Unsurprisingly, landlords are rushing to get their properties approved before the law that halts registration for more short-term apartments goes into effect. We should see many more Airbnbs in our
Requests for golden visas are only valid if they were filed by February 16, 2023 — the date on which the Portuguese government unveiled its package of measures to address
“The state is saying that we are going to force the private sector to rent out their vacant properties, but municipal councils and the state do not rent out their
“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
And shockingly, “the Portuguese Association of Real Estate Developers and Investors issued a statement describing the forced rentals as ‘an attack’ on private property,” according to Bloomberg.
“Housing groups said the measures would mean little if the government continued to promote other policies to attract wealthy foreigners to Portugal, such as the “Digital Nomads Visa” introduced in
Is this the end of the program that brought Portugal €6.8 billion in “investment” since 2012? Place your bets.
“Although this measure is being applied in Canada and being studied by the Government of the Balearic Islands (Spain), market specialists consider that this is not a solution for Portugal,”
“Following stories that landlords in Lisbon are trying to wriggle out of the cap on rent increases next year by evicting tenants, and re-renting properties at a much higher rental,
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