Parliament has approved new legislation allowing the government to create a special regime for undivided inheritances to reduce long-running legal disputes. Housing Minister Miguel Pinto Luz stated the measure aims to increase housing availability by allowing a single heir to initiate the sale of inherited property in specific cases.
New inheritance rules aim to speed up property sales
Friday, 24 July 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
Miguel Pinto Luz is Portugal’s Minister of Infrastructure and Housing and a senior figure in the PSD. His portfolio covers roads, rail (including the Lisbon–Porto high-speed line), airports and housing policy. Before joining the government he was deputy mayor of Cascais.
