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About 145 buyers in an alleged off-plan fraud in Palmela want deposits insured and every promissory contract registered. What the Civil Code and land registry already offer a buyer, where the gaps are, and what to check before paying.
INE's local house price statistics put the national median at 2,264 euros per square metre in the year to June 2026, up 17.7 percent. Almost half of measured municipalities rose more than 20 percent; Lisbon, Cascais, Oeiras and Loulé are the dearest.
A new ordinance sets the coefficients that raise a property's purchase price before capital gains tax is worked out on 2026 sales. A home bought in 2010 now carries 1.31, up from 1.28. Here is how the correction and the 50 percent rule work.
The PJ carried out 53 searches in Lisbon, Porto and Setúbal. Banco Carregosa and BAI Europa were among the places searched. Investigators say sham resales between shell companies unlocked an IMT exemption meant for property traders.
Materials rose 7.1 percent and labour 8.0 percent, with diesel and copper wire up about 30 percent and not one tracked material cheaper. The INE also revised July down to 6.5 percent.
