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Housing market trends, real estate prices, rental policies, and property news in Portugal.

Tribunal Constitucional Overrides the Fisco on IRS Mais-Valias — Acórdão 330/2026 Widens the Reinvestment Exemption to Construction Credit

Tribunal Constitucional Overrides the Fisco on IRS Mais-Valias — Acórdão 330/2026 Widens the Reinvestment Exemption to Construction Credit

Tribunal Constitucional Acórdão 330/2026 (22 April) strikes down the Autoridade Tributária's narrow reading of Article 11 of Law 82-E/2014: the IRS mais-valias reinvestment exemption now covers proceeds used to amortise construction loans on an owner's permanent home, not only purchase mortgages.

Portugal Adds €750 Million More to Its Youth Housing Guarantee — And the Bank of Portugal Warns High-Risk Mortgages Have Multiplied Sevenfold Since 2024

Portugal Adds €750 Million More to Its Youth Housing Guarantee — And the Bank of Portugal Warns High-Risk Mortgages Have Multiplied Sevenfold Since 2024

Portugal is topping up its state guarantee for under-35 home buyers by €750 million, taking the scheme to €2.3 billion. The Bank of Portugal says high-risk credit has grown sevenfold since the programme launched in 2024.

Portugal Moves to End a Century of Inheritance Gridlock — Government Bill Would Cut Acceptance Deadline From 10 Years to Two and Let a Single Heir Force a Sale

Portugal Moves to End a Century of Inheritance Gridlock — Government Bill Would Cut Acceptance Deadline From 10 Years to Two and Let a Single Heir Force a Sale

Portugal's government has sent Parliament a sweeping reform that would cut the inheritance acceptance deadline from ten years to two and let a single heir force the sale of a deadlocked property. The reform targets 500,000 urban homes and 3.4 million rural properties locked in family gridlock.