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A tranquil salt-marsh landscape in the Salinas de Aveiro, with an island of reeds and vegetation rising from shallow lagoon water under a clear sky in central Portugal

A 37-Hectare Island in the Ria de Aveiro Goes to Online Auction at €750,000 — Salt Pans, Oyster Beds and All

The Ilha dos Puxadoiros — some 37 hectares of reclaimed salt marsh, fish ponds and low white buildings in the Ria de Aveiro lagoon — has gone to online auction with a base price of €750,000. A rare, self-contained slice of the lagoon, it produces salt, samphire and oysters, but sits inside a Natura

The Portugal Brief 11 Jul 2026

The cream-coloured facade of a classic Lisbon apartment building in Chiado, with wrought-iron balconies, potted plants and tall windows

Declaring Rental Income as a Landlord in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to IRS Category F, the New 10% Flat Rate on Moderate Rents, the Electronic Rent Receipt, Modelo 44, and the Expenses a Landlord Can Deduct

Renting out a home in Portugal? The 2026 rules cut the tax sharply. A practical guide for landlords to IRS Category F, the new 10% flat rate on moderate rents, the electronic rent receipt and Modelo 44, which expenses you can deduct (and which you cannot), the stamp duty on a new lease, and the fili

The Portugal Brief 10 Jul 2026

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Portugal's Government Advances a Rental-Law Overhaul, Cutting the Eviction Threshold to Two Months and Unfreezing Old Rents

The Council of Ministers has approved a rewrite of Portugal's rental rules, cutting the rent-arrears eviction trigger from three months to two and beginning to unfreeze decades-old rents for higher-income, under-65 tenants. It is a bill heading to Parliament — and landlords and the left both dislike

The Portugal Brief 09 Jul 2026

Rows of pale high-rise residential apartment blocks on the green outskirts of Lisbon under a clear blue sky, seen across a strip of scrubland

Portugal's Average Home Now Costs a Record €262,839 Even as Sales Slow and Foreign Buyers Retreat

The average Portuguese home sold for a record €262,839 in Q1 2026, INE data show, as the house-price index rose 17.8%. Yet sales fell 8.7% and non-resident purchases dropped 15.6% — prices driven by scarcity, not a buying frenzy. Greater Lisbon averaged €422,214.

The Portugal Brief 09 Jul 2026

A row of traditional townhouses with wrought-iron balconies and tiled facades on Rua da Madalena in Lisbon

Parliament Clears a Reform Letting a Single Heir Unblock the Sale of an Undivided Estate

A government bill overhauling Portugal's rules on undivided inheritances (heranças indivisas) cleared committee on 8 July with no votes against, ahead of a final vote on 17 July. It would let a single heir, spouse or executor force the sale of a jointly inherited property and cut the acceptance wind

The Portugal Brief 08 Jul 2026

An aerial view over the red-tiled rooftops of central Lisbon, with the Tagus river and a cargo ship visible in the background

Lisbon City Hall Moves to Auction 10 Long-Forgotten Sites for €59 Million

Lisbon's city council will move to sell 10 municipal properties across seven parishes at public auction, with a combined base price of EUR59.2 million, to help fund its investment plan through 2030. Eight of the sites exceed EUR920,000 and also need approval from the municipal assembly, where Mayor

The Portugal Brief 07 Jul 2026

An abandoned, roofless stone house in Portugal overgrown with vegetation under a blue sky

Buying a Ruin to Rebuild Will Not Shelter Your Home-Sale Gains From IRS, the Tax Authority Rules

The Tax and Customs Authority has ruled that buying a property classified as a ruin does not count as reinvestment for the IRS capital-gains exemption, because a ruin cannot be a permanent home at the moment of purchase. Here is what the rule requires — and how to avoid the trap.

The Portugal Brief 06 Jul 2026

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