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Tax Authority Property Certificate (Certidão Predial das Finanças)

A certificate from the AT confirming the properties registered in the holder's name in the property tax register.

What it is for

Prove that a person owns properties, when an organisation requires it.
Gather tax information on real estate assets for a given process.
Get an overview of the properties linked to the NIF before requesting other property documents.

Example (fictitious). An institution asks Titus Gorila for proof of the properties he owns. Before going ahead, he confirms that what they want is the Tax and Customs Authority document and not the land registry one.

What it is

This is a certificate from the Tax and Customs Authority (Finanças) attesting to the existence of properties in the holder's name in the tax records linked to the property tax register. In this catalogue, «Property Certificate» always refers to this AT document. It is not the permanent land registry certificate, which comes from a different service.

How we collect it

We request it using the holder's NIF and Tax Portal (Portal das Finanças) password and deliver the official PDF.

Access required: Tax Portal (Portal das Finanças). Credentials are encrypted only during the collection and deleted at the end.

Things to note

The tax register does not show mortgages, attachments or other encumbrances; for that, you need to consult the land registry.

Frequently asked questions

Is it the same as a property tax record (caderneta predial)?

No. The property tax record describes a specific property; this certificate attests that properties exist in the holder's name.

Can it be used to show that I own no property?

For that, there is the negative property certificate, within the scope of the AT's records.