Lisbon mayor challenges government to “lead by example” re vacant housing ‘grab’
Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas has taken one of the government’s least popular ideas to fix the housing crisis, and challenged it to “show by example”. The planned ‘vacant property grab’
Holiday rentals: protest in Lisbon against ‘AL’ changes
“Everyone from carpenters and plumbers to laundry businesses depend on the sector” Hundreds of people gathered outside the BTL tourism fair in Lisbon on Wednesday in protest against the government’s
Lisbon mayor proposes buying flats from owners to raise council supply
Carlos Moedas has been fierce critic of government’s proposal to coercively lease properties The Mayor of Lisbon is proposing to buy houses from private individuals so that the city can
Lisbon tourism fair sees international exhibitors at all-time high
33rd edition of BTL opens next week The manager of BTL – Lisbon Tourism Fair – expects this year’s edition of the sector’s main fair to be “one of the
Lisbon tenants give government’s new housing policies thumbs up
Only fear they won’t be enacted quickly enough With an ‘outcry’ of opposition to the government’s housing policies announced early yesterday evening, one might ask “is anyone happy with the
Lisbon mayor condemns “State centralism” over housing decisions
Claims local authorities were not consulted Lisbon’s PSD (social democrat) mayor Carlos Moedas has also come out in condemnation of the Socialist government’s housing announcements yesterday. On the sidelines of
“Hypermarket gang” arrested for thefts between Lisbon and Algarve
Hypermarket gang responsible for over 30 heists since January 2022 Five men responsible for dozens of thefts in the Greater Lisbon, Alentejo and Algarve areas have been arrested by PSP
14-year-old boy among dead in Lisbon house fire
UPDATED STORY: Immigrant fire deaths expose failings in Portugal’s ‘welcome’ to migrant workers A 14-year-boy and a 50-year-old man – both believed to have arrived in Portugal from their native
Private school in Lisbon fined for having teachers on premises during lockdown
St Dominics international school, in Cascais, has been condemned to pay over €9,000 for “maintaining teachers in the school during the State of Emergency in January 2021”. The school argued
Hotel prices and holiday rentals “skyrocket 600% with Pope’s visit”
World Youth Day “sees apartments in Moscavide asking €5,000 per week” Following on from the controversy of the cost of works for the Catholic jamboree of World Youth Day in