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Rustic or mixed land that is not properly delimited and georeferenced under the simplified land registry will not be eligible to apply for or receive support or subsidies, whether from community or national funds. Likewise, as reported by Jornal de Negócios (paid access) in this Thursday's edition, it will not be possible to trade such land, as...
Purchasing a property off-plan — before construction is complete — involves risks such as developer insolvency, delays, changes to the project and potential loss of payments. Registering the purchase contract at the land registry offers legal protection: it records the buyer’s rights, can give priority over other creditors and makes it easier to enforce claims or cancel the sale if the developer fails to fulfil obligations.
As of November, more than 469,000 citizens had identified their properties on the Single Property Portal (BUPi), corresponding to 34% of the area identified. More than three million properties have been georeferenced, representing 34% of the 8.94 million land registry entries across the 173 municipalities eligible to join BUPi, the Resolution states.
