Best English-speaking estate agents in Almada and Costa da Caparica (2026)

How we built this list

We included an agency if it has an office in Almada municipality, or markets property there from an office nearby, and holds an AMI licence that we found on the IMPIC public register on 24 September 2026. We read each agency’s website, including the legal footer, the same day. Languages are those stated on each website. We set out to list only agencies that work in English with international clients, but on the south bank few do: four of the eight publish an English website, and the rest are Portuguese-only online. We list them all, because a local office often matters more than a translated website, and we say plainly which is which.

Portugal Owners is listed first because it is our own free matching service; it is not an estate agency. No agency paid to be listed. The agencies are not ranked; they are grouped by type and listed alphabetically. If a fact here is wrong or out of date, tell us through the contact page.

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Portugal Owners: free agent matching

Portugal Owners (portugalowners.com) is an independent English-language guide for foreign owners, not an estate agency. Tell us about the property (area, type, rough value), where you live and your timing, and we reply with two or three agencies from this list that suit it, with the reasons, usually within two working days. In Almada that often means weighing a local office against English-language service, since few offer both. It’s free for sellers and buyers, and no agency pays to appear on this page. We also publish the tax and cost guides behind a sale, including a selling calculator for Portuguese capital gains tax and net proceeds. Tell us about your property.

Tradeoff: we don’t list, value or sell property ourselves, so viewings, pricing and the sale itself are handled by the agency you choose.

Comparison table

Agency	Type	Segment	Languages (stated on website)	AMI licence (checked on IMPIC)	Says it acts for buyers
Portugal Owners	Free matching service (not an estate agency)	All segments, sellers and buyers	English	Not applicable	Suggests 2–3 agencies that fit your property
Century 21 P.M. Paiva & Associados	Network (franchise)	Sales, rentals, construction projects	Portuguese site only	6451	Not stated
Engel & Völkers (from Lisbon shops)	Network (licence partner)	Residential, investment, luxury, villas	EN, PT, ES (Lisbon); EN, PT (Restelo)	15208	Not stated
ERA Caparica	Network (franchise)	Residential, Costa da Caparica	Not stated	15076	Not stated
ERA Charneca da Caparica	Network (franchise)	Not stated	Not stated	6615	Not stated
RE/MAX Caparica	Network (franchise)	General residential sales and rentals	Website has an English version	3132	Offers a “free and personalized service for buyers”
RE/MAX Summit	Network (franchise)	Not stated	Not stated	25226	Not stated
Apires Imobiliária	Independent	Costa da Caparica specialist since 1998	Website in PT, EN, FR	19708	Not stated
SCI Properties	Independent (based in Seixal)	Residential and rural, international clients	Website in PT, EN, FR	6650	Not stated

Listing agencies act for the seller under the mediation contract. None of these offices states a dedicated buyer’s-agent service.

International networks and franchises

Century 21 P.M. Paiva & Associados

This Century 21 franchise is run by P.M. Paiva & Associados – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda. The office is at Rua Pedro Costa 1205, Charneca da Caparica, in the parish that includes Aroeira and Sobreda. It handles sales, rentals and construction projects, and describes itself as a tied credit intermediary (intermediário de crédito vinculado) for home loans. AMI 6451, checked on the IMPIC register and shown on its website. The website is in Portuguese only and we found no English content, so ask for an English-speaking consultant and an English translation of the mediation contract before you sign. It does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: it is a franchise with no English-language content online, so language support depends on the individual consultant.

Engel & Völkers (served from Lisbon shops)

Engel & Völkers has no shop south of the river. Its Costa da Caparica and Charneca pages route enquiries to its Lisboa Restelo shop and its Lisbon shop on Avenida da Liberdade. The licence holder is EV MMC Portugal – Mediação Imobiliária Unipessoal Lda, AMI 15208, checked on the IMPIC register at a Lisbon address. It works in residential, investment and luxury property, including villas. The Lisbon shop lists English, Portuguese and Spanish; the Restelo shop lists English and Portuguese. The website does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: with no office in Almada, viewings and local knowledge come from consultants based across the river in Lisbon.

