Leisure Launch Group

What Leisure Launch Group does

Leisure Launch Group is a privately held Portuguese real estate services conglomerate founded in 1995, headquartered in Alfeizerão, with operating offices in São Martinho do Porto and a sales office in Belgium. The group operates as a vertically integrated ecosystem of nine wholly-owned subsidiaries coordinating the full international property-buying journey: Portugal Realty and Immo Portugal handle real estate sales to foreign buyers in Portugal's Silver Coast region; PRESPROP performs new-build construction on a 'key in hand' basis from concept through licensing; Portugal Interiors delivers full furniture and décor packages; Portugal Accounting provides tax compliance and fiscal representation; SCH Solutions and SCH Casas de Férias manage ongoing property administration and holiday rentals; Silverproposal executes real estate development; LL Consulting offers advisory services; and Portugal The Simple Life operates a trilingual magazine (English, Dutch, French) and a podcast that has crossed 160,000 YouTube subscribers across 200+ episodes.

The Simple Life Home Buyer program is the group's flagship umbrella offering, providing a single-contract, full-service solution in which dedicated Client Navigators coordinate all seven purchase steps — from property search through construction supervision, registration, licensing, utility setup, furnishing, tax registration, and ongoing property management. Multilingual teams operate across English, French, Dutch, and Portuguese, supported by presence at 14 international property shows annually across the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Netherlands, and USA, plus webinar-based lead nurturing and a media/content engine via Portugal The Simple Life.

The group's revenue model combines transaction-based real estate commissions, one-time property development sales (villa and apartment developments), recurring managed services (property management, holiday rentals via SCH Casas de Férias with Booking.com partnership status), and professional services (furniture/interior design, accounting and tax). Customer segments are explicitly horizontal across international property buyers — primary residence, holiday homes, investment properties, retirees, and remote workers — drawn from more than 20 nationalities. The company is owned and led by Chairperson Davide Patricio and CEO Luis Cardoso, with no disclosed external institutional investment.

Name

Leisure Launch Group

Legal name

Leisure Launch - Consulting, Unipessoal Lda.

Website

https://leisurelaunch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Real Estate Services

NAICS

Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury Vacation Homes & Residences (THAMAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Resort & Branded Residence Vacation Rental Management (BPAJAIAE), New-Listing Onboarding, Setup & Launch Services (THAMAKAO)

Keywords

• International real estate services
• Property investment Portugal
• New-build construction
• Property management
• Interior design services

Headquarters

HQ city

São Martinho

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Sales Commission: Portugal Realty and Immo Portugal earn commissions on property sales through the Simple Life Home Buyer program, exclusively available to buyers purchasing through these channels.
2. Property Development: PRESPROP (Portugal Construction) and Silverproposal develop new-build villas and apartments for sale, handling construction from concept through licensing and delivery.
3. Property Management Services: SCH Solutions provides property management and maintenance services with over 20 years of hospitality experience. SCH Casas de Férias manages holiday home rentals.
4. Furniture and Interior Design: Portugal Interiors provides complete furniture and décor services including ambient lighting, crockery, cutlery, appliances, linen and curtains for new homeowners.
5. Accounting and Tax Services: Portugal Accounting provides accounting, fiscal representation, tax consulting and tax returns for international clients in Portugal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Leisure Launch Group is a vertically integrated real estate services group that guides international clients through the full property-buying journey on Portugal's Silver Coast. Through the Simple Life Home Buyer programme and its subsidiaries (Portugal Realty, Immo Portugal, PRESPROP, Portugal Interiors, Portugal Accounting, SCH Solutions, Silverproposal, LL Consulting), it handles property search, new-build construction, licensing and registration, furnishing, tax and accounting, property management and holiday rentals as an in-house, multilingual service.

Product overview

Leisure Launch Group is a diversified real estate services conglomerate operating as a coordinated ecosystem of subsidiary brands. The group operates a platform-plus-services model where the Simple Life Home Buyer Programme serves as the umbrella service model coordinating all subsidiaries. The core operating companies include Portugal Realty and Immo Portugal (real estate sales to international buyers), PRESPROP (new-build construction), Portugal Interiors (furniture and interior design), Portugal Accounting (tax and fiscal services), SCH Solutions/SCH Casas de Férias (property management and holiday rentals), Silverproposal (real estate development), and Portugal The Simple Life (media/podcast and magazine). With 30 years of experience, the group serves international clients from offices in Portugal and Belgium.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Simple Life Home Buyer: Exclusive full-service property solution program for international homebuyers in Portugal, covering all 7 steps from property search to final handover
• Portugal The Simple Life
• Portugal The Simple Life Podcast
• SCH Holiday Homes

