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Keys resting beside a small model house — illustration of the keys-handover stage of a Portuguese residential lease, the moment at which the caução and Imposto do Selo clear and the property

Signing a Rental Lease in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the NRAU, the Caução, the Fiador, the Imposto do Selo, the Recibo de Renda Eletrónico and the INE Annual Rent-Update Coefficient

Practical 2026 guide to signing a residential lease in Portugal — the NRAU rulebook, caução and fiador conventions, 10% Imposto do Selo, the AT lease registration, the recibo de renda eletrónico, the €502 IRS rental deduction cap and the INE annual rent-update coefficient.
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Palácio de São Bento, seat of the Assembleia da República in Lisbon, where Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho defended the Prestação Social Única reform before the parliamentary Labour Committee.

Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho Pulls the Código das Prestações Sociais From the PRR Reform Track — €5.193 Billion Final Tranche Now Pivots on the 13-Benefit Prestação Social Única Alone

The Ministry of Labour has dropped the Código das Prestações Sociais from the PRR's Social Security milestone, leaving the Prestação Social Única as the sole gate to the €5.193 billion final tranche — Palma Ramalho cited a 63-month RSI duration before parliament on Friday.
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Modern luxury villa with infinity pool — illustration of the high-end hospitality and branded-residences inventory at the centre of the Fasano Cascais rebuild on the Quinta da Marinha estate.

Fortitude and BTG Pactual Pour €200 Million+ Into a Fasano-Branded Rebuild of The Oitavos in Cascais — 90 Rooms, 40 Branded Residences and a Q4 2028 Opening on the Champalimaud-Era Quinta da Marinha Estate

Fortitude Capital and BTG Pactual have wrapped JHSF's Fasano brand around the former The Oitavos in Cascais — a €200 million-plus rebuild on the Champalimaud-built Quinta da Marinha estate, framed as 90 hotel rooms and 40 branded residences with a Q4 2028 opening.
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Yellow tram on a Lisbon street with the Tagus River in the distance, framing Portugal's mobility regulation under the new vehicle transformation decree-law

Cabinet Codifies Portugal's Vehicle Modification Rulebook in a Standalone Decree-Law — IMT Authorisation, Homologated Parts and Emission Caps Replace the Old Technical Circular Stack

The Council of Ministers on 18 June 2026 approved a standalone Vehicle Transformation Decree-Law, replacing scattered IMT technical circulars with a unified rulebook for modifying registered cars. Prior IMT authorisation, homologated components and stricter emission tests anchor the new regime.
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