ERA Caparica

ERA Caparica is an ERA franchise operated by Red Forest, Lda, working in residential property in Costa da Caparica. AMI 15076, found on the IMPIC register; the number is not shown on the era.pt office page, so ask to see it on the mediation contract. IMPIC and a listing website give different street addresses in Costa da Caparica, so confirm where the office is before you visit. We found no statement of the languages its consultants speak. ERA is a national franchise network, so the company that signs your contract is Red Forest, Lda, not ERA Portugal. The website does not say whether it represents buyers. Ask for recent sales in your building or street, not listings.

Tradeoff: confirm the office address and ask for an English-speaking consultant before arranging a meeting.

ERA Charneca da Caparica

ERA Charneca da Caparica is a separate ERA franchise, run by Cardoso & Marco – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda. Its office is at Rua Pedro Costa 1293, Charneca da Caparica, on the same road as the Century 21 office. AMI 6615, found on the IMPIC register. We could not find an office page with its segment, languages or services, so the details here come from IMPIC only. Charneca is an area of detached houses on plots, many in former informal plot areas (AUGI) that still need legal reconversion, so ask any agent here whether they have sold houses with a plot history like yours. The company does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: details come from IMPIC only, so ask directly about languages, segment and fees.

RE/MAX Caparica

RE/MAX Caparica is a RE/MAX franchise run by Taguscasa – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda. The office is at Rua Dom João V 1A, Loja B, Charneca da Caparica. It covers general residential sales and rentals across the Caparica area. Its website has an English version, and it says it offers a “free and personalized service for buyers”; the website does not describe this as buyer representation, and a listing agency is normally paid by the seller. AMI 3132, checked on the IMPIC register and shown on its website, the lowest (oldest) licence number in this list. Your contract is with Taguscasa, not with RE/MAX Portugal.

Tradeoff: RE/MAX offices are independently owned franchises, and service varies from agent to agent.

RE/MAX Summit

RE/MAX Summit is a second RE/MAX franchise in the area, run by Sonho Pentagonal Unip. Lda. Its office is at Rua das Vítimas da Guerra Colonial 34, in the beach town of Costa da Caparica itself. AMI 25226, checked on the IMPIC register and shown on its website; it is the highest (most recent) licence number in this list, and the office has recently changed operator, so check that the company named on your contract matches the licence holder. Its office page does not state a segment or the languages its agents speak. It does not say whether it represents buyers. Ask for an English-speaking agent when you first call.

Tradeoff: the office changed operator recently, so confirm the company that signs your contract.

Local independents

Apires Imobiliária

Apires Imobiliária is the trading name of António Pires – Mediação Imobiliária, Unipessoal Lda. The office is at Praça da Liberdade 17, Centro Comercial “O Pescador”, loja 40, in the centre of Costa da Caparica. It describes itself as a Costa da Caparica specialist working there since 1998, and its listings concentrate on the beach town rather than the wider municipality. The website is in Portuguese, English and French. AMI 19708, checked on the IMPIC register and shown on its website. It offers a “Procuro Imóvel” search form for buyers but does not state that it represents them. For sellers of flats in Costa da Caparica, it is one of few local offices with an English website.

Tradeoff: it covers Costa da Caparica only, not Charneca, Aroeira or Almada centre.

SCI Properties

SCI Properties trades through SCI Sandra Camelo – Mediação Imobiliária, Unipessoal Lda. Its main office is at Av. de Belverde 1, Belverde, in Seixal municipality, next to Almada, with branches in Azeitão and Serpa. It covers the Setúbal and Beja districts, with residential and rural property, and says it works with international markets. It also offers legal and tax advisory and mortgage brokerage. The website is in Portuguese, English and French. AMI 6650, checked on the IMPIC register and shown on its website. It does not say whether it represents buyers. For a seller abroad, the bundled services may reduce the number of firms you deal with.

