Lisbon activists call for vote on rental ban in residential blocks
Portugal: Activists in Lisbon are proposing a vote on a ban on holiday rentals in residential blocks, shortly after the government announced that it was revoking restrictions that were brought in by the previous Socialist regime.
Portuguese Government revokes short-term rental restrictions
Portugal: The Portuguese Government has introduced a new decree-law that will revoke some of the short-term rental restrictions brought in by the previous Socialist government’s ‘Mais Habitação’ [More Housing] programme.
Portugal bans new rental licences to tackle housing crisis
Portugal: Portugal has put an end to its contentious ‘golden visa’ scheme and introduced a ban on new licences for short-term rentals as part of a €900 million package of measures designed to alleviate the country’s housing crisis.