Taxes When Buying Property in Portugal: IMT, Stamp Duty and IMI
The price on the listing is not what you pay. How IMT, stamp duty, registry costs and annual IMI work, from the promissory contract to the deed.
Category: Housing
Renting and buying in Lisbon: contracts, rent rules, tenant rights, housing support, local lodging and the housing market.
IMI Property Tax in Lisbon: Rate, Payment Dates and Exemptions
How Lisbon's annual property tax is worked out, when the bills arrive, who can be exempt and when the AIMI surcharge for high-value owners applies.
Porta 65 Jovem and Rent Support in Portugal: Who Can Get Help
Portugal has two main rent aids for ordinary tenants: Porta 65 for young people and an automatic support for older leases. Conditions, limits and what foreign residents should check.
Getting a Mortgage in Portugal: Bank of Portugal Limits Explained
The Banco de Portugal tightened its mortgage recommendation in 2026. What banks may lend, for how long, what young buyers get from the state guarantee and what non-residents should expect.
Renda Acessível in Lisbon: Income Limits, Rents and the Lottery
City-owned flats at rents tied to income, allocated by public draw. Who qualifies, how rent is set and what to do before the next call opens on Habitar Lisboa.
Short-Term Rental Rules in Lisbon: Registration, Bans and Neighbors
Lisbon tightened its local lodging rules in December 2025. What a host needs before listing a flat, where new registrations are blocked, and how neighbors can act against a noisy unit.
Tenant Rights in Portugal: Notice Periods, Repairs and Evictions
The Civil Code sets most of the rules for residential leases in Portugal. Notice periods for both sides, who fixes what, deposit limits and how an eviction works.
Rent Increase Limit in Portugal: 2.56% for 2027 and the Rules
Every autumn INE publishes the coefficient that caps the yearly rent update. The 2027 figure, how notice must be given and what tenants can do about a wrong increase.
Renting an Apartment in Lisbon: Contracts, Deposits and Scams
The Lisbon rental market moves fast, which is exactly when newcomers sign things they should not. These are the rules and checks that protect you before you pay.
How to Set Up Electricity, Gas, Water and Internet in Lisbon
You have the keys, now you need power, water and Wi-Fi. Who supplies what in a Lisbon rental, which documents each company asks for and what the lines on the bills mean.