You don’t read Portuguese, but every certificate is
Inspection reports, gas certificates, EPC ratings, AIMA paperwork — all issued in Portuguese. One missing translation and a single tribunal letter can cost you the season.
Built for the EU 2024/1028 deadline
Every Portuguese rental obligation — sorted, in English.
One annual fee, one English-speaking contact, one consolidated invoice. Fire, gas, electrical, EPC, signage, AIMA, insurance — coordinated in English by our UK team and delivered on the ground by Portugal’s licensed specialists, all itemised in your live dashboard.
UK-led, English-language management
Fixed annual price — no surprises
ALEP & Zurich insurance partners
EU Regulation 2024/1028 — booking platforms must verify every AL registration from 20 May 2026.
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EU 2024/1028 enforcement deadline — 2026
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Plans, fixed annual prices
The headache
Why this is broken right now
Compliance for a Portuguese rental villa is not one job. It’s nine, in a language you don’t read, with deadlines that don’t line up.
Nine suppliers. Nine renewal dates. Nine invoices.
Fire, gas, EPC, electrical, signage, insurance, AIMA, alarms, doors. Each contractor sends their own bill, on their own schedule, in their own language. Most owners simply lose track.
May 2026: platforms must verify AL or delist you
EU Regulation 2024/1028 forces Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo to check every AL number against the Portuguese register. Properties that don’t match disappear from search overnight.
How we solve it
How we make it disappear
Three steps. One annual fee. Everything explained, scheduled and renewed on your behalf.
We coordinate Portugal's licensed inspectors. In English.
A UK-accredited fire-door surveyor and a DGEG-authorised gas engineer attend the villa together with our project lead. You get one report, in English, written the way you’d expect a UK survey to be written.
We chase every certificate, you don’t.
ANEPC fire compliance, ADENE EPC, CERTIEL electrical, ALEP/Zurich insurance, AIMA guest registration — lodged on your behalf and stored as English-language PDFs in your dashboard.
Auto-renewals. Live dashboard. Never expires.
We track every expiry date, schedule the next inspection, and escalate anything urgent over WhatsApp in your timezone. Your villa stays compliant without you ever opening a Portuguese government website.
See it working
Every owner gets this dashboard
One login, every certificate, every renewal date. Live below — click around.
One login, every certificate, every renewal date. Built for owners who’d rather be on the beach than on hold to a Portuguese call centre.
Manage 5+ properties? You get a portfolio view.
LovelyStay, SandyBlue, HostWise & FLH partners earn referral commission and a single compliance dashboard for every villa under management.
What we handle
Every Portuguese rental obligation, in one place
Nine separate certificates and renewals, project-managed by our UK team and delivered by Portugal's nationally licensed inspectors and overseen by our UK director.
AL Registration
Câmara + Turismo de Portugal — your official licence number
Essential
Standard
Concierge
Fire Safety Inspection
Annual ANEPC/SCIE compliance — extinguishers, alarms, escape routes
Essential
Standard
Concierge
Fire Door Survey
BS 8214 — annual inspection for 10+ guest villas
Essential
Standard
Concierge
Gas Safety Certificate
Every 2 years — DGEG-authorised engineer
Essential
Standard
Concierge
Electrical Safety Certificate
CERTIEL-registered electrician, on inspection or re-let
Essential
Standard
Concierge
EPC Energy Performance
ADENE-qualified assessor — mandatory every 10 years
Essential
Standard
Concierge
Public Liability Insurance
€75,000 RC — annual ALEP / Zurich policy
Essential
Standard
Concierge
Guest Registration
SEF / AIMA — legally required per check-in, automated
Essential
Standard
Concierge
Mandatory Signage & Complaints Book
AL number plate + livro de reclamações required by law
Essential
Standard
Concierge
Plans
Pick the cover that fits your villa
All plans renew annually with no auto-increase, no surprise fees, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
How fees work
Your annual fee covers our coordination, oversight, dashboard, and English-language support — everything that takes the headache off your hands.
Contractor work — gas, electrical, fire safety, EPC and the rest — is delivered by Portugal’s licensed specialists at preferential rates we negotiate on your behalf. You receive one consolidated invoice from us, fully itemised in your dashboard. Certificates are issued in your name and stored in your dashboard for as long as you’re with us.
Essential
For owners with a single villa, sleeps under 10.
