Does Espinho have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?

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Yes, Espinho has urban rehabilitation areas (ARU), including the ARU do Litoral da Cidade de Espinho and others elsewhere in the municipality. The council shows them on an online map.

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Council ARU page: espinho.pt/pt/viver/municipes/urbanismo/estudos-e-planeam...
Main ARU: Litoral da Cidade de Espinho, with its own operation (ORU)
Online map of the ARUs: webcme.cm-espinho.pt/web/#ARU_2025
Sources: espinho.pt/pt/viver/municipes/urbanismo/estudos-e-planeam...
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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