Housing crisis

Property owners who are landlords believe that lowering VAT on construction will free up the market but tenants associations argue that the housing crisis cannot be solved solely through tax [...]

At a time when construction costs and a lack of financial predictability are hindering the development of new housing in Portugal, insurance company Verlingue Portugal brought together some of [...]

The municipalities on the south bank of the Tagus River have been the main drivers of house price increases since the start of the year, registering appreciations of over 30% in the first [...]

Tinkering around the edges won’t cut the mustard when it comes to solving Portugal’s housing crisis – it needs a complete structural overhaul. This is according to the real estate [...]

Construction costs, which are continuing to rise, are now the main obstacle to the development of new affordable housing in Portugal. This is according to the latest Portuguese Investment [...]

Braga is establishing itself as one of the most dynamic and competitive district capitals in Portugal for creating residential housing, standing out in the design and implementation of new [...]

It’s not just Lisbon that is suffering exponential house price rises. Prices in Madrid increased by 17.9% in the first quarter, to €4,600 per square meter, according to Expansión (paid access, in [...]

Porto City Council has allocated 436 affordable rental homes as part of the Affordable Housing Programme promoted by Porto Vivo. The municipality estimates that around one thousand people benefit [...]

The Secretary of State for Fiscal Affairs, Cláudia Reis Duarte, admitted this Tuesday in Lisbon that the reduction in VAT to 6% on the construction of housing for sale or rent “is naturally [...]

Despite the government’s 30 measures to tackle Portugal’s affordable housing crisis, they have failed to slow inflation in Portugal’s housing market. Increasing housing supply and easing access [...]