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        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>11.4 million people reside in Portugal: 1.6 million are foreigners.</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Portugal’s National Statistics Institute (INE) has updated the number of residents in Portugal to over 11.4 million people, following the inclusion of 1,597,539 foreign nationals.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>Housing tax package: what changes for tenants and landlords?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The new <strong>housing tax package</strong> approved by the <strong>Government</strong> aims, in broad terms, to respond to the housing and access-to-housing crisis currently affecting the country. There is an urgent need to increase the supply of homes on the market at prices that most people can afford, both to buy and to rent. Several measures are under discussion, but will there actually be real changes in consumers’ lives, particularly benefits for <strong>tenants</strong> and <strong>landlords</strong>? This week’s Deco Alerta article explains everything you need to know about the topic.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>Municipal Property Transfer Tax (IMT) in Portugal for foreigners</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ <em><span lang="EN-GB">Stay in the know about living in Portugal as a foreigner—get our&nbsp;</span></em><a href="https://www.idealista.pt/en/news/newsletter"><em><span lang="EN-GB">weekly newsletter</span></em></a><em><span lang="EN-GB"> for the latest travel, legal, and lifestyle news.&nbsp;</span></em>]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>How much does it cost to maintain a house?</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Buying or renting a place of your own is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. Living alone brings plenty of upsides, like freedom and privacy, but it also comes with responsibilities that are easy to underestimate.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>Changes to Nationality Law hinder US investment decisions</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Filipa Pinto Carvalho, co-founder of RedBridge Lisbon, admits in an interview with Lusa that changes to the Nationality Law have been a factor that has somewhat hampered investment decisions from the US. Created four years ago, RedBridge is a community of entrepreneurs, professionals and investors and is consolidating itself as a platform between Portugal and the US.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>The new Nationality Law in Portugal: what changes</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The recent <strong>revision of the Nationality Law</strong>, approved by Parliament in April and since enacted, introduced a broader and, in several respects, more demanding set of changes than those foreseen in earlier drafts, particularly the versions discussed in June and October.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>Portugal ranks 5th in the EU for longest working hours per week</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Portugal is the <span>fifth-highest in the European Union for</span><strong> weekly workload</strong>, averaging 39.7 hours per week. It is surpassed only by Greece, Poland, Romania, and Bulgaria, according to an analysis by Pordata.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>Mortgage: 6 steps to take in case of divorce</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Proceeding with a divorce when the couple has a joint mortgage can trigger some issues, especially at the bureaucratic level. In a country where there are approximately 17,000 divorces per year, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), it becomes essential to know what to do in these cases.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>Land registration free until September and RGG now required in deeds</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The government has approved a decree amending the legal framework governing the simplified cadastral information system and the <strong>Single Building Service Desk (BUPi)</strong>. The free <strong>georeferencing of properties (RGG)</strong> scheme has been extended once more until the end of September this year, after which each registration will cost between €10 and €15. RGG will also become mandatory in property deeds.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>Capital gains tax in Portugal: how property sales are taxed and who is exempt</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Few issues create as much confusion and stress as the capital gains tax when selling a house. Understanding whether you need to pay capital gains tax, and how much, is essential before completing a property sale. In simple terms, capital gains refer to the profit made on the sale of a property.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>Housing crisis affects the economy by driving young people away from cities</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The housing crisis affects people and also economic growth by driving young people away from urban centers and hindering productivity, warned the director of the European Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in an interview with Lusa.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>Key documents you need to file your tax return in Portugal </title>
        <link>https://www.idealista.pt/en/news/financial-advice-in-portugal/2026/04/17/74885-key-documents-you-need-to-file-your-tax-return-in-portugal</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ For most residents who<strong> file their tax return in Portugal</strong>, the Tax Authority already holds much of the information needed for the automatic IRS return, based on invoices and data reported by employers, banks and other entities.&nbsp;]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>How to file IRS in Portugal in 2026: 9 steps for your tax return</title>
        <link>https://www.idealista.pt/en/news/financial-advice-in-portugal/2026/04/13/74877-how-to-file-irs-in-portugal-in-2026-9-steps-for-your-tax-return</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ Filing your IRS tax return in Portugal is rarely anyone’s favourite task, but the system is more straightforward than it first appears. If you’re a <a href="https://www.idealista.pt/en/news/financial-advice-in-portugal/2026/04/09/68924-irs-in-portugal-2026-dates-rules-and-who-has-to-file-their-tax-return" target="_blank">tax resident declaring income earned in 2025</a>, the submission window runs until 30th June 2026.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>IRS in Portugal 2026: dates, rules and who has to file their tax return</title>
        <link>https://www.idealista.pt/en/news/financial-advice-in-portugal/2026/04/09/68924-irs-in-portugal-2026-dates-rules-and-who-has-to-file-their-tax-return</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ In Portugal, the 2026 IRS season for income earned in 2025 runs from 1st April to 30th June, when residents must file their <strong>annual personal income tax return</strong> online.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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        <title>Lisbon surges in Europe’s investment rankings – but is it the continent’s next property hotspot?</title>
        <link>https://www.idealista.pt/en/news/financial-advice-in-portugal/2026/03/31/74556-lisbon-surges-in-europe-s-investment-rankings-but-is-it-the-continent-s-next</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ The Portuguese capital rockets up 97 places as GDP growth, global property investment and migration boost its appeal]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate>
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