Buying & Selling
Explore our guides on buying & selling: essential information for anyone buying, selling or renovating property in Portugal.
New-build warranties in Portugal: the 10-year clock and the handover inspection
How Portugal's two new-build warranty regimes work, why accepting the keys without reservation weakens a claim, and which documents to demand at handover.
Pre-Listing Inspection for Sellers in Portugal (2026)
A pre-listing inspection protects sellers in Portugal from post-sale hidden-defect claims and mid-deal price cuts, after a 2025 court ruling on concealed defects.
EPBD compliance in Portugal: what changed at the 29 May 2026 deadline
Portugal partially transposed the Diretiva (UE) 2024/1275 through Decreto-Lei n.º 11/2025, ahead of the 29 May 2026 deadline. F-rated properties transfer full renovation liability to the buyer. What to verify before the CPCV, how banks are pricing energy risk, and where regional exposure is highest.
Property inspection in Porto: a buyer's guide to wet-climate defects, casa burguesa construction, and ARU rehabilitation due diligence
Porto property inspection follows a distinct defect profile from Lisbon: maritime humidity, timber-and-granite casa burguesa construction, and a rehabilitation wave of variable quality. Foreign buyers pay a 35.6% premium in the Porto Metropolitan Area, which means more exposure to undocumented defects. This guide covers what to verify before the CPCV and what an independent inspection should find.
New build snagging survey Portugal: finding defects before final acceptance
Snagging inspections find defects in new build property before keys handover. DL 84/2021 gives buyers in Portugal a 10-year structural warranty and 5-year non-structural warranty, but only documented defects get fixed. Independent inspection protects your sinal, your retention, and your remedies.