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Discover what it’s really like to live there.
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🔍 Check a property
See what others have reported.
✍️ Share what you found
Help the next buyer or renter.
Visited a home? In a few minutes and for free, tell what you saw: damp, noise, light, the real condition of the home.
📱 Do a reviewOn the side of home seekers, not sellers
Choose the right home for YOU and avoid the expensive mistakes.
Don't sign for a home with damp, noise or nasty surprises.
- Review each home on your phone, during or after the viewing
- If you like, also take the free paper checklist
- Compare the homes and choose the best one for you
What you gain, and the mistakes you avoid
We are on your side. SherlockHomes is not paid by landlords, agencies or sellers, and has no ads. Listings show a home at its best; here you see what people who were there really found. And it is free, for good.
What you gain
- You remember every home you viewed, even after 10 viewings.
- You compare homes side by side and see which is best for you.
- You know what to look for: what the agent never shows you.
- You see what other visitors already found out about the home.
- You have concrete arguments to negotiate the rent or price.
- You decide calmly, even when you are being pressured.
- You keep a record of what you saw, with dates and photos.
The expensive mistakes you avoid
- Damp and mould: almost 1 in 3 homes in Portugal has it.
- A noisy street or building, for the whole contract.
- A cold home with high winter bills.
- A listing that does not match reality.
- Signing under pressure and being stuck in the wrong home for years.
- Scams: paying for a home that does not exist.
- Buying with hidden problems and expensive repairs afterwards.
Help others, and get help
When you publish your review, you help the next person avoid these mistakes, just as other people's reviews help you. Stars are enough: 1 minute, no sign-up.
More help, also free
For anyone looking for a home anywhere in Portugal: reviews and area data for the whole country.
🔎 Look up an address
See what other visitors observed at that home and a report on the area, anywhere in the country: transport, schools, shops, health and parks (and, in Lisbon, also noise, short-term rentals and median rent).
💬 Ask the community
Questions about a contract, a landlord, an area or a home? Ask, and get answers from people who have been through the same.
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