Housing

Owners of private guest houses rented out to tourists as Local Accommodation have snubbed the government by refusing to long-lease their premises to local families. Most of those who own [...]

The International Monetary Fund has advised Portugal that financial policies should continue to concentrate on systemic risks which it says have increased because of more restrictive financial [...]

The parliamentary group of the ruling Partido Socialista (PS) has suggested that the Government should introduce “a tax sweetener incentive” to its controversial ‘More Housing’ package which aims [...]

Clearing a large part of planning licensing backlog piled up in municipal councils, setting clear rules on timeframes, certificating tacit deferrals, and streamlining and simplifying the hundreds [...]

‘The State of Portugal’s Real Estate Sector’ was the key theme for debate at this year’s Portugal Property Exhibition 2023. It was one of a round of debates organised by SIL Investment Pro [...]

The Portuguese Government failed to adequately consult local municipal councils when it designed its controversial More Housing package aimed at helping to solve Portugal’s chronic housing [...]

Portugal’s housing minister, Marina Gonçalves admitted this week that municipal rent subsidy programmes can co-exist with government initiatives in this area. Marina Gonçalves (pictured) says [...]

A survey, which canvassed real estate developers about the perceived effects of the Government’s ‘More Housing’ programme unveiled in February, revealed that it would have negative effects on the [...]

The Portuguese Government approved its controversial forced rental policy for properties that have been empty for at least two years with no signs of utility payments. It has done so despite a [...]

A Portuguese resorts association is the latest to come out on the attack against the Portuguese Government’s ‘More Housing’ policy. The APR (Portuguese Association of Residential Tourism and [...]