Best English-speaking estate agents in Madeira (2026)

How we built this list

We included an agency if it has an office in Madeira (or, for buyer’s agents, says it covers Madeira), works in English, shows an AMI licence number on its website or its network’s office page, and markets to international clients. We read each agency’s website, including the legal footer, on 28 September 2026. We then checked every AMI number against the IMPIC public register on 28 September 2026, by licence number and against IMPIC’s full list of licence holders registered in Madeira.

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 If a fact here is wrong or out of date, tell us through the contact page.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 is an independent English-language guide, not an estate agency. Contacting one agency gets you one opinion, and an agency pitching for your listing has a reason to quote high. Tell us about the property once and we ask two or three agencies from this list that suit it for a price estimate, so you compare like with like. Buyers get the agencies and buyer’s agents that hold the kind of home they want, because Portugal has no shared listings system like the US MLS and each agency mainly shows its own stock. It’s free, no agency pays to be listed, and your details go to no agency until you choose. 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 Garden	Network (franchise)	All segments	Not stated; serves national and international clients	19541	Not stated
Century 21 Prestige	Network (franchise)	All segments	Office page in PT, EN, FR, ES, DE, IT	9318	Not stated
ERA Funchal Sé	Network (franchise)	All segments	Not stated; network website in EN	12876	Not stated
KW Alfa Madeira (Keller Williams)	Network (franchise)	All segments	Not stated at office level	13132	Not stated
Portugal Sotheby’s International Realty, Madeira	Network (licensee)	Luxury	Website in PT, EN, FR, ES	12892	Not stated
RE/MAX Elite	Network (franchise)	All segments	Office page in EN, ES, DE, FR	9156	Offers a free service for buyers
At Madeira Realty	Independent	Residential	Agents speak EN, FR, ES, PL, PT	19946	Not stated
Exclusive Homes Madeira	Independent	Apartments to sea-front villas	German-speaking team	14062	Not stated
InMadeira	Independent	Not stated	Website in PT, EN, FR, DE, ES, PL, RU, UK	12549	Not stated
Madeira Estate	Independent	Sales, lettings, property management	English	20241	Not stated
Madeira Property	Independent	Plots, villas, international buyers	Website in EN, PT	24985	Offers buyers procedural support
Pink Real Estate	Independent	All segments, plots, lettings	Website in EN, PT, DE, FR, ES, IT	7285	Not stated; publishes buyer guides
Prime Properties Madeira	Independent	All segments to luxury villas	Website in 10 languages incl. EN, DE, FR, NL, SV	11097	Aimed at international buyers; not buyer-only
Silva Estate	Independent	Apartments, villas, luxury	Website in EN, PT, FR, DE	13972	Guides buyers; not buyer-only
Sunny Island	Boutique	Holiday homes, villas, luxury	German, English, Portuguese	19588	Not stated
Goldcrest	Buyer’s agent	Buyer representation	Website in EN	23310	Yes, buyers only
Pearls of Portugal	Buyer’s agent	Buyer representation, legal checks	EN, DE, PT, ES	14801	Yes, buyers only

Most listing agencies act for the seller under the mediation contract (contrato de mediação imobiliária).

International networks and franchises

Century 21 Garden

Century 21 Garden is a Century 21 franchise office in central Funchal, at Rua da Carreira 63 A, 9000-042 Funchal. The office is run by Cláusulas & Regras, Lda, whose registered seat is the same street address. Its office page says it offers services aimed at both national and international markets; it does not list the languages its consultants speak, so ask for an English-speaking consultant when you call. It works across price segments rather than specialising in luxury. AMI 19541, checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. The website does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: there are two Century 21 offices in Funchal run by different companies, so confirm which one signs your contract.

Century 21 Prestige

Century 21 Prestige is a second Century 21 franchise office in Funchal, at Estrada Monumental 2–14, Quinta da Nogueira, loja AS, in São Martinho parish, the hotel and Lido side of the city. The licence holder is MJ Brokers – Mediação Imobiliária, Unipessoal Lda, registered at the same address. Its office page on a Portuguese property portal is available in Portuguese, French, English, Spanish, German and Italian, and the office handles sales and rentals across price segments. AMI 9318, checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. The website does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: as a franchise office, the language and service you get depend on the consultant assigned to your property.

