Today we present a motion that reminds us that the right to housing is a fundamental right and that in today’s Portugal this is not happening,” said António Morgado, according to RTP.
Before anyone gets too excited: Morgado is the sole deputy of PAN — the People-Animals-Nature Party in Lisbon Municipal Council. The party also holds just one seat in the Assembly of the Republic.
“Every year almost 40% of the nation’s graduates leave in search of better work and living conditions elsewhere, according to Business Roundtable Portugal, a group of the country’s biggest private
“[Foreign] buyers are willing to pay more than twice as much as domestic buyers for a home in Lisbon, the country’s National Statistics Institute said in a report in April, exacerbating concerns
“The golden visa and other tax solutions put Lisbon on the map internationally,” says Miguel Lacerda, Lisbon Residential Director of Savills, according to Spears. “Because of that, we were able to refurbish all
Lisbon, Porto, and Cascais are where North Americans are looking most for houses to buy and rent, according to data from idealista cited by TPN.
“[International Monetary Fund’s director for Europe] Alfred Kammer recognized the housing crisis in the country, considering that ‘the most worrying thing is the affordability of housing and renting,’” according to
Carlos Moedas is arguing that the central government is responsible for finding solutions in the face of the recent great wave of immigrants to the city — and credited Lisbon’s local
“Under-investment means the two countries have the most limited stocks of subsidised homes in western Europe,” according to The Financial Times.
“Although more than 30,000 foreigners have benefited from Portugal’s golden visa, its benefits for the Portuguese themselves are less clear,” Foreign Policy writes. A nice, concise overview of the pluses and minuses
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