Guides in English

Registered letters, rent updates and Portuguese tenancy law, explained for expats, foreign landlords and anyone with formal business in Portugal.

Sending letters in Portugal

Receiving mail
Best Virtual Mailbox Services in Portugal (2026, Compared)
Every way to receive Portuguese mail while abroad: prices, scanning fees and contracts, side by side.
7 minAug 2026
Receiving mail
How to Receive Mail in Portugal Without an Address
Every legitimate option when you have no Portuguese address: apartado, posta restante, friends, virtual mailboxes, with honest trade-offs.
7 minAug 2026
Receiving mail
Anytime Mailbox in Portugal: Honest Review and Alternative
What the US platform does well in Portugal, where the fee structure bites, and when a local flat-fee service is the better fit.
6 minAug 2026
From abroad
Send a registered letter to Portugal from abroad
Why USPS or Royal Mail is the wrong tool for a Portuguese notice, and the one requirement everyone misses: a Portuguese return address.
8 minAug 2026
Guide
How to send a letter online in Portugal: normal, priority and registered
What each CTT mail type is for and what can actually be done fully online in 2026.
5 minJul 2026
Guide
How to send a registered letter online in Portugal
Step by step: upload, pay, and CTT delivers with a signed proof-of-delivery slip.
5 min2026
Guide
Sending a registered letter without going to the post office
How the aviso de receção works and how to send with full legal validity from home.
6 min2026
Legal
Is an online registered letter legally valid in Portugal?
Yes, when it is sent through CTT as a physical registered letter with AR. What the law says.
5 min2026
Comparison
Registered letter online vs at the post office
Costs, time and proof compared, so you can pick the right option.
5 min2026
Costs
How much does a registered letter cost in Portugal?
CTT counter prices, what the AR adds, and what all-included online sending costs.
4 min2026
Legal
When is a registered letter legally required in Portugal?
Tenancy notices, cancellations and other cases where Portuguese law demands registered mail.
5 min2026
Legal
Legal cases that require a registered letter with AR
The specific situations, from rent updates to insurance cancellations, article by article.
6 min2026

Contracts, work and everyday life

Cancellations
How to cancel a contract in Portugal by registered letter
Gyms, telecoms, insurance, alarm contracts: notice periods, what to write and how to send with proof of delivery.
5 minJul 2026
Tenants
Giving notice and leaving your rental in Portugal: tenant's guide
Your right to terminate, the 120/60 day notice periods, and the registered letter you must send.
6 minJul 2026
Work
Resignation letter in Portugal: how to resign formally
Notice periods under Portuguese labour law and the registered letter that proves your resignation date.
5 minJul 2026
From Spain
Burofax in Portugal: what is the equivalent?
Portugal has no burofax. The standard legal instrument is the registered letter with AR, and you can send it online.
4 minJul 2026

Renting out property in Portugal

Rent updates
Rent increase in Portugal 2026: coefficient and rules
The official INE coefficient, how to apply it and the notice you must send your tenant.
6 min2026
Rent updates
Rent increase in Portugal 2027: what we know so far
Estimate based on inflation data, and the deadlines to watch.
5 min2026
Rent updates
How much will rents rise in Portugal in 2027?
The current estimate for the 2027 coefficient and what it means for your rent.
4 min2026
Rent updates
Rent update deadlines in Portugal for 2027
The 30-day notice, when to send it and what happens if you miss the window.
5 min2026
Rent updates
INE coefficient 2027: when does it come out?
How Portugal's statistics institute calculates it and when it is published.
4 min2026
Template
Rent increase letter template (Portuguese, with English explanation)
The letter your tenant must receive, in Portuguese, explained paragraph by paragraph.
6 min2026
Arrears
Tenant not paying rent in Portugal: your legal options
From the first reminder to termination, the steps Portuguese law gives landlords.
6 min2026
Template
Rent arrears letter template (Portuguese, with English explanation)
Formal demand letters for unpaid rent, explained so you know exactly what you are sending.
6 min2026
Eviction
How much does it cost to evict a tenant in Portugal?
Court fees, lawyer costs, timelines and the cheaper paths that come first.
6 min2026
Termination
Terminating a lease in Portugal: rules for landlords
Own use, works, non-renewal: the legal grounds and notice periods.
6 min2026
Template
Lease termination letter template (Portuguese, with English explanation)
The termination and non-renewal letters, in Portuguese, explained paragraph by paragraph.
6 min2026