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Funchal Mayoral Hopeful Vows Urgent PDM Revision to Tackle Housing Shortage Jorge Carvalho, the mayoral candidate for the ‘Funchal Sempre Melhor’ (PSD/CDS) c...
Developers Warn Increased Property Tax Threatens Portugal's Investor Credibility A potential hike in Portugal's Municipal Property Transfer Tax (IMT) has ign...
Government Launches 'Construir Portugal' Program to Tackle Housing Crisis The Portuguese government has officially announced a comprehensive policy package n...
Brussels Announces Major EU Housing Plan with New Funding and Stricter Short-Term Rental Rules The European Commission has formally announced its intention t...
Portugal to Increase Property Tax for Foreign Buyers; Resorts Association Demands Exemptions The Portuguese Association of Residential Tourism and Resorts (A...
Experts Warn Excessive EU Regulation Threatens to Turn Europe into an “Economic Museum” A panel of influential business and legal experts gathered in Lisbon ...
Portugal Reinstates 302 Local Parishes in Reversal of Troika-Era Reform The Portuguese government has officially enacted legislation to reverse a significant...
Legal Scrutiny Mounts Over Chega's Housing Proposals for Lisbon Recent policy suggestions for Lisbon's housing market, articulated by Chega party representat...
Portugal's 2026 Budget Blueprint: Tax Cuts and Surplus Ambitions Outlined The Portuguese government has begun to lay the groundwork for the 2026 State Budget...
Opposition Leader Warns Government's Housing Plan Will Trigger “Spiral Increase” in Rents The Portuguese government's new housing measures will “provoke a sp...
Montenegro Defends Housing Measures, Citing Need for “Equality of Opportunities” in Lisbon and Porto Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has publicly addressed th...
Government Unveils 'Shock Policy' with Tax Cuts to Tackle Portugal's Housing Crisis The Portuguese government has announced a new package of measures describ...
Portugal Announces Major Tax Incentives for Housing: VAT Cut to 6% for Mid-Market Construction The Portuguese government has approved a new legislative propo...
Carneiro Accuses Government of "Not Knowing the Country" Over €2,300 Average Rent Figure The Secretary-General of the Socialist Party (PS), José Luís Carneir...
Prime Minister Addresses Housing Policy, Cites Need for 'Equality of Opportunity' Prime Minister Luís Montenegro acknowledged that recent government housing ...
Government's €2,300 Average Rent Figure Sparks Political Condemnation A political controversy has erupted in Portugal following a government statement that c...
Architect Pedro Gadanho Proposes State Intervention to Tackle Lisbon's Housing Crisis The architect and curator Pedro Gadanho, former director of Lisbon's Mu...
Portugal Announces Sweeping Housing Policy Overhaul, Slashes Construction VAT to 6% The Portuguese government has approved a significant new package of housi...
Portuguese Government Announces New Housing Package with Tax Changes for Developers and Non-Residents The Portuguese Government, led by Prime Minister Luís M...
Portugal Announces New €315 Million Financial Instrument to Drive Economic Transformation Under RRP The Portuguese government, through the Banco Português de...
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