Current property rental news, rules and analysis for Portugal. This guide brings together 31 source-linked MedRealty stories.
Key changes concern the expulsion of parents of Portuguese citizens and the detention of children. Now the deportation of foreigners with children is possible only by the decision …
Read →The figures are based on the declarations of owners and agents, not on actual contracts. This is an important nuance for investors and those planning to move to retirement.…
Read →However, term deposits fell €21.5 million to €116.4 billion for the first time in almost a year. The growth of the total account was affected only by current deposits. People are a…
Read →The owner was Welink Energy, which went into bankruptcy. Major creditors are demanding around 64 million euros. The contract company is seeking arbitration of 143 million euros for…
Read →The price per square meter rose nearly 9% for the year and reached €4,449. Investors buy apartments and villas for rents of up to 6%. In winter, the city does not sleep: remoters, …
Read →In some cities, it is extremely difficult to find affordable housing: the supply is shrinking too quickly. Investors should pay attention to this problem when planning to enter the…
Read →The city council has decided to start developing new rules for micromobility. The process will take time: current routes will be studied, as well as the opinions of police, operato…
Read →The Ministry of Infrastructure confirmed the details of the European Mobility Weekly. Now passengers who travel only on the railway, do not have to buy expensive intermodal cards. …
Read →The Ocean and Atmospheric Institute assesses hazards in five levels from low to maximum. The forecast affects temperature, humidity, wind speed and precipitation per day. The risks…
Read →Benefits vary by city: about 161 euros in Lisbon, 419 in Porto and 338 in Covale. This will help reduce deductions due to the inability to pay for private housing or lack of space …
Read →The government proposes to assess the scale of work not by bureaucracy, but through cost statistics. If tenants are required to move out, compensation will increase: at least two y…
Read →In Koshaysha, the priorities are different: schools, security and access to the sea are more important than home. Families from London or New York are not looking for square meters…
Read →Turismo de Portugal’s Accessible Beach program covers 239 bathing sites this year. This is a plus compared to 77 zones twenty years ago, but experts believe that current figures ar…
Read →During the year, we intend to rent another 40,000 new apartments. Investment in affordable housing will amount to 9 billion euros by 2030. They also plan to build 12,000 units for …
Read →New figures show that renting and buying a home takes a huge chunk of the family budget away from the Portuguese. These figures confirm that housing affordability is falling even i…
Read →Before opening her restaurant, Fatima worked as a cook for several years. But cooking is not her only passion. She also loves decorating and bouquets of flowers, which you will not…
Read →While the European market is sluggishly moving forward (the average growth in the EU is only 5%), Portuguese real estate is going up. According to Property Market-Index, the median…
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 →In Quinta do Lago and Vale do Lobo, foreign buyers—accounting for 80% of purchasers—pay in excess of €13,000 per square metre and typically settle in cash, eschewing mortgages. Vil…
Read →The figure represents the highest increase across all 27 EU member states. By comparison, prices in the eurozone rose by just 4.7%, whilst the EU average stood at 5.1%. On a quarte…
Read →An analysis by idealista has revealed that in May 2026, foreign buyers were searching for property in 15 of Portugal's 20 largest cities, with their share of interest reaching doub…
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 →Portugal's immigration agency, AIMA, has opened a dedicated online system for renewing residence permits. The portal is currently available only to those whose permits expire betwe…
Read →Neighbourhoods in Portugal with a historical LGBTI+ community have become expensive property markets. The median apartment price in Lisbon's Arroios has jumped to €595,000, whilst …
Read →According to idealista, unfinished projects are attracting more enquiries than completed apartments. This trend is particularly pronounced in Lisbon, Cascais, Porto and the Algarve…
Read →The Bank of Portugal has published research showing that the sharpest price increases have occurred in the suburbs of Lisbon and Porto, as well as on the Setúbal Peninsula. In five…
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 →Portugal is experiencing a genuine boom in the rental housing market. Comparing February–April 2026 with the same period last year, demand for apartments and houses for rent has gr…
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…
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