Five free AI-powered apps to help you check a property, plan a renovation, or track a licensing process — before you spend money on a professional. And when you need a real engineer, that's where we come in.
Every app runs in your browser, takes 2–5 minutes, and gives you a non-binding pre-screening — not a legal or professional determination. Useful to size the work, flag obvious problems, and decide if a paid consultation is worth it.
Cross-check your project against the relevant municipality's PDM and the regulation text you paste in. The 16 concelhos of the Algarve, each with its own quirks.
Can I build / extend / convert this? Combines zoning, cadastro, RAN/REN, coastal servitude (POOC), and flood risk into one pre-screening answer with a risk score.
Track your câmara municipal process against RJUE baseline timelines, check off the instrutório document list, and paste any notification in to get a plain-language explanation.
A ballpark €/m² range for older Algarve properties plus a list of which items are likely exempt vs. likely to trigger a licença. Useful for sanity-checking a project before commissioning real quotes.
A rough likely class range (A+ to F) for the property, before the certified perito visits. Useful for agents and sellers to set expectations and flag quick wins.
We do the work ourselves, in-house, with 20+ years of civil engineering experience in the Algarve. For adjacent services (architects, topographers, legal), we coordinate trusted partners so you don't have to run the procurement yourself.
Independent site supervision to protect the buyer's interest: workmanship checks, schedule control, conformity with the licensed project.
Real (paid) version of App 01 — full PDM cross-check, pareceres, communications with the câmara, due-diligence reports for buyers.
End-to-end gestão of licenciamento, comunicação prévia, or PIP processes with the câmara. Real version of App 03.
Brief, contractor selection, contract review, on-site coordination. Real version of App 04.
The free apps exist because the same questions come up over and over with foreign buyers, small architecture studios, and small builders in the Algarve: "can I build here?", "how long will the câmara take?", "is this renovation going to need a licença?" — and the answers are scattered across 16 different PDMs, dozens of laws, and one câmara that's slower than the next.
The apps give you a fast, honest pre-screening. The professional services give you a real engineer. Both exist because nobody else is offering them in one place.
Are the apps really free?
Yes. They run in your browser and use a small amount of AI credits per screening. No account, no payment, no email required to use the apps.
Are the apps a legal or professional determination?
No. They are preliminary screening only. See our terms of use and the disclaimer in every app.
Do you store the data I type into the apps?
Your last few screenings are saved in your browser's local storage (not on our servers) so you can come back to them. See the privacy policy.
I have a property in Lagos / Tavira / Silves — does the Compliance Checker work for my concelho?
Yes, all 16 concelhos of the Algarve are covered. Accuracy depends on the regulation text you paste in — without it, the tool will flag what to check rather than invent numbers.
I'm a non-resident buyer (UK / DE / NL / FR) — can you help?
Yes, we work with non-resident buyers regularly. NIF, NISS, bank account opening, and the AIMA residency process are part of the support we coordinate with local solicitors and tax advisers.
We reply within one working day. Algarve region, Portugal — also serving Lisbon and the Alentejo coast on request.