Local Housing in Portugal

This E‐Book aims at the entire community that intends to develop a Local Accommodation exploration as an independent activity. This guide intends to briefly indicate all the basic steps to open a Local Accommodation, whether in the form of Housing, Apartment or Rooms. All information provided here is based on the experience of its writer and was valid when preparing all procedures.

The author is not responsible for the fact that some information may not be updated. This guide serves as a reference and cannot be considered as an information base as this should be contacted as competent authorities. The information presented here is intended to assist Portuguese or foreign citizens who intend to develop the activity of Local Accommodation in their personal capacity.

For the development of this activity, an independent activity in Portuguese Finance may be opened or a company may be created. In this guide we present information on how procedures can be done in a personal capacity as an independent activity.

For now, and in this version, information will not be available for those who wish to invest in Local Accommodation through a company.