Current property laws news, rules and analysis for Portugal. This guide brings together 16 source-linked MedRealty stories.
Three years ago, the Portuguese government rewrote residency by investment rules. The main change: direct purchase of real estate no longer gives a residence permit. The foreign pr…
Read →Portugal is preparing for new foreign investment controls that will directly affect those planning to invest in property and business in the country. The European Union is tighteni…
Read →The government has enacted a major overhaul of the rental market. The headline change: abolition of the 2% cap on rent increases when renewing a lease. This restriction had been in…
Read →The region, two hours from Lisbon, has transformed from quiet rural backwater into a magnet for international investors. Unspoilt coastline around Comporta and Melides, historic to…
Read →Nearly half of Americans purchasing Portugal's golden visa describe themselves as investors diversifying their risk exposure. There is no panic or capital flight—simply a mature ap…
Read →Parliament is preparing to reject a proposal from the Chega party to ratify a decree imposing loss of citizenship as an additional punishment for crime. The measure has already bee…
Read →Portugal has nearly completed processing one million migrant regularisation cases, but the final stretch is proving protracted. The specialist agency AIMA, established in mid-2024,…
Read →Despite amendments to citizenship legislation, Portugal's golden visa continues to attract foreign investors. Between January and May 2026, golden visa funds received €283 million—…
Read →The government has abandoned plans for a further reduction in personal income tax in the second half of the year, citing budgetary exhaustion. February storms inflicted significant…
Read →Vale Paraiso Eco-Resort, a 53-hectare development on the Castelo do Bode reservoir, has stalled after attracting millions of euros from foreign investors. Conceived in 2004 but dev…
Read →The majority are holders of golden visas (ARI), who contend that the new rules breach their rights and the expectations they held when obtaining residency status. The complaint has…
Read →Portugal is undergoing a subtle but significant shift in economic geography—and the implications for investors are substantial. For decades, the narrative centred on Lisbon and Por…
Read →Portugal's immigration authority AIMA is drowning in thousands of cases—and if you're planning a move, this directly affects you. As of May 2026, the agency has accumulated so many…
Read →Portuguese real estate is often more than an investment—it represents a life project. Yet many foreign owners give little thought to succession planning until it is too late. If yo…
Read →An hour's drive from Lisbon, the Troia Peninsula operates by a different logic entirely from the Algarve or Cascais. Located in the Alentejo region, Troia offers 15 kilometres of w…
Read →Remote work is becoming an increasingly viable pathway to Europe, with more countries launching digital nomad visas—a trend that has moved from niche offering to mainstream in 2026…
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