£
390
per villa, per year
Plus contractor costs — itemised in your dashboard
- Fire extinguishers + alarm install
- Annual fire-safety inspection
- AL signage pack
- Online owner dashboard
- Email + WhatsApp support
Standard
Everything most owners need to be fully compliant.
£
690
per villa, per year
Plus contractor costs — itemised in your dashboard
- Everything in Essential
- Gas inspection (every 2 years)
- EPC renewal management
- AIMA guest registration automation
- ALEP / Zurich liability insurance
- Annual compliance certificate PDF
Concierge
For 10+ guest villas, MAT-style fire-door requirements.
£
1,490
per villa, per year
Plus contractor costs — itemised in your dashboard
- Everything in Standard
- Annual fire-rated door inspection
- CERTIEL electrical certification
- Dedicated WhatsApp account manager
- Priority 5-day fault response
- Property manager & agent reports
Working with Portugal's licensed inspection bodies and trusted UK trade authorities
IOSH
ALEP
ANEPC
DGEG
CERTIEL
ADENE
FAQ
Honest answers
I rent through Airbnb. Does this still apply to me?
Yes. AL is the Portuguese licence the property itself needs — it’s independent
of the platform. Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, your own website or word of mouth all
require an active AL registration plus the underlying compliance stack.
What is EU Regulation 2024/1028?
It’s the EU short-term rental data regulation, in force from 20 May 2026.
Platforms must verify every AL registration against the Portuguese register, share
monthly data with authorities, and auto-remove unlicensed listings. It removes the
old escape route of relying on platforms not to check.
Why is this different from a Portuguese property manager?
Property managers handle bookings, cleaning and guest communication — usually
charging 18–22% of rental income. Most don’t bundle compliance, and the few
that do charge it on top in Portuguese. We do compliance only, on a fixed annual
fee, in English. Use both: a property manager for your rentals, us for your paperwork.
Who actually does the inspections?
Local Portuguese subcontractors who are DGEG-authorised (gas), ADENE-registered
(EPC), ANEPC-certified (fire) and CERTIEL-approved (electrical). We project-manage
the entire process, schedule visits with your housekeeper or key-holder, and file
certificates in your dashboard. You get a single English-speaking point of contact.
What if I’m already paid for some of these?
Upload existing certificates during onboarding and we’ll log them. We only
schedule what’s genuinely due, and prorate your subscription accordingly in
year one. No double-billing, no wasted spend.
Are there other costs on top of the annual fee?
Yes — contractor work (gas, electrical, fire safety, EPC, insurance, AL registration) is in addition to your annual fee. We negotiate preferential rates with Portugal’s licensed specialists and pass these through to you, fully itemised in your dashboard. You receive one consolidated invoice from us, not separate invoices from each contractor.
Why use you instead of going to Portuguese contractors directly?
Three reasons. First, we negotiate wholesale rates with our partners — owners typically pay less through us than going direct. Second, you get one English-speaking point of contact and one invoice, not nine. Third, we own the renewal calendar, the document vault, and the relationship with the licensed specialists — so you never miss a deadline, never get caught out by a Portuguese-language email, and never have to chase a contractor yourself.
Who issues the certificates?
Each certificate is issued by the appropriate Portugal-licensed specialist — DGEG-authorised gas engineers, CERTIEL-registered electricians, ADENE-qualified energy assessors, ANEPC-approved fire safety contractors, and AIMA-registered agents. Certificates are issued in your name as the property owner and stored in your dashboard. We coordinate, project-manage and quality-check the entire process.
Who is behind Algarve AL Compliance?
Founded by Dave Naughton, Director of Fire Door Assessment Ltd — a UK firm specialising
in fire-door inspection and compliance. The Portuguese sister service brings that same
UK-survey discipline and English-language reporting to AL compliance, with the on-the-ground
inspections carried out by Portugal's nationally licensed gas, electrical, energy and
registration specialists. Reach Dave at
dave@firedoorassessment.com or
+44 7861 777817.
Where do you launch?
We’re onboarding the first 50 founding villas in the Algarve in Q1 2026, ahead of
the EU 20 May 2026 deadline. Expansion to Lisbon, Cascais and Madeira follows in H2 2026.
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We’re onboarding the first 50 villas in Q1 2026 at the founding price — locked for life. No card needed today — just leave your details and we’ll be in touch.
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