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Accommodation is difficult to find (and therefore expensive) in major cities
and tourist areas such as Lisbon and Porto.
Accommodation offered with a job is a very useful bonus.
Otherwise you should start to look for it before you arrive in Portugal. You may start to check out national newspapers which are available in major cities:
Diário de Notícias, Público, Correio da Manhã or Jornal de
Notícias. There you have a section called "Classificados" where you have those kinds of ads. You may also try to search on the
Internet.
If you are going to live in a smaller city you may check the local newspapers. There are also some
papers with priovate ads including accommodation offered, such as
Jornal Ocasião.
You may also use the services of specialised agencies in renting and selling
accommodation, there are various available in big cities
(Agências Imobiliárias).
There are also some associations where you can look for a place to rent;
the Associação Portuguesa de Empresas de Mediação Imobiliária (Portuguese Association of Estate Agents), or the
Associação Lisbonense de Proprietários (Lisbon House-owners Association).
Some banks also have a database
of houses to rent or for sale.
When renting, one month's deposit is
required; one month's notice should be given to the owner before moving
out.
Useful addresses:
- INH – Instituto Nacional de Habitação
Av. Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro nº 5, 1099-019 Lisboa
Tel: 21 723 15 00
Fax: 21 726 07 29
e-mail
- APEMI – Associação Portuguesa de Empresas de Mediação Imobiliária
R. D. Luís de Noronha, n.º 4 - 1.º e 2.º
1069-165 LISBOA
Tel: 21 792 87 70
Fax: 21 795 88 15
e-mail
- Associação Lisbonense de Proprietários
Rua D. Pedro V, 82
1250-092 Lisboa
Tel: 21 340 20 00
Fax: 21 347 00 61
- Ocasião - Edições Periódicas, Lda
Rua Torcato José Clavine, nº3 A
2801-652 Almada
Portugal
Tel: 21 272 66 00
Fax: 707 270 270
Text last edited on: 01/07/2003
Source: European Union
© European Communities, 1995-2007
Reproduction is authorised.
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