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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.