Land registry · Portugal
Portuguese Land Registry Certificate online, in 3 minutes
- Free check of the description number
- Request filed the same working day
- Access code and PDF by e-mail
- Full refund if it cannot be obtained
1. Identify the property
Description number, tax article or book description. We check the number in the registry before you pay.
2. Pay securely
Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or MB WAY. Invoice with VAT shown.
3. Receive the code
We file the request and e-mail you the access code and the PDF as soon as the registry office makes them available.
What details do I need?
The Land Registry identifies each property by parish and description number. If you don't have it, the tax article from the tax office works too.
Land registry description number
In the deed, the purchase or mortgage contract, or an earlier certificate. It appears as "descrito sob o n.º 1234" or "Descrição n.º 1234/20050101". For a flat, add the unit letter.
Tax article (caderneta predial)
In the caderneta predial from the Portal das Finanças or the IMI bill: parish (with 6-digit code), urban or rural article and unit. The registry office finds the description from these details.
What's included
One price, no hidden costs. Our service covers the check, the request, the follow-up and the delivery.
- Description number checked before you pay
- Order by tax article, without knowing the description
- Follow-up until the code arrives
- Code and PDF sent by e-mail
- VAT invoice, also for foreign companies
- Full refund if it cannot be obtained
What is the Portuguese land registry certificate
The Portuguese land registry certificate (certidão predial, or certidão permanente do registo predial) is the document that proves who owns a property and which mortgages, seizures or other charges are registered against it. Notaries, banks and courts ask for it for deeds, mortgages and inheritances. It is viewed online with an access code valid for 6 months, which replaces the paper certificate for all legal purposes.
It is not the same as the caderneta predial, which is issued by the tax office. If you only need to know who owns a property, the simplified land registry information costs less.
FAQ
What is the certidão permanente do registo predial?
It is the online version of the Portuguese land registry certificate. It shows the property description (location, area, layout, tax article) and every entry in force: owners, mortgages, seizures, usufruct, easements and pending registration requests.
Instead of paper you receive an access code. Anyone with the code can view the up-to-date certificate on the Land Registry website for 6 months.
What is it used for?
It is asked for in almost every property matter in Portugal: purchase deeds, mortgages, inheritances, rentals, planning applications, court cases and tax matters. Notaries, banks and public bodies accept the code instead of paper.
What details do I need?
One of three ways to identify the property:
- Description number (número da descrição) and parish, as in the deed, the mortgage contract or an earlier certificate (e.g. "descrito sob o n.º 2098/20010312");
- Tax article (artigo matricial): parish, urban or rural article and unit, as in the caderneta predial from the tax office;
- Book description (old system): number, book and pages.
For a flat or shop, also give the unit letter (fração).
How long does it take?
We file the request on the same working day (orders paid after 5pm Lisbon time or at weekends go out the next working day). The registry office usually makes the certificate available within 2 working days, often the same day. As soon as it is available, we e-mail you the code and the PDF.
Requests by tax article or book description can take longer, because the registry office has to find the description.
How much does it cost?
The permanent certificate costs €39.00 in total, VAT included. The simplified information costs €19.00. There are no other costs.
How do I receive it?
By e-mail: the access code, a direct link to view it and a PDF copy. The legal value is in the code: give it to the notary, the bank or whoever asked for it, and they view the always up-to-date version on the consultation page. The PDF is a courtesy copy.
Need the certificate for a deed or a mortgage?
Order now and receive the code by e-mail. If we cannot obtain the certificate, we refund the full amount.
Order certificate · €39