The European Commissioner for Housing, Dan Jørgensen, visits Lisbon at the end of the week and acknowledges that Portugal “is one of the countries hardest hit” by the European Union's housing crisis, promising measures to regulate short-term rentals.
Brussels acknowledges that Portugal is among the EU countries most affected by the housing crisis
Thursday, 29 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Local accommodation (alojamento local) means short-term tourist rentals—private apartments, houses or rooms rented for days or weeks—that must be registered and licensed with municipal authorities. Municipalities can suspend or cancel licences (Lisbon cancelled about 6,700 licences in early 2026), so travellers and hosts should check a listing's registration and local rules before booking or offering stays.
