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Portugal Scraps Loan-Processing Fees on Pre-2021 Mortgages and Makes Tied Products Optional From 28 June

A long-phased Portuguese banking law reaches its final stage on 28 June 2026, ending the monthly processing fee on credit contracts signed up to the end of 2020 and barring banks from tying insurance or other products to a loan renegotiation.

The Portugal Brief 28 Jun 2026

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Portugal's IRS Deadline Falls on 30 June, With Late Declarations Drawing Fines From €25 and Refunds Due by August

Portugal's annual personal income-tax return is due by 30 June. Late filers face fines starting at €25, while Finanças must finish assessments by 31 July and pay refunds by 31 August. A primer on the deadline, penalties and refunds for residents and new arrivals.

The Portugal Brief 28 Jun 2026

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Portugal's Crypto Rulebook Takes Effect on 1 July, Splitting Supervision Between the Bank of Portugal and the CMVM

Portugal's long-delayed crypto framework, transposing the EU's MiCA regulation, takes effect on 1 July. The Bank of Portugal handles authorisation and prudential oversight, the CMVM polices conduct and market abuse, and fines reach €5 million — ending the country's regulatory grey zone.

The Portugal Brief 28 Jun 2026

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Selling Property in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to Capital-Gains Tax (Mais-Valias), the 50% Rule, the Principal-Residence Reinvestment Exemption and the Anexo G Filing

A practical guide to capital-gains tax on selling a home in Portugal: how the mais-valia is calculated, the 50% rule that now applies to residents and non-residents alike, the principal-residence reinvestment exemption, the over-65 route, the new 2026 rental-reinvestment relief and the Anexo G filin

The Portugal Brief 28 Jun 2026

Finance Minister Rejects an Expert Panel's Proposal to Merge Portugal's Three Financial Supervisors

Finance Minister Rejects an Expert Panel's Proposal to Merge Portugal's Three Financial Supervisors

A government-appointed panel proposed folding the Bank of Portugal, the CMVM and the insurance regulator into a single supervisor. Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento turned it down within two days.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jun 2026

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Getting Your NIF and Opening a Portuguese Bank Account in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Tax Number, Fiscal Representation, and the Documents Banks Actually Ask For

Almost nothing in Portugal happens without a NIF and a bank account. This guide explains how to get your tax number, when non-EU arrivals still need a fiscal representative, the resident-versus-non-resident distinction, and which documents banks ask for in 2026.

The Portugal Brief 27 Jun 2026

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Golden-Visa Investors Pull €94.7 Million From Portuguese Funds in Five Months as the Citizenship Wait Resets to Ten Years

Investors are draining the funds that qualify for Portugal's golden visa, with about €94.7 million redeemed between January and May — roughly nine times last year's pace — after the new Nationality Law pushed the wait for citizenship from five years to as much as ten.

The Portugal Brief 26 Jun 2026

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