Tens of thousands march in Portuguese cities against surging home prices
Protesters demanded rent caps and stronger tenant protections as housing prices rose faster than incomes, with rents up 68% since 2020, officials said.
- Tens of thousands of people marched in more than 30 cities and towns across Portugal on Saturday, protesting surging housing prices that many complain have made owning or renting a home beyond their reach.
- Foreign buyers and investment funds have fueled price rises, while Eurostat reports Portugal posted the biggest home price-to-income ratio jump in the European Union between 2015 and 2025.
- According to the National Statistics Institute, housing prices rose nearly 20% between the first quarter of last year and 2026, while rental prices have climbed 68% since 2020.
- Activists demand rent ceilings and greater legal protections for tenants, while Portuguese President António José Seguro convened a Council of State earlier this month to address the demonstrations.
- The government promised to build 145,000 new homes and restrict short-term rentals, though it acknowledges effects won't be immediate, amid ongoing social unrest across European countries.
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This mobilisation was launched following the adoption by the Portuguese Parliament of a reform project aimed in particular at simplifying and speeding up evictions of tenants.
Tens of thousands of people marched in more than 30 cities across Portugal today in the biggest protest yet against skyrocketing housing prices, making buying or renting unaffordable for most people.
Tens of thousands of people left the street on Saturday in more than 30 cities in Portugal, in the context of the largest protests so far against the housing crisis. The protesters call for urgent measures to limit rent growth and protect tenants, in a country where housing prices have risen much faster than revenues, and rents have increased by 68% since 2020.
Thousands of people marched on Saturday in the streets of Lisbon and some 30 other cities in Portugal to protest against the crisis of the...
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