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Lisbon is seven hills of tiled facades, miradouros and a riverfront that repriced twice — Alfama, Príncipe Real and Parque das Nações are three assets under one IMT code.

Porto
Escritura-verified path
VPT & licence checked
3D map
IMT + 0.8%sliced transfer tax plus stamp duty
NIFtax number required before the deed
VPTthe tax value IMT is measured against
AL freezenew licences frozen in containment zones
What a purchase really costs

€350,000 home in Lisbon

IMT transfer tax — IMT slices
€15,300
Imposto do Selo (0.8%)
€2,800
Escritura & registos (≈0.5%)
€1,750
Cash needed at the escritura
€369,850

≈ +5.7% over the price. IMT is charged on the higher of the deed price and the VPT, and the model prices Table III — the investment/second-home schedule most foreign buyers fall in. A primary-residence buyer uses a gentler table (exempt to €106,346 in 2026), and first-home buyers under 35 are exempt to €330,539. Above ~€634k a 6% flat rate replaces the slices: confirm on the AT simulator, not on a blog post.

Rentals run on rules

The rent side, in three lines

  • Urban leases (NRAU) run to the agreed term with tenant renewal rights — ending one early needs a statutory ground and formal notice.
  • Caução plus advance rent is capped at three months in total.
  • Alojamento Local needs municipal registration — Lisbon and Porto froze new licences in containment zones, and the freeze is the model.

Tourist licensing is commune politics, not national law. Read the current containment map before you underwrite occupancy.

Cities

Two cities, one IMT code

IMT is national; the licence map is not. Lisbon and Porto share the same slices and the same stamp duty, but short-let containment and tenant demand are local stories.

The historic centre trades scarcity: pombaline cages and tiled facades with renovation constraints and small footprints. Avenidas Novas and Alvalade are the professional long-let book; the Expo east is the new-build book with condomínio fees to match.

Short-let containment zones froze new Alojamento Local licences across the historic city — any yield model needs the registration in hand. The 1755 pombaline cage is genuine seismic engineering; the pre-1755 and cheap 1960s–80s stock is a different file.

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FAQ

Still a Golden Visa city?
Not via residential purchase — that route closed in 2023. The flat must stand on its own yield.
Alfama premium?
Durable for views and scarcity, illiquid for exit. A trophy with a tourist queue, not a rental machine.

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