âMais Habitaçãoâ draft laws to be presented to parliament this week
The process of passing some of the more controversial measures of the governmentâs âMais Habitaçãoâ programme has moved a few inches forwards: cabinet office minister Mariana Vieira da Silva has
Lisbon city council wants overcrowding in homes to be reported
Lisbon city councilâs housing chief says there is a “very serious” problem of overcrowding in houses in the capital, but it is necessary to “work with evidence”, namely when there
Algarve leads race to register for âAlojamento Localâ
âStrong restrictionsâ on regime have yet to come into effect Since the government announced âstrong restrictionsâ on the Alojamento Local (AL short-term holiday letting) regime, homeowners have been falling over
Perfect housing storm: Government accused of politicising housing, without solving crisis
Governmentâs final policies âplease no-oneâ; face âmassive recourse to courtsâ Portugalâs absolute majority government presented its âfinal draftâ of the âMais Habitaçãoâ (More Housing) plan – devised to fix the
Portugalâs housing programme threatened by âmassive recourse to courtsâ
Petition rapidly gaining traction accuses government of âstrange prejudice against foreignersâ A petition rapidly gathering signatures opens the spectre of a âmassive recourse to the courtsâ over damages likely to
Lisbon mayor vows city wonât be adhering to governmentâs plan for âcoercive leasingâ
âObviously this plan wonât workâŠâ Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas has said the city wonât be adhering to the governmentâs plan for the âcoercive leasingâ of vacant habitable apartments in areas
Tens of thousands march in protest over Portugalâs âimpossibleâ housing crisis
Young and old describe agony of being unable to sustain a roof over their heads Saturday saw tens of thousands of desperate citizens take to the streets of six Portuguese
Protests over âright to housingâ scheduled for six cities
With practically no sector âhappyâ with the governmentâs housing programme, citizens today are staging protests in Lisbon (Alameda), Porto (Batalha), Viseu (Praça da RepĂșblica), Aveiro (Praça Melo Freitas), Coimbra (Praça
Holiday rental sector protests against âMore Housingâ plan
Ending Alojamento Local wonât solve the housing crisis, says Faro mayor RogĂ©rio Bacalhau Protests are being held today in Faro, Lisbon and Porto against the governmentâs proposed changes to the
Final version of housing programme to be presented today
Press conference to take place at around 4.30pm The Portuguese government will present the final version of its controversial âMais Habitaçãoâ (More Housing) programme this afternoon. Reports SIC, the presentation