Portugal’s dire ‘housing crisis’ – the situation where many nationals are relentlessly being priced out of the market – continues into the New Year with very little on the horizon The post New surge in Portugal’s housing prices appeared first on Portugal Resident.
New surge in Portugal’s housing prices
Tuesday, 23 December 2025RSS
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.
