Does Cascais have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?
Yes, Cascais has declared urban rehabilitation areas (ARU), including Cascais and Carcavelos, and the council has redelimited them. It publishes an index of plans and the delimitation.
- Council ARU page
- cascais.pt/area/reabilitacao-urbana
- Index of plans and delimitation
- cascais.pt/anexo/delimitacao-das-areas-de-reabilitacao-ur...
- Descriptive report on the redelimitation (PDF)
- cascais.pt/sites/default/files/anexos/gerais/new/md_-_red...
- Contact
- atendimento.municipal@cm-cascais.pt (council email on the page)
- Sources
- cascais.pt/area/reabilitacao-urbana
- Checked
- 2026-11-05
What you get
- Inside a declared ARU, national tax rules can apply to rehabilitation works: reduced VAT, IMI and IMT exemptions and an IRS deduction. The conditions are in the guide; the council decides whether the IMI exemption can be renewed for five more years.
More: What an ARU gives you
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