A home's taxable value does not fall on its own as the building ages, so some owners pay more IMI than a new valuation would give. DECO PROteste advises a simulation first: a revaluation can also raise the bill, and it locks in for three years.
How to tell the council before you build a home pool in Portugal, what it adds to your IMI, and the rules on drought, safety, and farmland.
What a usufruct is in Portugal, who pays IMI and repairs, how long it lasts, how bare ownership is valued for tax, and what to check before you sign or buy.
What the caderneta predial shows, how to download it free on the Portal das Finanças, how the tax value (VPT) is set, and how to fix errors in it.
How Portugal's yearly property tax is worked out, when the bill arrives, the May to November instalments, how to pay, the main exemptions, and AIMI.
What you pay to buy, own, and sell property in Portugal: IMT and stamp duty, yearly IMI and AIMI, the payment calendar, and tax on gains.
The taxes you pay in Portugal: income tax rates, special regimes, investment and rent rates, property taxes, social security, VAT, and the tax calendar.
