The government has announced plans to sell nine public buildings and engage in public-private partnerships for 14 plots of land. This announcement was made during a ceremony in Lisbon where a financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) was officially signed.
Following the signing, Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, detailed the assets to go on sale, including historic buildings such as the former headquarters of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. The government symbolically convened here to discuss housing measures.
The other properties have previously housed the Ministry of Education and several general directorates and secretariats.
Sites to be part of public-private partnerships will not be sold outright but leased under concession. These include plots in the municipalities of Lisbon (seven), Amadora (two), Porto (one), Almada (one), Oeiras (one), Albufeira (one), and Faro (one).
According to the minister, the Council of Ministers has collectively committed to tackling the housing challenge and will continue discussions next week.
Today’s meeting focused on investment and public property, with the management company Estamo tasked with mapping these assets. This project is expected to be completed by September next year.