ERA Funchal Sé

ERA Funchal Sé is an ERA franchise office at Rua dos Aranhas 7, 9000-044 Funchal, in the city centre. It is run by Mediatica 70 – Unipessoal Lda, which is also registered with the Banco de Portugal as a credit intermediary (no. 0004496), so it can help arrange a buyer’s mortgage. On 28 September 2026 its newest listings included a one-bedroom house in Sé at €155,000 and a two-bedroom flat in Santo António. The ERA network website has an English version; the office does not list languages. AMI 12876, checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. The website does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: ERA has other Madeira offices (Funchal Forum, Madeira Garajau) run by separate companies, so check which office holds your listing.

KW Alfa Madeira (Keller Williams)

KW Alfa Madeira is the Keller Williams market centre for Madeira, previously branded KW Area Madeira. It is run by Joint Achievement – Mediação Imobiliária, Lda, whose registered seat is Rua dos Ilhéus 6, Funchal; the office gives its address as Rua Nova dos Ilhéus 6. The KW Portugal office page listed 264 consultants on 28 September 2026, which makes it one of the larger agency operations on the island. It works across all segments, and some of its consultants run their own websites for foreign buyers. AMI 13132, checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. The website does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: Keller Williams is an agent-led model, so the service you get depends largely on the individual consultant.

Portugal Sotheby’s International Realty (Madeira office)

The Sotheby’s International Realty Madeira office is at Praça do Infante 2, 9000-631 Funchal, on one of the city’s main squares. It is operated by Funchalazul – Mediação Imobiliária, Lda, a separate licensed company from the brand’s offices on the mainland. It works in the luxury segment. The national website is available in Portuguese, English, French and Spanish, and the office page gives a Funchal landline and a Madeira email address. AMI 12892, checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. The office page does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: its focus is the top of the market, so it is less suited to ordinary flats, and each Sotheby’s office in Portugal is a separate company.

RE/MAX Elite

RE/MAX Elite is a RE/MAX franchise office at Rua Conselheiro José Silvestre Ribeiro 37, 9000-045 Funchal, in Sé parish. The licence holder is Sugestão Inédita – Mediação Imobiliária, Lda, registered at the same address. Its LinkedIn page describes it as covering Madeira and Porto Santo, and its listings run across the island rather than only Funchal. The RE/MAX office page is available in English, Spanish, German and French; the office does not state the languages its consultants speak. AMI 9156, checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. Its page offers a “free and personalized service for buyers”, but it is a listing agency, not a buyer-only agent.

Tradeoff: RE/MAX offices are independently owned franchises, so English-language service depends on the consultant you are given.

Local independents and boutiques

At Madeira Realty

At Madeira Realty is an independent agency at Rua 5 de Outubro 58B, 9000-079 Funchal. Unusually, its licence is held by an individual rather than a company: IMPIC lists AMI 19946 in the name of Bruno Miguel da Silva Grilo, of Funchal, who also appears on the agency’s team page. That page lists five agents and the languages each speaks; between them they cover English, French, Spanish, Polish and Portuguese. The website is in English and markets residential property for sale in Madeira. AMI 19946, shown on the website and checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. The website does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: the website names no company, so your mediation contract will be with the individual licence holder; check that suits you.

Exclusive Homes Madeira

Exclusive Homes Madeira, Lda is an independent agency based in Calheta on the south-west coast; its website footer says its office is in Calheta, and IMPIC registers the company at Rua do Vinhático 13, Arco da Calheta. The site says it was founded in 2017 and works island-wide, including Funchal, Calheta and Ponta do Sol, from apartments to sea-front properties. Its team is German-speaking, which suits German-speaking owners; ask whether an English speaker will handle your sale. AMI 14062, shown in the site footer and checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. The website does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: parts of its website were returning errors on 28 September 2026, and its base is on the west coast rather than in Funchal.