Products and services

• Simple Life Home Buyer Programme Exclusive multi-step property purchase programme for international homebuyers that coordinates all Leisure Launch subsidiaries under dedicated Client Navigators to handle every stage from property search through construction, licensing, furnishing, tax representation, property management and optional holiday rentals.
• Encosta do Salgado II (Phase II villas) New-build villa development of 16 villas in Nazaré on Portugal's Silver Coast; PRESPROP-developed, sold exclusively through Portugal Realty and Immo Portugal.
• São Gabriel Dune & Nature Apartments Low-density condominium of 11 exclusive apartments across two floors in São Martinho do Porto, built by PRESPROP with interior fit-out by Portugal Interiors and ongoing property management and holiday rental services by SCH Solutions.
• Vale Furado Beach & Nature Retreat Apartments Private condominium of 16 apartments on the borders of a natural reserve north of Nazaré Beach, developed by Silverproposal, built by PRESPROP, sold by Portugal Realty and Immo Portugal.
• Aldeia do Pinhal Villas Residential villa development on Portugal's Silver Coast designed and built by PRESPROP and sold through the group's broker network.
• Portugal Realty — International Real Estate Sales Real estate brokerage service for foreign clients purchasing property in Portugal's Silver Coast, with multilingual agents and 360-degree virtual property tours.
• Immo Portugal — Dutch-market Real Estate Sales Real estate brokerage service targeting Dutch-speaking clients, operated from Belgium with field sales at European property shows.
• PRESPROP — Portugal Construction Construction subsidiary offering new-build "key in hand" villa and apartment construction services on Portugal's Silver Coast, from concept through licensing and delivery.
• Portugal Interiors — Furniture and Decor Full-service furniture and interior design service for international homebuyers, covering furniture lines, décor, ambient lighting, crockery, cutlery, appliances, linen and curtains.
• Portugal Accounting — Tax and Fiscal Services Accounting, tax consulting, fiscal representation and tax-return services tailored for foreign property owners and residents in Portugal.
• SCH Solutions — Property Management Property management and maintenance services for property owners on Portugal's Silver Coast, with over 20 years of hospitality experience.
• SCH Casas de Férias — Holiday Home Rentals Holiday home rental service on Portugal's Silver Coast, operating as an official Booking.com partner under SCH Solutions.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Bureau VeritasminorOthersCertification partner that validates the Scoring methodology used to award Top 5% Best SME status to Portugal Accounting and Portugal Interiors. Bureau Veritas provides independent verification of economic and financial data.
• ASSOFT (Portuguese Software Association)minorOthersCo-certifier of Scoring methodology for Top 5% Best SME rankings. ASSOFT provides scientific review by university professors with PhDs in Management to validate the rankings' ability to measure corporate performance and financial stability.
• IAPMEI (Instituto de Apoio às Pequenas e Médias Empresas e à Inovação)minorOthersPortuguese government institute that creates and manages the PME Líder and PME Excelência award programs in partnership with banks and mutual guarantee societies. PRESPROP has received multiple consecutive years of recognition.
• Booking.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSCH Casas de Férias, the holiday rental arm of SCH Solutions, achieved official brand recognition as a Booking.com partner in 2025, solidifying its position as a market leader for holiday homes on Portugal's Silver Coast.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Idealista: Leading Iberian property portal that drives significant lead flow for Portuguese real estate agencies. Functions as both a marketing channel competitor (where Leisure Launch relies on its own podcast/magazine) and a partner ecosystem; comparable in serving international buyers searching Portuguese property.
• Property Portugal / Rightmove Overseas: UK property portals with dedicated overseas/Portugal sections that drive significant inbound interest for international buyers. Comparable as a lead-generation channel for foreign-buyer property transactions but operates as a marketplace rather than as a transactional operator.

Broad incumbents

• Engel & Völkers: Global luxury real estate franchise with a strong presence in Portugal. Competes with Leisure Launch in the high-end international buyer segment, offering a more established brand network but typically without Leisure Launch's vertically integrated construction-to-rental stack.
• RE/MAX Portugal: Largest real estate franchise network in Portugal, serving both domestic and international buyers across all price segments. Comparable channel model (franchised agents, multilingual coverage) but with much broader geographic and price-segment coverage than Leisure Launch.
• Century 21 Portugal: Major Portuguese real estate franchise with extensive network serving international buyers. Overlaps with Leisure Launch in foreign-buyer intermediation but operates a pure brokerage model without integrated construction, interior, and rental services.
• Sotheby's International Realty: Premier global luxury real estate brand serving affluent international property buyers in Portugal. Directly comparable target market (international luxury buyers) and overlapping geography, though Sotheby's relies on franchisee-led sales rather than in-house construction and rental management.

Direct peers

• Fine & Country: International luxury real estate network specializing in premium and lifestyle properties, with active operations across Portugal (including coastal regions). Targets the same affluent foreign buyer demographic and is the closest direct competitor in the luxury/international property niche.

Emerging players

• A Place in the Sun: UK-based overseas property media brand and exhibition operator (A Place in The Sun Live) that Leisure Launch partners with at property shows. Comparable international-buyer acquisition channel but operates as media/events rather than as a transaction platform.

Regional players

• Quinta Properties: Luxury real estate specialist focused on the Algarve and Lisbon, serving international HNW buyers. Comparable premium international buyer positioning but operates in different Portuguese regions without Leisure Launch's vertical integration into construction and holiday rentals.
• Casas do Barlavento / Atlantic Stars: Algarve-focused international property agency serving foreign buyers in southern Portugal. Similar buyer demographic and expatriate-targeted service model but concentrated in a different Portuguese region (Algarve vs. Silver Coast).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PortugalTheSimpleLife
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leisure-launch-property-group

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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