Housing

Available for housing consensus, PSD wants agreement with Chega on rents

The PSD confirmed it will move forward with a revision of the tenancy law into the specialized committee phase, despite the Socialist Party (PS) requesting they drop the initiative. The move aims to secure support from Chega to pass the changes.

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The proposed revision of the rent law is advancing to the committee stage, which may lead to future changes in tenancy rules if an agreement is reached between the governing party and Chega.

Público· 3w agoRead original ↗

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