How to Obtain a Caderneta Predial (Land Registry Document) for your Holiday Rental Property

What is a Caderneta Predial?

A Caderneta Predial, or land registry document, is issued by the Tax Authority for each property and includes information such as the item number, location, composition, owner and the value that serves as the calculation basis for the calculation of the municipal property tax (IMI).

It is essential for buying/selling property in Portugal. It is also one of the documents you will need in order to register your property as an Alojamento Local (local accommodation establishment).

So, if you are planning to rent out your holiday home to tourists, even for just a few weeks of the year, please read on…

Where to get it

You can request your Caderneta Predial in several ways. But the cheapest (free) and easiest way is online through the Finance portal, Portal das Finanças.

To access the Portal das Finanças, you must first sign up as a new user, receive a password (senha) sent by post to your fiscal address.

Once you have your password, you can access your personal account:

> Go to the Portal das Finanças homepage

> Click on ‘Iniciar Sessão’

> Enter your login details

To access your Caderneta Predial, type in 'Património Predial' into the top search bar. Once the search results have loaded, select the first option by clicking 'Aceder':