Capital Gains Tax - Am I exempt?

Question - Hello, I would like to ask a question to the legal section. If a commercial property was brought, say, a bar or cafe, before 1993 (?) I think the law said there was no tax to pay when selling! Does this still stand? C.S.

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Insolvency protection

The 16th century poet, Luís Vaz de Camões, is for the Portuguese what Shakespeare is for the English. One of his most famous poems is about change, it starts;  “times change, wills change” (“mudam-se os tempos, mudam-se as vontades” – in Portuguese). 

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Driving while using a mobile phone - what's the law if it wasn't you driving?

Question from a concerned motorist

I opened a letter this morning.  It was from the PSP and was a fine of 120 Euros for using a mobile telephone whilst driving. 

The officer had seen someone in my car from his office at the PSP roundabout as you enter Lagos on 14th November.  

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Wills in Portugal

I read once that there are only two things certain in life; death and taxes. On my last article I spoke about taxes, this time the issue is death, namely what happens to your estate once you are gone.

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James Preston denied the vote - new High Court ruling

Who is James Preston?  He is a English businessman who lives in Spain. His last home in Britain was in Wandsworth, London, more than 15 years ago.  When he applied to Wandsworth Council in 2009 to be registered as an overseas voter, he was told that because he left for Spain more than 15 years ago, he could not register as a voter.

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Portugal´s Law concerning non-certified tourism properties

Portugal´s Law says that it is ILLEGAL to promote non certified tourism properties (all that say "habitation" instead of "alojamento local" in the property documents), and homeowners or everyone else that is participating in this process will be subject of heavy fines and legal procedures, and this includes magazines, newspapers or internet pages.

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