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Experts warn that new lease law unprotects tenants

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Two experts, Gonçalo Antunes and Rita Silva, warn that Portugal's new urban rental law fails to address the country's housing crisis. They note the law has passed in parliament but is currently under debate, while protests continue to pressure the government. Experts highlight that 31,792 housing units were completed under the previous PRR plan, yet only 12,000 are new ones, indicating a severe shortage. They argue the law disproportionately protects landlords and accelerates evictions, contradicting the government's stated goal of market security. The experts emphasize that without significant policy reversal, the housing crisis will persist and worsen, as evidenced by rising rents and property prices in major cities like Lisbon and Porto.

Key points

• Experts Gonçalo Antunes and Rita Silva criticize the new urban rental law for failing to solve the housing crisis, which they identify as the country's largest social problem.
• The law has passed in parliament but is currently under debate, while ongoing protests continue to pressure the government despite the lack of immediate implementation.

Context

Two experts, Gonçalo Antunes (geographer) and Rita Silva (economist), criticized the new urban rental law proposed by the government. They noted the law has passed in parliament but is currently under debate, while ongoing protests continue to pressure the government despite the lack of immediate implementation.

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Evidence is limited to expert opinions from a podcast and interviews; no direct government data or official statistics on housing vacancy rates or rental costs are provided.

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