InMadeira

InMadeira – Mediação Imobiliária, Lda is an independent Madeira agency registered at Rua Sidónio Serôdio 96 in Caniço, Santa Cruz, east of Funchal. Its website is available in Portuguese, English, French, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian and Ukrainian, and it lists property by municipality, parish and zone across the island. The site gives two mobile numbers but no street address or information about the team. AMI 12549, shown in the site footer and checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. The website does not say whether it represents buyers or which segment it focuses on.

Tradeoff: the website gives little company information, so ask for the office address, team and recent sales before signing.

Madeira Estate

Madeira Estate is the trading name of Factum S, Lda, an independent agency at Rua das Pretas 43, 2.º andar, sala 6, 9000-049 Funchal. It handles sales, long-term rentals and property management; on 28 September 2026 its exclusive listings included flats in São Martinho and Sé and a three-bedroom house in Fajã da Ovelha, Calheta. Client reviews on its site describe working with its agents in English. Its lettings and management side is useful for owners weighing whether to sell or let. AMI 20241, shown in the site footer and checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. The website does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: it is a small Funchal agency and does not state which languages beyond English its team speaks.

Madeira Property

Madeira Property has its office at Caminho do Cabouco 7, 9360-550 Ponta do Sol, on the sunny south-west coast. The website shows AMI 24985 but not a company name; IMPIC lists that licence for Promontório Sedoso – Unipessoal Lda at the same address, checked on 28 September 2026. It says it gives international buyers “data-driven insights and full procedural support”, and publishes guides to Madeira’s property taxes. Its listings on 28 September 2026 included building plots, such as one in Ponta do Sol at €234,000. The website is in English and Portuguese.

Tradeoff: the legal company name is not on the website, so confirm it on your mediation contract; its base is outside Funchal.

Pink Real Estate

Pink Real Estate – Mediação Imobiliária, Lda has two offices: Rua Dr. Brito Câmara 12, Edifício Funchal Centrum, 9000-039 Funchal, and Edifício Forum Machico, 9200-102 Machico, in the east of the island. Its website is available in English, Portuguese, German, French, Spanish and Italian. It lists houses, apartments, building plots, luxury property and bank-owned homes, handles rentals, and covers Porto Santo. It publishes guides for foreign buyers on taxes, residence permits and bank credit. AMI 7285, shown in the site footer and checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. The website does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: its listing book covers every segment, so ask for its recent sales in your own area and price band.

Prime Properties Madeira

Prime Properties Madeira is an independent agency at Estrada Monumental 454, Funchal, on the Lido side of the city. The website shows AMI 11097 but no company name; IMPIC lists that licence for Flexiquadrante – Unipessoal Lda at Estrada Monumental 454 A–G, Funchal, checked on 28 September 2026. The website is available in ten languages, including English, German, French, Dutch, Swedish and Polish, the widest choice on this list. It lists homes in every municipality on Madeira and on Porto Santo, from ordinary houses to luxury villas, and publishes guides on property tax, mortgages, property management and importing a vehicle. It is aimed at international buyers but is a listing agency, not a buyer-only agent.

Tradeoff: the legal company name is not on the website, so confirm it on your mediation contract.

Silva Estate

Silva Estate is the trading name of Lugar Positivo – Mediação Imobiliária Unipessoal, Lda. Its office is at Rua das Mercês 41, Edifício Co-Work, 9000-224 Funchal; IMPIC registers the company at Rua dos Ferreiros in Funchal. The site says it was founded in Madeira in 2017 and focuses on expats, retirees and international investors buying apartments, villas and luxury homes, with “multilingual support”. The website is in English, Portuguese, French and German, and client reviews come from French and German buyers. AMI 13972, shown in the site footer and checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. It guides buyers through the purchase but is not a buyer-only agency.

Tradeoff: its marketing is aimed mainly at foreign buyers, so ask how it reaches Portuguese buyers too.

Sunny Island

Sunny Island, Lda describes itself as a German real estate agency on Madeira. IMPIC registers the company at Largo do Socorro 29–31, Funchal; the website gives no street address. Its consultants speak German, English and Portuguese. It markets holiday homes, villas and newly built luxury houses with pools and sea views, and it also offers letting, care and maintenance while owners are away, which is relevant if you are not ready to sell. AMI 19588, shown in the website footer and checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. The website does not say whether it represents buyers.

