Lisbon faces a paradox: while the city struggles with a housing shortage, thousands of properties remain vacant due to legal disputes, undivided inheritances, and slow eviction processes. New government proposals aim to accelerate evictions for non-payment and allow individual heirs to unlock the sale of inherited properties. These measures seek to remove legal barriers that have kept thousands of homes off the market for decades, ensuring existing housing stock can finally be utilised.
The end of blocked houses
Monday, 16 March 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Belém is the presidential palace (Palácio de Belém), the official residence and workplace of Portugal's president; it has served as the presidential seat since 1911 and sits in the Belém district of Lisbon near the Tagus River. The incoming president will be sworn in there on 9 March, and those in Lisbon may see public events or media coverage around the palace during the inauguration.
AI Summary AvailableHousing movement delivers emergency demands to Belém PalaceRead the synthesized summary with context and explainers
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Other news coverage of this topic
- “Housing to Live” movement takes demands to Belém and asks the President to treat housing as a “national emergency” • Expresso
- Casa para Viver delivers open letter in Belém • Correio da Manhã
- Casa para Viver platform delivers open letter to Belém regarding the national housing emergency • Dinheiro Vivo
