Inland towns in Central Portugal such as Sertã, Tomar, Figueiró dos Vinhos, and Pedrógão Grande offer lower-cost housing compared to Lisbon or the coast. The article advises potential buyers to look beyond the initial purchase price, warning that old properties may carry high renovation costs and that buyers should prioritize insulation for winter and summer and conduct independent property inspections.
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Approximately 50 people gathered in Praça do Giraldo, Évora, on Saturday, 24 October, to protest against the housing crisis and demand affordable prices. Participants have scheduled another protest in the same location for Friday, 30 October, at 18:00.
Around two hundred people gathered in Braga on Saturday, 24 October, to protest against the housing crisis and the cost of living. The demonstration was triggered by controversial remarks from the head of the Institute for Housing and Urban Rehabilitation (IHRU) regarding the younger generation's capacity for sacrifice, which he later apologized for. Participants are calling for measures including rent caps, an increase in public housing, and a halt to evictions without alternative housing.
Representatives from the Livre, PCP, and BE parties participated in a housing protest in Lisbon today, 24 October, calling for the government to drop proposed changes to the rental law. They argued for policies to curb speculation, increase public housing supply, and provide greater stability for tenants, rather than the measures currently being debated in parliament.