Tradeoff: its main market is German-speaking buyers, and the website gives no office address.

Buyer’s agents

A buyer’s agent acts only for the buyer. An agency cannot be paid by both buyer and seller in the same deal (Lei 15/2013, article 17(2)(a)), so agree in writing who pays the buyer’s agent and how much.

Goldcrest

Goldcrest is a buyer-only agency that publishes a page on buying in Madeira and says: “we will work exclusively for you, the buyer”. Its offices are in Lisbon (Av. 24 de Julho 4), Porto and Lagoa in the Algarve; it has no office in Madeira. IMPIC lists licence 23310 for Golden Solstice – Lda, registered in Lisbon, checked on 28 September 2026. Its fees are not published, so ask for a written fee proposal before you instruct it. Because it acts only for buyers, it does not list homes for sale, so it is of use to buyers rather than sellers.

Tradeoff: it covers Madeira from the mainland, so check who will attend viewings on the island.

Pearls of Portugal

Pearls of Portugal, Lda is a buyer’s agent based in Porto, at Rua de Camões 218, which says it covers all of Portugal “including Madeira and the Azores”. It offers full buyer representation, including legal checks on the property’s documents and a bilingual promissory contract, and says a purchase typically takes three to five months from first consultation to signed deed. Its team works in English, German, Portuguese and Spanish. AMI 14801, shown on its website and checked on IMPIC on 28 September 2026. As with any buyer’s agent, ask for its fee in writing before you instruct it, and check who will attend viewings on the island.

Tradeoff: it has no office in Madeira and covers the island from Porto.

Other firms active in Madeira

Other firms active in Madeira that we haven’t profiled yet include Azure Homes (Ponta do Sol), ERA Funchal Forum, ERA Madeira Garajau, HiHome, Imocabrera, ImoPalheiro, SN Real Estate, Winvicta Real Estate and Zome Funchal. We’ll add them once we’ve confirmed their licence details, office address and English-language service. You can check any agency’s licence yourself on the IMPIC website.

We found no Madeira office for Engel & Völkers, Fine & Country or Porta da Frente Christie’s on 28 September 2026.

What do homes in Madeira actually sell for?

These are INE medians of prices actually paid, from tax-authority deed data, for the 12 months to June 2026, the latest INE has published. Changes compare with the 12 months to June 2025.

Area	Median paid (€/m²)	Change on a year	Home sales	Change on a year
Madeira region	2,690	+5.1%	2,770	−25.8%
Funchal	3,538	+10.4%	1,093	−34.2%
Santa Cruz (incl. Caniço)	2,853	+19.1%	506	−29.0%
Câmara de Lobos	2,464	−6.9%	269	−20.2%
Porto Santo	2,410	+7.2%	115	+29.2%
Machico	2,070	+2.4%	129	−30.3%
Calheta	1,865	+20.8%	248	0.0%
Ponta do Sol	1,767	−3.9%	102	−20.9%
Portugal	2,264	+17.7%	156,713	−5.3%

Sources: INE indicators 0012236 and 0014363. In Funchal, smaller homes fetch more per m²: a median €3,828/m² for studios and one-beds against €1,961/m² for four bedrooms or more (INE indicator 0012241). Value a large house from house sales, not flat sales.