Tradeoff: it is based in Seixal, not Almada, and covers a wide region from Setúbal to the Alentejo.

Selling in Aroeira

Aroeira, including the Herdade da Aroeira golf estate, is part of Almada (parish of Charneca de Caparica e Sobreda), not Seixal. It is the most expensive zone in the municipality, with idealista asking prices of €5,067/m² in August 2026, but also the weakest: 7.5% down on a year and 15.9% below its November 2025 peak. Two firms outside Almada also market property here. Idea Métrica – Mediação e Consultoria Imobiliária, Unipessoal Lda (AMI 11680, on IMPIC) has its office in Amora, Seixal. The Agency Portugal (SON, Mediação Imobiliária, Lda, AMI 21865, on IMPIC) works from Estoril and had listings in Aroeira and Charneca. We have not yet profiled their languages or services. For a villa here, ask each agent for recent sales on the estate, not asking prices.

Buyer’s agents for Almada and Costa da Caparica

A buyer’s agent represents only the buyer. Portuguese law bars an agency from being paid by both buyer and seller in the same deal (Lei 15/2013, article 17(2)(a)). We found no agency in Almada that offers a dedicated buyer’s-agent service. Foreign buyers who want someone on their side usually hire a buyer’s agent based in Lisbon; our Lisbon estate agents list (portugalowners.com/lisbon/estate-agents) will cover those firms. Before you instruct one, check its AMI licence on IMPIC, ask whether it has bought in Almada before, and get the fee in writing. See also buying in Almada and Costa da Caparica.

Other firms active in Almada that we haven’t profiled yet

Other firms active in Almada that we haven’t profiled yet include Keller Williams KW Coastline, a market centre that opened in Charneca da Caparica in August 2024, and iad Portugal, which works through self-employed agents in Costa da Caparica. We’ll add them once we’ve confirmed the licence details for their Almada business. You can check any agency’s licence yourself on the IMPIC website.

How to choose an agent to sell in Almada

• Check the licence. Every agency must hold an AMI licence from IMPIC and show the number on contracts and adverts. Search it on the IMPIC register, and check that the company named on your contract is the licence holder: most offices here are franchises.
• Ask for English on paper. Ask for the mediation contract (contrato de mediação imobiliária) in Portuguese with an English translation, and for an English-speaking consultant.
• Ask for sold prices. idealista’s Almada asking price (€3,907/m², August 2026) sits about 14% above the INE median actually paid (€3,418/m², Q1 2026).
• Negotiate the commission. Commonly about 5% plus 23% VAT, paid by the seller at the deed. On a €450,000 flat, one percentage point is €5,535 with VAT. See estate agent commission and costs of selling.
• Keep exclusivity short. An exclusive contract often buys a lower rate; keep the term to three to six months. A contract with no stated duration lasts six months (Lei 15/2013, article 16).
• Selling from abroad. You can sign the CPCV (promissory contract) and the deed through a power of attorney (procuração), notarised and apostilled if signed outside Portugal. See selling as a non-resident.

See also selling in Almada and Costa da Caparica, the Almada & Costa da Caparica hub and the selling calculator.

Key points

• There is no official ranking of estate agents in Almada or Costa da Caparica. This list covers 8 agencies, grouped by type and alphabetical, not ranked, each with its AMI licence found on the IMPIC register on 24 September 2026.
• Only four (Engel & Völkers, RE/MAX Caparica, Apires Imobiliária and SCI Properties) publish an English website; ask the others for an English-speaking consultant.
• No agency in Almada offers a dedicated buyer’s-agent service; buyers who want representation usually use a Lisbon-based buyer’s agent.
• Most offices are franchises: the company that signs your contract may differ from the name on the shop.
• Commission is commonly about 5% plus 23% VAT, paid by the seller and negotiable.