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Alojamento Local – A Quick Guide to Tourist Rentals in Portugal
October 7, 2023
All rights reserved. © Roger Warwick. Version 2.0 NOTE: The document applies to the situation for AL...
Property in Portugal – A Quick Guide to Purchasing
July 15, 2023
All rights reserved. © Roger Warwick BASIC DECISIONS & PREPARATION In Portugal, properties are m...
Featured, Guide, Rentals, Tenants
Property Renting – A Quick Guide to Rentals in Portugal
May 27, 2023
All rights reserved. © Roger Warwick (Version 1.7, 31st December 2023) Based on the “Novo Regime do ...
Portugal Moves to Speed Up Evictions by Scrapping a Key Court Step
July 29, 2026
The Portuguese government is preparing legislation that would remove one of the steps landlords curr...
LISBON’S NEW ALOJAMENTO LOCAL MUNICIPAL REGULATION
December 6, 2025
The local regulation for Alojamento Local in Lisbon was approved recently and came into effect on 6t...
New Portuguese Law Makes Removing Illegal Occupants Faster and Easier
November 25, 2025
A new law, Lei n.º 67/2025, de 24 de novembro, strengthens the rights of property owners, especially...
Alojamento Local, Fiscal, Owners
CHANGES TO THE AIRBNB SERVICE FEES
October 24, 2025
As all Alojamento Local hosts know (although much fewer guests are aware!), Airbnb charges a service...
Fiscal, Owners, Rentals, Tenants
NEW HOUSING MEASURES ANNOUNCED BY GOVERNMENT
September 28, 2025
The Portuguese government discussed several new housing measures at their Council of Ministers this ...
WHAT IS A RENEWABLE LONG-TERM RENTAL CONTRACT IN PORTUGAL?
August 15, 2025
In Portugal, long-term residential rental contracts can be both renewable and non-renewable. So how ...
Fiscal, Owners, Rentals, Tenants
LONG-TERM RENTS TO INCREASE BY 2.24% IN 2026
August 13, 2025
NOTE: Post updated on 20/09/2025 to reflect the final figure published in the Diário da República Re...
HOW A TENANT CAN REGISTER A RENTAL CONTRACT
August 1, 2025
NOTE: For information on how an owner can register the contract, click here. From today, tenants may...
Alojamento Local, Fiscal, Owners
CHANGES IN VAT EXEMPTION REGIME FOR ALOJAMENTO LOCAL OWNERS
May 7, 2025
From July 1, 2025, new rules will come into effect regarding the VAT exemption regime (Article 53 of...
AL INSURANCE REGISTRATION SERVICE
April 25, 2025
It is now necessary to register the obligatory AL insurance online, otherwise the AL registration ma...
Alojamento Local, Fiscal, Mais Habitação, Rentals
THE PS ELECTORAL PROGRAM HOUSING PROPOSALS
April 5, 2025
The Socialist Party of Portugal (PS) has presented its electoral program for the General Election on...
Alojamento Local, Fiscal, Owners
LOSS OF IMT EXEMPTIONS OR DEDUCTIONS FOR ALOJAMENTO LOCAL PROPERTIES
April 3, 2025
A recent Finanças ruling from 25th March 2025 has clarified that even “sporadic” use of ...
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