Hayes → Portugal
From Hayes 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.
From the brief
Portugal is the corridor that has changed 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 UK movers — Hayes families especially. We have moved couples to Cascais, retirees to the Algarve, families to inland Alentejo. All in the past year.
The route from Hayes runs through France and over the western Pyrenees into Galicia, then south. Or it runs 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.
Scope
Surveyor across Hayes, Yiewsley, Hounslow, Southall and the surrounding catchment. Same crew loads west London and hands off to the destination team at the Portuguese frontier.
Native Portuguese; handles porteiros, condomínio chairs, regional couriers. The Portuguese moving day has its own rhythm — we keep up with it.
UK-end customs paperwork, filed on your behalf with HMRC.
Bilingual customs inventory and entry-point declaration. Lisbon and Porto have different filing routes; we use the right one.
All-risks underwritten cover from Hayes to your Portuguese keys.
Atlantic salt air affects canvas, leather, electronics, paper. Inland Alentejo heat affects stored furniture. We pack and route accordingly — flagged at survey.
Indoor depot in Hayes; partner depot in Lisbon. Climate-controlled options for sensitive items.
It's the same family on the phone from first call through to the delivery day callback.
Paperwork
D7 · NHR · NIF — three acronyms that will shape your first year.
Where we go
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.
Riverside apartments and Vila Nova de Gaia townhouses; granite stair work; we bring the right kit for upstairs lifts.
Lagos, Tavira, Albufeira, Vilamoura. Gated developments; condomínio sign-offs; weekday-only delivery windows.
Caldas da Rainha, Óbidos, Nazaré. Quieter, slower, mostly straightforward delivery. Coastal salt-air packing recommended.
Évora, Beja, the wine country. Inland heat — climate-controlled storage available at the Lisbon depot for sensitive items.
On price
A surveyor walks your Hayes-area 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 a single fixed figure.
Hayes → Portugal · door to door
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