Government to consider proposals on rents and promises balanced decision

Old houses, green shabby door Portuguese tiles azulejos patterns, Lisbon, Portugal

The Minister of Housing said today that the government will “consider” and “evaluate” the proposals presented by the various entities on updating rents for 2024, having promised a “balanced decision” based on “two fundamental premises”. “We have a major concern and a major priority, which is to ensure that the housing market remains healthy and […]

New support measures for home loans foresee stabilization of interest rates

European dwelling house

The Minister of Housing, Marina Gonçalves, explained today that the new measures for families with housing loans include extending existing support and stabilizing interest rates on contracts. “What we’re going to announce has two areas of action. On the one hand, strengthening the support we had already created, so we can extend it and make […]

Housing Minister argues that gold visa regime “makes no sense

Marina Gonçalves

Marina Gonçalves points out that “it is important to reconcile the will to invest in the country with the need to increase the housing stock. The Minister of Housing, Marina Gonçalves, argues that it “does not make sense” for a residence permit for investment activity, the so-called gold visas, to coexist with the current general […]