Portugal's minority centre-right government has launched plans to speed evictions and bring forward the end of rent controls, prompting criticism from tenant groups who say the moves will deepen the housing crisis that the government aims to solve.
The Portuguese government has approved a reform to the rental market aimed at increasing the number of available homes and restoring landlords' confidence, while also establishing an Emergency Housing Fund to support vulnerable families. The initiative, approved by the Council of Ministers, includes changes to the rental system designed to make it easier for more landlords to put their properties up for rent. According to the government, some 25…