terreno urbano
Published 8 November 2026, 22:44
prédio urbano / terreno para construção (urban property, building plot)
Land on which you are legally allowed to build a home. In the paperwork it appears as prédio urbano, and if it is specifically intended for building, as terreno para construção. The type of plot is stated in the caderneta predial and the certidão permanente, and this is what decides whether you will be allowed to build a house.
Where you come across it. Adverts for land for sale, the tax record, the extract from the property register, a conversation at the câmara about future building work.
An urban plot does not mean "build whatever you like": exactly what can be built, and how tall, is set by the municipal plan, the PDM. And building land does not get the lower housing rates of IMT — the tax on buying it is 6.5%.
Official website: diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/decreto-lei/1999-34567875