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   There is nowhere our servants can afford to live. That's a big problem. Also, opening up a 200 room hotel is all very well (loads going up around the Algarve) but where are they going to get the staff from unless they are all live-in?.

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cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 27293	Post Options Post Reply Quote cubsur Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11/April/2025 at 15:00
	There is nowhere our servants can afford to live. That's a big problem. Also, opening up a 200 room hotel is all very well (loads going up around the Algarve) but where are they going to get the staff from unless they are all live-in?.
	Albufeira Resident www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve

Avril Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Contributors Joined: 27/February/2008 Status: Offline Points: 4436	Post Options Post Reply Quote Avril Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12/April/2025 at 21:17
	It's a global problem. Even here in The Heelans, properties come on the market and they are bought up for holiday lets. Locals don't have a chance! During lockdown folks from London who lived in flats sold up and bought 6 bed victorian mansions up here and pushed the property prices sky high! We are also a huge tourist town. Hospitality is at the forefront and as you say staff cannot afford to buy and there is no where to rent! The Hydro do have live-in accommodation but it's limited! When we were over last October-December we got talking to staff down in the marina, a lot of them drive in from quite a distance. We were near St. Bartolemeu de Messines and some of the staff were commuting from that area!
	Consistently inconsistent, Esse sou eu!

cubsur Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 26/January/2006 Status: Offline Points: 27293	Post Options Post Reply Quote cubsur Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 13/April/2025 at 09:43
	Lisbon has already prohibited the issue of more AL licenses in many districts and there are moves that Albufeira will do the same. There are a few properties that can't be used for AL as they cannot comply with the fire regulations, including one in my block, but as you say they are rarely if ever seen for rent. The bar manager where I spend too much time lives outside of Ferreiras, around 5 miles away, because there's nowhere affordable in town.
	Albufeira Resident www.algarvebus.info public transport information for the Algarve