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Wildfire Season in Portugal — A 2026 Resident's Safety Guide to the 31 May Cleanup Deadline, the 50/100-Metre Faixa Rules, the SMS Alert System, the IPMA Risk Map, and What to Do When the Fire Comes

Wildfire Season in Portugal — A 2026 Resident's Safety Guide to the 31 May Cleanup Deadline, the 50/100-Metre Faixa Rules, the SMS Alert System, the IPMA Risk Map, and What to Do When the Fire Comes

How residents and property owners in Portugal prepare for fogo rural in 2026 — the 31 May land-cleanup deadline, the 50m/100m faixa de gestão de combustível, ICNF rules on cork oaks, ANEPC SMS alerts, the IPMA risk map, insurance coverage, and the 117 number.

BUPi Property Registration Stays Free Until 30 September — Then €15 Per Plot, and No Rural Land Sells or Draws EU Funds Without a Georeferenced Map

BUPi Property Registration Stays Free Until 30 September — Then €15 Per Plot, and No Rural Land Sells or Draws EU Funds Without a Georeferenced Map

The countdown has started for foreign owners of rural and mixed property in Portugal. Under Decreto-Lei n.º 87/2026 of 15 April , published last week in the Diário da República , registration of rural ( rústicos ) and mixed ( mistos ) properties at...

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.