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Start your business in Portugal: Estate agency
You connect sellers and buyers, or landlords and tenants, in Portugal. Your agency plan needs to explain mandates, commissions, who negotiates and the costs incurred before a transaction completes.
Let’s discuss your project
A few details to understand your business and the next step.
Bertrand Jayol receives your enquiry for an initial assessment. Referral to the partner is considered with your agreement. Privacy
01 / Your business
How you earn shapes the questions to ask
- Sourcing properties and securing agency mandates.
- Arranging viewings and following up offers.
- Commercial support through the agreed transaction.
Prepare licensing and the sales cycle
An agency established in Portugal carrying out real estate mediation needs an IMPIC licence. Incorporating the company and obtaining the licence are separate steps. Describe management, negotiators and the role of any cooperating agency when preparing the file.
Then map one mandate from the first enquiry through viewing, offer, acceptance and commission payment. Portal subscriptions, photography and travel may be paid well before revenue arrives. Separate expected deals from commissions already earned under the agreement, and show how any commission sharing affects the amount your business retains.
02 / Next steps for your project
Questions to prepare your application
- Will you cover sales, lettings or both?
- Who signs mandates and invoices commission?
- How will you fund listings before the first completed sale?
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Before you incorporate
Registering as self-employed and incorporating a company are different routes. The choice depends on how your business actually operates. A Portuguese company alone does not determine your tax residence or the treatment of every source of income.
Information to gather
- Your country of residence and where you actually work.
- A description of the services or products you sell.
- Whether your customers are businesses or individuals, and their countries.
- Any shareholders, existing business structure and your planned timing.
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