Título urbanístico
Urban-planning title
Was the building work legitimately authorised?
What it isA documentary set, not one permit. Composition changes with the procedure the works followed.
Under licensingProof of fee payment · last properly completed application with the summary of the urban operation · notification of approval, or proof of submission where approval was tacit.
Under prior communicationProof of fee payment · completed form · proof of submission. Plus a declaration of conformity in the timed variant where the municipality gave an opinion or inspected.
Where land was cededProof of the cedências forms part of the title.
From 1 Oct 2026Its position must be stated in the titling document.
Licença de utilização
Use or habitation licence
Is occupying the building authorised, and for what use?
What it isA single permit issued by the Câmara Municipal stating the authorised use.
Position in sequenceDownstream of the urban-planning title. This is the document a buyer is usually shown.
Since 1 Jan 2024No longer required at the deed, under DL 10/2024. Still required for the property to be lawful, financeable and resaleable.
On transferThe use title passes automatically with ownership. No fresh application is needed while the use stays the same.