Houses, places and the Portuguese property market, written by us

Caderneta, certidão, energy certificate, CPCV, deed. How to sell a house in Portugal in 2026, in order, and what buyers still ask for even when the law no longer requires it.

What a CPCV is, what it must contain, how the deposit works under Portuguese law, and how buyers reduce risk before the moment their intent becomes binding.

From the NIF to the deed: how buying property in Portugal works in 2026, where the real decisions are made, and what changed this year for non-resident buyers.