Portugal registers greatest increase in property investment in Southern Europe
Volume of investment in 2022 increased by 67% Savills real estate investment consultancy reports that Portugal was the country showing the greatest increase in property investment last year. The volume
4-bedroom converted farmhouse on a large plot close to Alvor
This charming rural property, converted from an old farmhouse, has been built and used as a family home, set in the countryside just outside of the small village of Mexilhoeira
PSD presents alternative to government’s “vague and generic” housing policy
Portugal’s centre-right PSD party (rising in popularity as PS Socialists fall) today presented its view of how to ‘fix’ the housing crisis. The package involves giving people “ample subsidies” towards
Portugal remains open for business!
The announcement by the Portuguese government on February 16 that it would be ending its Golden Visa scheme has led potential movers to seek clarification and greater understanding regarding their
Pressure builds on ‘owners of vacant properties in habitable condition’
Government pushes ‘coercive rental’ plans ahead of parliamentary approval Pressure is building on owners of vacant homes in habitable condition ahead of the government’s ‘Mais Habitação’ (More Housing) blueprint being
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
PM and housing minister hold Q&A on government’s ‘Mais Habitação’ plan
Proposals to ‘fix housing crisis’ have been widely criticised With very few sectors welcoming the government’s proposals to fix Portugal’s housing crisis, prime minister António Costa and housing minister Marina
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
Facebook group denounces thousands of empty properties owned by State
With the government’s more radical plans to fix the housing crisis sending its popularity to new depths, a Facebook group has now formed ‘denouncing all the empty properties owned by
Housing policy furore: government’s 16-point plan roundly attacked
Investors, property sector lead uproar Flanked by his 34-year-old housing minister, Marina Gonçalves, and his ‘right hand’, finance minister Fernando Medina, António Costa held a press conference last Thursday evening