Does Lagos have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?

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Yes, Lagos has one urban rehabilitation area (ARU), about 50 hectares around the historic centre of the city. The council publishes the plan and the list of streets.

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Council ARU page: cm-lagos.pt/areas-de-atuacao/urbanismo/reabilitacao-urban...
Delimitation plan and street list (PDF): cm-lagos.pt/images/site/cliente/Area_de_intervencao_ARU.pdf
English version of the chart (PDF): cm-lagos.pt/images/site/cliente/Area_de_intervencao_engli...
Contact: expediente.geral@cm-lagos.pt (council email on the page)
Sources: cm-lagos.pt/areas-de-atuacao/urbanismo/reabilitacao-urban...
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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