Real estate market, one of the biggest drivers of the Portuguese economy and responsible for success, now faces a difficult future. At national level and certainly also at international level.

Given the current situation of the COVID-19 pandemic and taking into account that it is this March, most commercial companies have to prepare the annual accounts for the fiscal year closed on December 31, 2019.

It is well known that Portugal has one of the most attractive Golden Visa programs in Europe. Quite simply, 500 thousand euros are enough to invest in a property in Portugal and guarantee the residence permit in the country.

As retail leasing continues to evolve, real estate investment trust (REIT) landlords, retail tenants and the business / advisory teams on both sides will want to ensure that REIT issues are surfaced and negotiated before the lease is signed

With the new law 1943 of 2018 in article 43, the private pacts for setting lower prices than the real and commercial value as well as the cash payments in the acts of sale of real estate are put on hold.

Big box stores have recently been large contributors to the “retail apocalypse” facing owners of shopping centers with broad swaths of empty space.

Informative note on several recent modifications of the Barcelona General Metropolitan Plan on issues related to some specific real estate sales policies.

For the 6^th consecutive year, Manubens Lawyers once again will be attending MAPIC in Cannes, France – the leading International Retail Property Market Exhibition.

This has enabled us to develop strong relationships with retail clients, retail investors and developers from across the world.

In the past 12 months, house prices in Lisbon grew 20,4% and the growth is not expected to slow down by the end of this year. Quite the opposite. 

e-commerce has forced traditional brick-and-mortar retailers to rethink their operations in order to remain competitive. For some, this means developing websites and mobile apps to entice consumers with an omnichannel shopping experience.

The appearance of technological innovations such as electronic doormen, video door phones, etc. they have led many Homeowners' Associations to consider the possibility of selling homes initially intended to be the residence of the building's doorman.

Chapter 91 is a comprehensive licensing program, administered by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (“DEP”), to ensure that proposed waterfront development projects meet public benefit standards

Recently the law firm Manubens Abogados, has obtained the first judgment in Spain upholding  the appeal against of the City Tax on the Increase in the Value of Urban Land in case of a property transfer with capital gains for the seller.