Latest news and stories about eviction in Portugal for expats and residents.
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?
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PRESS REVIEW | The Executive is preparing amendments to the tenancy law to speed up eviction processes in cases of non-payment
It is almost 70 years old, but the current residents are facing an eviction notice.
Casa Pereira da Conceição, located on Rua Augusta since 1933, has been ordered to vacate starting this summer. The Lisbon Court of Appeal believes that the ten-year moratorium on the application of the NRAU has already been fulfilled.
The actor owes more than €30,000 in rent, a situation that left his landlords distraught.
The landlord initiated an eviction case over two years ago, but the performer still hasn't left and has declared insolvency.
He set fire to the house where he had been living without paying rent, leaving the property destroyed.
An old workers' village in Beato was auctioned, but the bidding fell below the minimum value. Lisbon City Council is assessing the right of first refusal. Some residents were born there, but some do not even pay rent.
