Guides
Getting Rent Support for Young People (Porta 65 Jovem)
Who can get Porta 65 Jovem rent support in Portugal, how much of your rent it pays, how to apply online, and what you must do while you receive it.
Housing
Housing market trends, real estate prices, rental policies, and property news in Portugal.
Housing
Homeowners in Planned Areas Can Now Start Building Work on a Filed Notice, as Portugal's Permit Overhaul Takes Effect With 20-Day Licence Deadlines
Decree-Law 108/2026 applies from 1 October: prior notification no longer waits for a council check, licence decisions face 20 to 45 day deadlines with tacit approval, and property deeds must state whether a planning title exists.
Mortgages
Parliament Votes to Scrap the Fee for Paying Off a Variable-Rate Mortgage Early, While Seven Other Relief Proposals Fall
Chega's bill would remove the 0.5 percent charge banks can levy on early repayments, which returned in January after a three-year suspension. It passed at first reading and still faces committee and a final vote.
Housing
Portugal Sets the Rules for Its 25-Year Build-to-Rent Tax Contracts, and Investors Need Three Years' Property Experience
An order in force from 1 October sets how investors apply for contracts giving up to 25 years of property tax breaks, with rents capped at 2,300 euros. It came three months late.
Mortgages
October Brings the Steepest Rise in Portuguese Mortgage Payments for Three Years, About 90 Euros a Month on a Typical Loan
September's climb in Euribor rates feeds into every variable-rate loan reviewed in October. Borrowers on the 12-month index are hit hardest, with a rise of about 14 percent on a 150,000 euro mortgage.
Lisbon
Only 58 Percent of Lisbon-Area Residents Are Happy With Their City, the Lowest in Portugal, as Noise, Dirt and Traffic Take Their Toll
A Francisco Manuel dos Santos Foundation survey finds 70 percent of Portuguese city dwellers satisfied, against 86 percent in EU cities. Housing and health top residents' priorities.
Housing
Portugal's Rules for Building Lifts and Escalators Are Up for Review After 24 Years, With a Draft Due Within 90 Days
An order published on Monday tells the energy directorate DGEG to draft new rules for the maintenance, inspection, sealing and accident reporting of lifts, escalators and goods lifts, replacing a regime dating from 2002.