History

Ole Jespersen is the Managing Director of IRG International Realty Group. He, a Danish lawyer who had spent several years working in London, and his business partner at the time, both launched their property service around a decade ago. From the outset the company set itself apart with its continual quest for excellence, either in the properties it offered or in the service it provided. As a testimony to its levels of quality, IRG International Realty Group is proud to be the exclusive affiliate in Portugal of Christie’s Great Estates, a prestigious distinction that opens a world of premium properties and discerning purchasers and access to unique marketing tools and channels for IRG’s clients.

With a mix of ambition and vision, the company looked beyond their Quinta do Lago office in the Algarve to the rest of Portugal and saw the potential of areas that were then untapped. They established an office in Estoril to service the Riviera area including Estoril, Cascais and Sintra in 2003 and from here established a Silver Coast Desk in 2007 to handle such projects as Praia del Rey and Bom Successo. In 2006 IRG also opened an office in London in Kensington, to have a physical office closer to its many UK and Ireland based clients. 2008 year saw the opening of the new head office and Lisbon city brokerage in the prestigious Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon.

With their continual focus on professionalism, service and, above all, quality, IRG International Realty Group are well placed to continue their strong performance and steady growth into the next decade.

As of January 2009 Maurice Elst has sold his shareholding in the company to Ole Jespersen leaving him as the sole Managing Director.