Coronavirus

With the recent worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government in Portugal has announced that it will broaden the criteria for allocating support to renters who need assistance in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic after losing income.

Teleworking, smart working, working from home, or whatever you wish to call it is a trend that is here to stay thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, not only in Portugal but across the world.

The compulsory use of face masks in Portugal has been in place in the country since April 2020, and must be used in all public spaces, including public transport, show grounds, commercial spaces, public roads and workplaces.

There is more help on the way for renters in Portugal in 2021, as MPs have approved the extension of the exceptional regime for late payment of rent in the housing market due to the COVID-19 pandemic where residential tenants get assistance with the rent they have to pay.

The Portuguese government has decided once again to extend the law that bans the termination of rental contracts which are due to expire to continue to protect families during the coronavirus pandemic in Portugal.

The boom in tourism in several cities worldwide, notably in Lisbon and Porto in Portugal, generated controversy in pre-pandemic times, due to excessive numbers of tourists and the anticipated effects of this trend on inhabitants.

With the Christmas holiday season just around the corner, it's time to get our heads around the COVID-19 rules and regulations for Portugal during the Christmas and New Year period. Like many other European countries, Portugal is set to ease its COVID-19 restrictions over the Christmas per

The economic crisis that has been unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic will have a lasting effect on the real estate market, with a general fall in house prices expected to be seen across Europe as early as 2021, Portugal included.

Demand for homes in the Amendoeira Golf Resort, located in Alcantarilha near Silves in Southern Portugal's Algarve region, increased in 2020, a year marked by the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, while sales have already exceeded last year's total sales by 80%.

With an increasing number of coronavirus cases across Portugal, Prime Minister António Costa announced on 14th October 2020 that whole country would return to being in a state of emergency, better known as the "State of Calamity" in Portugal, with immediate effect.

Masks are compulsory in Portugal, along with a series of other coronavirus rules and regulations, and have become our best weapon to fight and stop the expansion of the COVID-19 pandemic. But just wearing one is not enough.

Emergency brigades to stabilise coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes, bans on groups of more than 4 people in cafes near schools and rules to avoid concentrations in public transport and at work.

The construction of Bayline, a gated community located 30 metres from Praia dos Pescadores, in Armação de Pera (the Algarve), started construction in December 2019, while the marketing of its 256 luxury apartments including 1-, 2- and 3-bedroom apartments (typologies T1, T2 and T3) started in March

Tourist lets, known in Portugal as "Alojamento Local (AL)", have been one of the major victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Zmar, the 81-hectare Eco Resort is located in the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park in Portugal and is close to some of the country's most popular beaches, such as Zambujeira do Mar and Vila Nova de Milfontes.

What happens to the family home when a relationship comes to an end? Portugal has seen an increase in marital break-ups that end in divorce due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a big effect on holiday plans for this year.

Moving house is never easy. There is a lot to think about (and tidy up) and several things to consider before taking this big step, even more so if you're moving to Portugal from abroad.

The health crisis caused by COVID-19 has driven change at several levels in Portugal; in economic, cultural and social terms, but also in the way we think and design public spaces, especially in cities.

Until 30th September 2020, insurance customers in Portugal may also benefit from a moratorium on policy payments due to the crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, including car insurance in Portugal. As the economic outlook in Portugal becomes more optomistic, new rules state that insurance

After the COVID-19 pandemic, interest rates in Potugal on mortgages are following a downward trend, in May reaching the lowest value since at least the beginning of 2009, the date that marks the start of the historical sequence of the National Statistics Institute in Portugal (INE).

Staying in tourist accommodation or simply going to a restaurant: such activities previously required no second thought but suddenly became impossible due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal and across much of Europe.

The average value of housing rent in Portugal registered a monthly variation of -0.2% in May 2020, a value 0.3 percentage points (p.p.) lower than that registered in April.

The COVID-19 outbreak led governments to close their borders and take public health measures to protect the population.

Portugal has been in what is known as a "state of calamity" since 3rd May due to the pandemic, after three consecutive periods in a state of emergency for 45 days.