FAQ

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.

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.

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).

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.

The permanent certificate costs €39.00 in total, VAT included. The simplified information costs €19.00. There are no other costs.

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.

The permanent certificate stays available for 6 months and always shows the current situation of the property. It can be renewed in its last month, keeping the same code. We remind you before it expires.

The simplified information is valid for 1 year.

The Informação Predial Simplificada is a summary of the entries in force (owners, mortgages, seizures), without the value of a certificate. It is useful to check who owns a property before a deal or a rental. It only exists for properties with a computerised description.

For deeds, banks and courts, order the permanent certificate.

Yes. The Portuguese land registry is public: anyone can request the certificate of any property, without giving a reason.

Use the tax article from the caderneta predial (the owner can download it from the Portal das Finanças) or from the IMI property tax bill. If you have neither, message us on WhatsApp before ordering and we will tell you where to look.

The Land Registry still uses the former parishes, from before the 2013 reorganisation. Choose the parish shown on the document where you found the description number. Our list includes both former and current parishes.

For the tax article, use the 6-digit parish code from the caderneta.

For requests by description number, we check the number in the computerised registry before you pay. If after payment the certificate cannot be obtained with the details you gave, we contact you to correct them; if it cannot be obtained at all, we refund the full amount.

Debit or credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express), Apple Pay, Google Pay and MB WAY. Payment is handled by Stripe: we never see or store your card details.

Yes, in your name or your company's, with your tax number. The invoice is available on your order page.

CertidãoPredial.pt is a private service run by MULTIFACTUUM S.R.L., with no link to the IRN (Registry Institute). We take care of the parts that usually go wrong: choosing the right parish (including former parishes), checking the number before you pay, filing the request, following it until the code arrives and sending you the PDF, in English.

On WhatsApp (+40 722 263 777) or by e-mail ([email protected]), Mon–Fri, 9am–7pm (Lisbon time). We answer in English and Portuguese.