The Council of Ministers has approved a single Vehicle Transformation Regulation setting clear rules for modifying a registered car. Every change still needs IMT sign-off and must not harm safety or emissions, but electric retrofits and camper conversions get a simpler path.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU, Tribunal de Justiça da União Europeia) handed down a reading on Thursday 4 June 2026 that Portuguese tax law cannot levy IMT (Imposto Municipal sobre Transmissões Onerosas de Imóveis, Municipal...
Who must swap, who can keep driving on a foreign licence, and how the IMT (transport authority) process works.
Brazilian buyers spent €65.8 million on luxury residential property in Portugal in 2025 through Porta da Frente Christie's International Real Estate alone, with Cascais capturing 22% of the high-value transactions the agency processed for the cohort...
Decreto-Lei 97/2026, in the DR on Tuesday 20 May, slaps a 10% IMT surcharge on any IVA-6% homebuyer who fails to designate the property as primary residence within six months — or vacates inside the first 12 months. Marriage, divorce and new dependents are the only carve-outs.
Monday evening 12 May: President Seguro promulgates the Pacote Fiscal Habitação — IVA on moderate-price construction drops to 6%, IRS on moderate rents falls 25%→10% through 2029, non-resident IMT locks fixed at 7.5%, tenant deduction rises to €900 in 2026 and €1,000 from 2027.
Miguel Pinto Luz has approved €14.8 million across eight Fundo para a Mobilidade e Transportes lines for 2026 — €2.7M for bilhética nacional, €3M for stop reconstruction outside Lisbon and Porto, and €700,000 for taxi decarbonisation, with avisos opening late May.
