"What I earn isn't enough for anything": housing crisis forces different families to share the same home
House rents per square metre rose by 4.9% in December 2025 compared with the same month in 2024 and recorded an average annual change of 5.3% over the whole of last year.
New housing measures are positive but insufficient for estate agencies
The Government's housing package, approved by Parliament on 9 January, is 'welcome' and contains 'positive' measures, but it is not certain that it will increase the supply of homes or reduce prices, acknowledge executives from leading estate agencies. For Rafael Ascenso, founder and partner at Porta da Frente Christie's, the new package brings advances ...
