Purchase property

Portugal’s housing market is going through a period of adjustment.

Despite the current high prices in the housing market, there are still worthwhile opportunities to be found, along with government incentives designed to support young buyers. Purchasing a home is not purely a financial calculation. It also represents stability, long-term security and the reassurance of having a space that genuinely feels like your own. For those who think buying a house requires impossible budgets, there's good news. We've found houses under €100,000 that can fit different profiles and objectives.

Living in the city no longer means giving up green space.

Portugal’s housing market has undergone significant change over the past decade.

Portugal has become one of Europe’s most closely watched property markets.

In this Q&A guide prepared for idealista/news, tax lawyers André Areias and Beatriz Vale Rêgo of Cuatrecasas explain what changes with the housing package, who can benefit from the new rules and the main tax points to consider in real estate transactions.

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It's true that house sales in Portugal to non-residents have been falling for three years. But it's also true that our country continues to be considered a haven for living and investing, especially in times of global uncertainty, such as those we are experiencing now due to the conflict in the Middle East. Perhaps that's why the demand for houses for sale from abroad remains quite strong in major Portuguese cities. And it is mostly the USA and the UK that lead the international demand, as shown by the most recent data from idealista, publisher of this newsletter.

The pros and cons of buying property in Portugal have been on the radar of British and international buyers for years now.

Buying and selling a house in Portugal involves a fair bit of strategy.

Have you bought a house and, some time later, started to notice leaks, cracks in the walls or issues with the electrical system? You could be dealing with hidden defects in the property.

More houses are needed to help solve the housing crisis in Portugal. And, in the short term, the solution is to stimulate the rental market, something the government wants to do by reducing income tax to 10% on all contracts with moderate rents, for example. One way to increase this supply is to buy houses to rent in the country, a business that showed a gross return of 6.3% at the beginning of 2026, according to idealista, editor of this newsletter. The good news is that this type of real estate business presents less risk today.

The government has approved a decree aimed at resolving the long-standing issue of undivided inheritances, where legal deadlock between heirs often leaves properties empty and tied up for years. Under the new rules, one or more heirs will be able to start the sale of a property after two years,