Portugal’s housing crisis: Red Cross grapples with surge in homelessness
Red Cross launches “Bench of Memories” fundraising campaign Portugal’s housing crisis has had a dramatic effect on the number of people classified as ‘homeless’. Just in 2024, the Portuguese Red
New housing project announced for Bensafrim
Municipal council of Lagos is investing in new housing developments in Bensafrim The municipal council of Lagos has approved the launch of a nearly €2.5 million public tender for another
Government committed to 6% VAT on construction for affordable housing
Minimum rate for housing rehabilitation and construction The Portuguese government has again confirmed that it will slash VAT on the construction or refurbishment of properties for affordable housing to 6%.
New land law will bring property prices down by 20% – government
Or does it spell “catastrophe” as detractors claim? The new land law, promulgated with clear reservations by President Marcelo at the end of December last year, will allow municipalities to
Lagoa revises urban plans to increase housing
Local Housing Strategy identified the need for over 200 additional houses The municipal council of Lagoa has approved revisions to local land planning documents in a bid to make more
Building on rural land will not solve housing crisis – experts
Open Letter adds to groundswell of opposition to revised land law In an open letter, more than 600 experts and former political leaders in Portugal have criticised the government’s measure
Portugal on ‘blacklist’ for failing to contain explosion in house prices
Another study alerts to Portugal’s ‘worsening housing crisis’ Portugal is one of the (very) few OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries failing to contain the explosion in house
Study drills down into implications of Algarve’s ‘worsening’ housing crisis
Association calls for “urgent public intervention” Portugal is currently suffering one of the worst housing crises in Europe, with the areas of the Algarve, Lisbon and Porto being those where
Councils free to earmark rural land for ‘moderately priced’ homes
Government reinforces urgency to increase housing construction in all municipalities The legislative measure approved last week allowing municipalities in Portugal to allocate more rural land to construction aims to increase
Lisbon city council approves housing charter of €900 million over 10 years
Lisbon city council has approved the Municipal Housing Charter, proposed by the PSD/CDS-PP leadership and which received amendments from PS, BE, LIVRE and Cidadãos Por Lisboa, forecasting an investment of