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The Contrato-Promessa de Compra e Venda (CPCV) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Sinal Deposit, the Double-Back Penalty, Execução Específica, the Reconhecimento Presencial Rule and the Checks to Run Before the Escritura

The Contrato-Promessa de Compra e Venda is where a Portuguese property deal is really won or lost. Our 2026 guide explains the sinal deposit and its double-back penalty, when a court can force a sale (execucao especifica), the reconhecimento-presencial rule and the checks to run before you sign.

Helping International Buyers Navigate Northern Portugal

Sponsored Content — This article was created in partnership with an advertiser. A Practical Approach to Property with Marcello Valle When people first begin looking at property in Portugal, most of the attention naturally goes to Lisbon or the Algarve. Over the last few years, though, I have watched more and

Sana Sits on the Quartel da Graça Five-Star Hotel Plan With Over €4 Million in Back Rent — 2019 Estamo Concession at €1.79 Million a Year Slips Into a Reequilíbrio Financeiro Review as a 1,000-Signature Petition Pushes for Revocation

Sana Sits on the Quartel da Graça Five-Star Hotel Plan With Over €4 Million in Back Rent — 2019 Estamo Concession at €1.79 Million a Year Slips Into a Reequilíbrio Financeiro Review as a 1,000-Signature Petition Pushes for Revocation

The Quartel da Graça, the early-nineteenth-century barracks complex perched above one of Lisbon's most photographed miradouros, was supposed to reopen by now as a five-star Sana hotel. Almost seven years after the Sana group signed the 2019...