Does Sesimbra have an urban rehabilitation area (ARU)?

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Yes, Sesimbra has an urban rehabilitation area (ARU) for the Núcleo Antigo da Vila de Sesimbra, delimited on 15 December 2014 and widened in 2015 and 2017.

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Council ARU page: sesimbra.pt/viver/urbanismo/area-de-reabilitacao-urbana-n...
Delimitation: Municipal assembly, 15 December 2014; changes on 30 October 2015 and 7 April 2017
Contact unit: epd@cm-sesimbra.pt (email on the page)
Sources: sesimbra.pt/viver/urbanismo/area-de-reabilitacao-urbana-n...
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.

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