Recent market context

• Fewer sales, especially in Funchal. Madeira recorded 2,770 home sales in the 12 months to June 2026, down 25.8%. Funchal fell 34.2%, from 1,661 to 1,093, and its share of the island’s sales dropped from 45% to 39% (INE). The regional statistics office counted 672 sales in Q2 2026, 15.2% fewer than a year earlier (DREM).
• Prices rising far more slowly than in Portugal. The regional median paid rose 5.1% on a year, against 17.7% nationally (INE).
• Foreign buyers pay about 30% more. Buyers with a tax address abroad paid a median €3,470/m² in Madeira, 32% more than domestic buyers (€2,636). In Funchal the gap is 21% (€4,232 against €3,492) (INE, 12 months to June 2026). In 2025 foreign-domiciled buyers made 10.0% of sales but 16.2% of their value (DREM).
• Madeira has its own tax rates. IMT brackets for Madeira homes are 25% higher than on the mainland, so resident buyers pay less. The 7.5% flat rate for non-resident buyers (Decree-Law 97/2026) applies in Madeira too, because the law makes no regional exception. On a €400,000 flat a non-resident pays €30,000 IMT and a Portuguese resident buying a second home €16,256.85, a gap of €13,743 (about €10,700 on the mainland). The gap lasts up to €1,438,566. From 2026, Madeira tax residents pay income tax at 70% of mainland rates (Decreto Legislativo Regional 8/2025/M); a seller who is not resident in Portugal is taxed as on the mainland.
• Funchal has limited new holiday lets. Under Regulamento 787/2026 (in force since 30 June 2026), Sé parish takes no new short-term let (alojamento local) registrations of any kind. In Funchal’s other nine parishes a new registration is generally allowed only for a whole house, or rooms in a house with their own entrance, with narrow exceptions for rehabilitated buildings. Funchal had 3,359 registrations at the end of 2025, 42% of Madeira’s total.

If you are selling a Funchal flat that already holds a short-let registration, tell the agency and give it the registration number: under these rules a buyer could not normally register a new one for a flat. See selling a short-let property.

How to choose an agent to sell in Madeira

• 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 the company name matches the one on your contract. Many brands here are franchises run by local companies.
• Ask for sold prices, not asking prices. In Funchal, idealista asking prices (€4,042/m², August 2026) sit about 14% above the INE median actually paid (€3,538/m², 12 months to June 2026). In Calheta the gap is far wider, because most recorded sales are older rural houses.
• Negotiate the commission. It is commonly about 5% plus VAT, paid by the seller at the deed. In Madeira the VAT is 22%, not the mainland’s 23%, because agency services on a property are taxed where the property is. On a €450,000 flat, one percentage point of commission is €5,490 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 Madeira, buying in Madeira, the Madeira hub and the selling calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Madeira property market slowing down?

Sales are falling, prices are not. INE recorded 2,770 home sales in Madeira in the 12 months to June 2026, down 25.8% on a year, and 1,093 in Funchal, down 34.2%. The median price paid still rose 5.1% across Madeira and 10.4% in Funchal, to €3,538/m².

Do non-resident buyers pay more IMT in Madeira?

Yes. A buyer who is not resident in Portugal pays a flat 7.5% IMT in Madeira, as on the mainland. Because Madeira’s brackets for residents are 25% higher, the gap is wider: on a €400,000 flat a non-resident pays €30,000 against €16,256.85 for a resident buying a second home. Above €1,438,566 everyone pays 7.5%.

Does Madeira’s lower income tax apply when I sell?

Only if you are tax resident in Madeira. From 2026 Madeira residents pay income tax at 70% of mainland rates. A Portuguese resident counts as resident in Madeira if they spend more than 183 days a year there with their habitual home there (IRS Code, article 17). A seller who is not resident in Portugal is taxed on 50% of the gain at the national rates. See capital gains tax for non-residents.

Can a buyer use a Funchal flat as a holiday let?

Usually not with a new registration. Since 30 June 2026 Funchal allows no new short-term let registrations in Sé parish, and elsewhere in Funchal mainly whole houses, under Regulamento 787/2026. Exceptions cover some rehabilitated buildings, up to six units per building. Check the flat’s existing registration before you price it as a rental investment.

Key points

• There is no official ranking of estate agents in Madeira. This list covers 15 agencies and 2 buyer’s agents, grouped by type and alphabetical, not ranked.
• Every AMI number was checked on the IMPIC register on 28 September 2026. Check the company on your own contract matches the licence holder.
• Two agencies here describe themselves as German or German-speaking; ask who will handle your sale in English.
• Commission is commonly about 5% plus 22% VAT in Madeira, paid by the seller and negotiable.
• Engel & Völkers, Fine & Country and Porta da Frente Christie’s had no Madeira office we could find.