Requirement to Show AL Registration Number
When an AL property is advertised or listed in any way, the AL registration number has to be published, according to the current legal requirements (Decreto-Lei n.º 128/2014, de 29 de agosto, updated by Lei n.º 62/2018, de 22 de agosto).Article 17, Item 2 of the above...
How Mais Habitação Could Affect VAT for AL Investors
The following article explains, in Portuguese, how professional investors in AL could be negatively affected in terms of VAT by the Mais Habitação package, if finally passed in its current form. An investor with a company (or a VAT registered sole trader) could have...
Registering Contracts With & Without NIF
When an owner registers a rental contract with Finanças (which, as we've discussed previously on this page, can be from 1 day to 30 years in duration), what happens if the tenant doesn't have a NIF? (NIF is the Portuguese term for the VAT or fiscal number) This can...
Payments in Advance for Rental & Security Deposit
In this post I will explain why it is absolutely within the law for an owner to request 6 months of rent at the beginning of a rental contract. I'm sure we've all heard the horror stories about people being asked for (and paying!) 12 months rent in advance...
Tenants Could Pay Almost 7% More in 2024
The INE (National Institute of Statistics) released today the "quick" estimate of inflation that serves as the basis for calculating the annual updating coefficient of rents. The final number is 6.94% - close to the 7% that had already been predicted by the owners...
Property in Portugal – A Quick Guide to Purchasing
All rights reserved. © Roger Warwick BASIC DECISIONS & PREPARATION Decide which kind of property In Portugal, properties are mostly classified by the number of bedrooms. You will see apartments classified as T0, T1, T2, etc....
Property Renting – A Quick Guide to Rentals in Portugal
All rights reserved. © Roger Warwick (Version 1.5) Based on the “Novo Regime do Arrendamento Urbano” legislation and the Portuguese Civil Code, as applicable on the date of this document. BASIC DECISIONS FOR OWNERS Decide which kind of rental In Portugal, there are...
Alojamento Local – A Quick Guide to Tourist Rentals in Portugal
All rights reserved. © Roger Warwick. Version 1.9b Document based on Decree-Law Nº 128/2014 from 29th August, updated by Decree-Law Nº 63/2015 from 23rd April, Decree-Law Nº 62/2018 from 22 August, and Ordinance n.º 262/2020 from 6th de November. NOTE: This document...
