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Government legislation will be presented to the parties next week.
Iniciativa Liberal intends to revoke the rent freeze on contracts prior to 1990, proposing a three-year transitional regime.
Landlords argue that in cases of 'obvious non-compliance' evictions should be easier and complain that legal proceedings drag on for years in court.
The goal is to put more houses on the market and available for rent. The government intends to consult with parliamentary parties next week.
In recent decades, many landlords have preferred to keep their properties vacant rather than placing them on the rental market. The fear of not receiving rent, of not recovering the property in case of default, or simply feeling unprotected by the law, has been enough to deter a significant portion of potential supply and fuel a...
PRESS REVIEW | The Executive is preparing amendments to the tenancy law to speed up eviction processes in cases of non-payment
House rents per square metre increased by 5.2% in February compared to the same month in 2025, up 0.1 percentage points from January, with all regions recording year-on-year growth, the INE reported this Wednesday, the 11th. According to the National Statistics Institute (INE), in February 'all regions showed positive year-on-year variations in housing rents, with Madeira recording the most intense increase (7.0%)'. In monthly terms, the average value of housing rents per square metre recorded a variation of 0.6%, compared to 0.8% in the previous month. The region with the highest positive monthly variation was Madeira (0.7%), with no region observing a negative variation in the respective average value of housing rents. Construction costs for new housing rose 3.7% in January.
The average value of housing rents per square metre recorded a variation of 0.6%, compared to 0.8% in the previous month.
The article reports that Portugal's rental prices have increased for the second consecutive month, indicating a sustained upward trend in the housing market. This acceleration reflects ongoing demand and potential shifts in the real estate sector, which may influence affordability and economic policies.
