Property news · Portugal
Portugal property news, curated for English-speaking buyers11 articles
Non-residents pay a flat 7.5% IMT with no relief of any kind. Two routes claw it back, but the application expires six months after you qualify.
Since 2024 the notary no longer demands the licença de utilização at the deed. What the RJUE requires now, the pre 1951 exemption, and what a buyer must check.
The tax office's caderneta predial and the registry's certidão permanente describe one home from two sides. What each shows, what it costs, where debts appear.
Portuguese house prices rose 17.8% in the year to Q1 2026, the fastest in the EU, while sales fell 8.7%. What that means for buyers and the IMT bands.
A decree of 30 July 2026 lets Portuguese councils with over 1,000 registered short lets extend a freeze on new alojamento local licences to 31 December 2026.
Norway charges 2.5% on market value at registration. Portugal charges a non-resident 7.5% on the deal, and the EEA appears nowhere in that rule.
Non-residents pay a flat 7.5% IMT in Portugal with no relief at all, and the three days to change your mind under Dutch law have no counterpart there.
Non-residents pay a flat 7.5% IMT in Portugal, with no relief at all. The binding moment also arrives long before any notary reads a word of the contract.
A Swedish bostadsrätt carries no transfer tax at all. Portugal has no such tenure and charges a non-resident 7.5%, refunded only on a six month clock.
Non-residents pay a flat 7.5% IMT in Portugal with no relief at all, against 1.5% at home. Two routes refund it, but the claim expires in six months.
Denmark makes a foreign buyer ask the Ministry of Justice. Portugal asks nothing and charges non-residents 7.5%, refunded only inside six months.