Does Loures have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?

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Yes, Loures has dozens of urban rehabilitation areas (ARU), each in a published listing that runs from ARU Á-das-Lebres to ARU Loios, Lousa and beyond. New delimitations were approved on 17 April 2024.

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Council ARU page: cm-loures.pt/AreaConteudo.aspx?DisplayId=985
ARU listing: cm-loures.pt/AreaConteudo.aspx?DisplayId=985
ARUs and ORUs in force: cm-loures.pt/AreaConteudo.aspx?DisplayId=1854
Delimitations of April 2024 (PDF): cm-loures.pt/media/pdf/PDF20240718103458888.pdf
Example, ARU Á-dos-Cãos (PDF): cm-loures.pt/media/pdf/PDF20240731105011051.pdf
Sources: cm-loures.pt/AreaConteudo.aspx?DisplayId=985
cm-loures.pt/AreaConteudo.aspx?DisplayId=1854
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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