You’ve found your place in Portugal.
Your Portugal home, ready the day you arrive.
You’ve found your place. Now the practical work of turning it into a home — utilities, furnishing, the hundred small setups — has to happen, often from another country. We do it for you, on the ground.
MOL’s Settle In service takes a property you’ve secured in Portugal and gets it ready to live in — from the practical setup (electricity, water and gas, internet, utility transfers and key handover) through to full furnishing and interior design, and on into ongoing care once you’ve moved in. Because so much of it — suppliers, deliveries, paperwork and providers — happens in Portuguese and on the ground, it’s hard to coordinate from abroad. So we handle it for you: you choose your level, approve the plan, and we run it remotely with regular photo and video updates, so you arrive to a home that’s ready the day you walk in.
The Settle In Pillar
Buying or renting is only half the story. The other half is turning a set of keys into a home you can actually live in — the utilities working, the place clean and furnished, and someone local to call afterwards. That’s what we do here, at whatever level you need, managed entirely from wherever you are.
Is this the right fit?
Choose Your Level
From a quick pre-arrival setup to a fully furnished, ready-to-live-in home — pick the level that matches where your property is today. You can always step up later.
For clients who’ve secured a property and just need it ready before arrival.
Includes
For clients who want the practical details handled before they arrive.
Everything in Essential, plus
For an unfurnished property and a home that’s ready to live in — this is our full interior design & furnishing service.
Everything in Move-In Ready, plus
Furniture and third-party costs are excluded — quoted transparently and approved by you before anything is bought.
Enquire about FurnishingPrices are starting points for guidance and depend on the property, its condition and supplier lead times. We confirm a tailored scope and quote at consultation before any work begins.
Interior Design & Furnishing
From concept to completion — designed and furnished around your taste and how you actually live, sourced and project-managed for you, the whole thing run remotely. It’s now its own service, with the full picture on its own page.
Explore Interior Design & Furnishing →
The order that makes everything else possible
Utilities, internet, a phone contract, a lease — most of the practical steps of moving in need a Portuguese tax number (NIF) and a local bank account before they’ll go through, and several involve an in-person or in-Portuguese step. Getting that order right is half the battle; we handle the back-and-forth so it’s done before you arrive. Start with your NIF →
A clear, step-by-step journey run for you on the ground — whether you need a simple pre-arrival setup or a fully furnished home, and whether you’re already in Portugal or still planning your move.
Utilities often need an in-person or in-Portuguese stepMuch of it can be arranged before you land
A focused call with Mia & Rafael. We understand your property, your timeline, how you’ll use the home, and exactly which level of help you need.
We agree a clear scope and, where furnishing is involved, a style direction and mood board for your approval. Nothing moves forward without your sign-off.
We handle the practical setup — utilities, internet, transfers — and, where relevant, source furniture and essentials from our vetted Portuguese and European suppliers.
We coordinate cleaners, locksmiths, deliveries and multiple suppliers on the ground, keeping everything on schedule with regular photo and video updates.
Furniture installed, the home styled, the finishing touches in place — down to the details that make a property feel like somewhere you want to live.
Keys, utilities and home all sorted. You arrive to a place that’s ready from day one — and we’re still your local contact afterwards.
The Keystone — Ongoing Care
€399 / year
For owners who spend part of the year abroad and want a trusted local contact after the purchase. Think of it as the ongoing relationship — your local point of contact, long after you’ve moved in.
Ask about MembershipNeed something one-off? Property inspections, key handovers, maintenance and provider coordination, condominium liaison and emergency visits are all available on a pay-as-you-go basis — just ask.
Good to know
Thinking of letting your place when you’re away? Short-term rentals in Portugal need an AL licence — we can set the property up and manage it for you.
Settle In FAQ
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The Journey Continues
Settling in is one part of a longer relationship. Here’s where it connects.
If we found you the property, we already know it — so getting it ready is the natural next step.
Rental SearchWe can have your rental cleaned, set up and furnished before you arrive.
Airbnb ManagementA furnished, ready home is the starting point — we can run it as a short-term rental too.
On its own, a home made ready. On your plan, the day the move stops being logistics and starts being your life. Have us set it up alone, or as part of a move we run.
Tell us where you are, what you’ve found, and how you’d like to live in it — and we’ll handle the settling, on the ground. We take on a small number of clients at a time, by design, so every setup, furnishing project and care membership gets our full attention.
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