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An azulejo-tiled Lisbon apartment building, as Portugal sets its 2027 rent-increase coefficient

Portugal's 2027 Rent-Increase Coefficient Points to a 2.5% Rise as Inflation Edges Higher

Rents on existing contracts look set to rise about 2.51% in 2027, up from 2.24% this year, based on the inflation figures behind the annual update coefficient. The INE will confirm the definitive value at the end of August.

The Portugal Brief 04 Aug 2026

Traffic on a tree-lined Lisbon avenue as new-car sales rise across Portugal

New-Car Registrations Accelerate More Than 10% Through July, With Electrics Taking a Quarter of the Market

Portugal registered 180,423 new vehicles between January and July, up 10.2% on last year, according to ACAP. Alternative-energy models took almost 75% of new car sales and pure electrics a quarter, though the industry warns the rebound still lags the ageing fleet's renewal needs.

The Portugal Brief 04 Aug 2026

Fixed-wing reconnaissance drones on display at a NATO exercise in Portugal

Russia Says It Downed a Rare Portuguese Tekever Drone, Days After the Maker Won a €467 Million UK Army Contract

Russian forces claim to have brought down a Tekever AR3, a reconnaissance drone made by the Portuguese defence-tech firm Tekever and supplied to Ukraine — even as the company lands a British Army contract worth up to €467 million.

The Portugal Brief 04 Aug 2026

The Banco de Portugal (Bank of Portugal) building, the central bank behind Portugal's tightened credit rules

Portugal's New Credit Rules Reduce the Maximum Repayment Burden to 45% of a Borrower's Income

From 1 August, the Banco de Portugal's revised rules cut the maximum debt-service-to-income ratio on new loans from 50% to 45%, narrow the exceptions banks can grant, and replace the average-maturity rule with age-based limits of up to 40 years for the under-35s.

The Portugal Brief 04 Aug 2026

Changing Your Registered Address (Morada) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to Updating Your Cartão de Cidadão, Your Domicílio Fiscal, Segurança Social and the SNS When You Move

Changing Your Registered Address (Morada) in Portugal in 2026 — A Practical Guide to Updating Your Cartão de Cidadão, Your Domicílio Fiscal, Segurança Social and the SNS When You Move

Moving house is the easy part. Telling the Portuguese state where you now live is the part people forget — and, unlike in some countries, there is no single automatic update. Your official address, your morada , is not printed on any card; on a...

The Portugal Brief 04 Aug 2026

A Tax Arbitration Panel Again Holds That Rental Deposits (Cauções) Are Not Income — but the Fisco Still Wants Them on Your IRS Return

A Tax Arbitration Panel Again Holds That Rental Deposits (Cauções) Are Not Income — but the Fisco Still Wants Them on Your IRS Return

If you rent out a home in Portugal, your tenant almost certainly handed you a caução (security deposit) when the lease was signed — usually one or two months' rent, held as a guarantee against unpaid rent or damage. A long-running question has hung...

The Portugal Brief 04 Aug 2026

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Markets, Business & Tech Briefing: PSI Rises 0.6%, Jeronimo Martins Leads, Anacom Caps Switch Fees

📋 In This Edition * Market Wrap: Lisbon Reopens Higher * Movers: Jerónimo Martins and BCP Lead a Broad Advance * Business & Tech Focus: Anacom Targets Switching Failures, Sonnedix Lands €730M * Bonds, the Euro and Next Year's Rents * The Day Ahead Market Wrap: Lisbon Reopens Higher Lisbon opened August's

The Portugal Brief 03 Aug 2026

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