Europe · 24 articles

Buying in Portugal

Alojamento Local licensing, IMT, and where the Algarve still has value.

Build a Portugal brief

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Budget

Property type

Intended use

Our coverage answers 4 of 5 for Portugal. Where we have nothing yet, we say so.

Freehold, leasehold, company structures and nominee arrangements differ sharply by country — and get people caught out.

What a budget buys, by area, and whether the asking price is the going rate.

We haven’t covered this for Portugal yet. Rather than guess, we’ve left it blank — it’s on the list.

Transfer tax, notary, legal and agency fees routinely add several percent to the headline price.

Short-let licensing has tightened in most popular markets, and a rental assumption can decide the purchase.

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Annual property tax, rental income tax and capital gains on exit.