Tips and advice for families and professionals.
Tips and advice for families and professionals.
Read our guides on finding and hiring housekeepers.
The communities, official services and practical resources we recommend to families settling in Portugal — from residency, NIF and finding a home to healthcare, schools and employing someone at home.
What a deep clean includes, cost, how often to do it and how it differs from a regular clean, move-in/out and post-renovation cleaning.
Ironing service prices, the options available and how to find a housekeeper who irons.
A guide for housekeepers in Portugal: hourly and monthly pay, what's deducted, and your net take-home, with a calculator.
A practical checklist for your housekeeper's first day in Lisbon and Portugal, from the legal side to day-to-day setup.
A guide to what to include in a housekeeper employment contract in Portugal, from hours to holidays, subsidies and Social Security.
A question guide for interviewing a housekeeper in Lisbon and across Portugal, from experience to references and legal status.
A guide to estimating how many hours of housekeeping you need in Lisbon, by home size and frequency, with typical rates.
What cleaning help costs in the Algarve in 2026 — hourly rates by area, why prices jump in summer, and the true cost of hiring legally.
Changeover cleaning for your Algarve holiday home — what it includes, what it costs in 2026, the legal setup, and how to keep it reliable from abroad.
A cleaner two mornings a week — do you need contracts and Social Security? The two legal routes in Portugal, what each costs, and why cash-in-hand is a risk.
What a housekeeper costs in Cascais and Estoril in 2026 — hourly, monthly, live-in, and the true cost with contributions and insurance included.
A free domestic worker contract template for Portugal — the essential clauses, when a written contract is mandatory, how to fill it in, and what to do after signing.
What a housekeeper costs in Porto in 2026 — hourly, monthly, live-in, and the true cost with contributions and insurance included.
How to find and choose a trustworthy housekeeper in Lisbon — where to look, assessing profiles, checking references and running a paid trial.
Everything you need to hire a housekeeper legally in Portugal in 2026 — contract, Social Security, contributions, compulsory insurance and worker rights.
Compare live-in and live-out housekeepers in Portugal — cost, board and lodging, hours and rights, to choose what fits your home and budget.
What a housekeeper costs in Lisbon in 2026 — hourly, monthly, live-in, and the true cost with contributions and insurance included.
How to register a housekeeper with Social Security in Portugal, step by step — reporting the hire, choosing a regime and monthly payments.
Key checks before hiring a housekeeper in Portugal — identity, the right to work, references and how to avoid undeclared work.
Work-accident insurance for housekeepers is mandatory in Portugal — what it covers, what the employer must do and the risks of going without.
How much Social Security you pay for a housekeeper in Portugal in 2026 — the two regimes, the rates, the base values and worked examples.
Housekeeper rights in Portugal — contract, hours, 22 days of holiday, holiday and Christmas subsidies, weekly rest and rules for live-in workers.