
Editor + researcher - buyer-side real-estate content · Madeira Island, Portugal
Editorial team based in Madeira. Runs this site because the existing resources left too many questions for foreign and domestic buyers. Not AMI-licensed by choice - buyer-side editorial cannot credibly double as a sales channel.
- ·Based in Madeira
- ·No AMI real-estate brokerage licence - intentional, to preserve buyer-side editorial neutrality
Contact: write to us through the contact form