Latest news and stories about eviction in Portugal for expats and residents.
The government announced that it has delivered over 28,000 homes to families as part of the Building Portugal (Construir Portugal) program, aiming to reach 40,000 by the end of the year. In a separate incident, a family in the Boavista neighborhood of Lisbon barricaded themselves inside their home on Monday to resist an eviction order.
Solidarity action called for Wednesday in front of Gebalis. Unemployed woman was evicted from Bairro do Condado following the death of her partner, the contract holder.
The clarification from Gebalis comes after the PCP council members at Lisbon City Council requested urgent explanations from Moedas regarding the family's eviction.
The homes of the eight families were purchased by a real estate company, which revealed that these families would have to leave at the end of their contracts. The City Council handled the 'emergency situation'.
The PCP wants to know what measures will be taken to prevent two 92-year-old residences from closing, following the termination of the lease agreement by the University of Coimbra.
An automatic eviction mandate, based solely on the judge's decision, is intended to shorten deadlines and reduce administrative procedures for vacating properties.
The University of Coimbra has notified the Marias do Loureiro and Baco student residences to vacate the building in Largo do Loureiro, citing structural risks. The students describe it as an eviction without guarantees of return.
João Canas, from the Movimento Porta a Porta, analyses the Government's proposal which reduces the period of rent arrears required to proceed with a legal eviction from three to two months.
The government announced on Thursday that it wants to shorten the deadline for evictions due to late rent payments to two months, instead of the three months required by current law.
In the event of repeated non-compliance, eviction proceedings may be initiated whenever there is a delay in payment equal to or greater than eight days, occurring more than three times consecutively or intermittently over a 12-month period, or more than four times within 18 months.
The Government intends to allow evictions for unpaid rent after two months of non-payment, instead of the three months currently required by law.
The Government intends to allow evictions for unpaid rent after two months of non-payment, instead of the three months currently required by law.
Eviction proceedings may be initiated whenever there is a delay in payment equal to or greater than eight days, occurring more than three times consecutively or intermittently over a 12-month period, or more than four times within 18 months.
The Government is preparing to present the long-promised renewal of the NRAU, an acronym for the New Urban Rental Regime, which, despite its name, is already 20 years old. As ECO has learned, the “2.0” version of the NRAU will go to the Council of Ministers this Thursday and will bring two relevant novelties: it will facilitate eviction for non-payment...
The acquisition of 13 terraced houses and the subsequent non-renewal of lease agreements leave tenants in the Cedro area without alternatives.
The elderly man lives in the Valongo social housing estate, which was at risk of being demolished, but a court has already ruled that the residents cannot be evicted.
Fourth part of 'Doa a Quem Doer' for this Friday, May 1, 2026.
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The conflict has escalated. The local authority wants to demolish the neighbourhood and double the number of housing units. Residents have lived there for over 60 years and refuse to leave. They deny that the houses are in poor condition.
Accelerating eviction processes for non-payment is another condition identified as essential to restore confidence in this market.
The Vida Justa movement stated that this was one of the evictions carried out in a “violent” manner, with a “heavy police presence,” without a prior hearing or permission for the residents to remove their belongings.
The complaint was made by the Vida Justa movement, with a municipal source indicating that one of the situations is the result of “several breaches of contract”.
In February 2025, a fire destroyed the apartment where Marina lived with her three daughters. The Oeiras City Council provided temporary housing, but the family has now received an eviction notice for March 31st.
The government has begun discussing amendments to the tenancy law and undivided inheritances with political parties. The goal is to speed up evictions in cases of rent default and to simplify the inheritance sharing regime. In this episode, we try to understand what changes will be made with lawyer Tiago Mendonça de Castro. Listen here.
The vehicle, which had served as a home for two years, was confiscated by the Municipal Police. The PCP questioned the action taken without prior notice from the City Council and the social services' guarantee that they would not be removed.
The City Council confiscated the vehicle where the family had been living for two years in a situation of severe housing need.
For the residents of Pátio da Quintinha, in the Beato parish, eviction is once again a looming threat. They are asking the Lisbon City Council to find a solution for them. The council told Antena 1 that it is monitoring the situation and considering exercising its right of first refusal to acquire the property.
Making it easier to sell undivided inheritances and speeding up eviction processes. Plus, funding to support tenants. What to make of the new measures to stimulate the housing market?
