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An analysis of Portugal's housing market, contrasting the legal protections for elderly tenants under pre-1990 contracts with the broader systemic issues of the current rental crisis and government policy.
Parliament is set to debate and vote on government-proposed amendments to the tenancy law, focusing on updated regulations for old leases and increased flexibility in rental contracts.
The Portuguese government is set to approve tenancy law reforms this Thursday to accelerate eviction processes for non-payment, aiming to restore landlord confidence and increase the supply of habitable rental properties in major metropolitan areas.
An analysis of whether the legal circumstances surrounding the Maricarmen eviction case in Spain could occur in Portugal, including a breakdown of tenancy laws.
The Maricarmen case has brought thousands to the streets in Spain and is already influencing changes to tenancy law. In Portugal, the revision of the tenancy law goes to a vote this Wednesday - the opposition is against the bill, but Chega has shown willingness to take the legislative package to committee so that it can still be amended.
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 new legislation is good for landlords and more demanding for tenants.
The head of the Madeiran executive defended the creation of a legal mechanism for immediate eviction in the event of non-payment of rent.
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 Government has approved a set of amendments to the tenancy law to restore confidence to landlords and increase the number of homes on the market. Changes include streamlining evictions for repeated non-compliance and accelerating judicial decisions. Minister of the Presidency, António Leitão Amaro, stated that the goal is to unlock thousands of properties currently off the market, including 250,000 homes in good condition and 130,000 requiring renovation. The package also includes measures to resolve undivided inheritances through arbitration to prevent individual heirs from blocking property sales or rentals, and the creation of an emergency housing fund.
The Executive is preparing amendments to the tenancy law to speed up evictions in cases of non-compliance and also wants to unblock undivided inheritances. The goal is to increase the housing supply.
