Why the UK's bright young things are starting new lives on the sunny Algarve: Tax breaks, €1 beers and 'sense of optimism' are making Portugal hard to resist

Expats in Portugal have almost tripled in the last decade as a laid-back way of life, a cheaper cost of living and tax allowances have made the Iberian peninsula 'better than France' for Brits abroad.

Why the UK's bright young things are starting new lives on the sunny Algarve: Tax breaks, €1 beers and 'sense of optimism' are making Portugal hard to resist
Expats in Portugal have almost tripled in the last decade as a laid-back way of life, a cheaper cost of living and tax allowances have made the Iberian peninsula 'better than France' for Brits abroad.