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Negative Property Certificate (Certidão Predial Negativa)

A certificate from the AT stating that there are no properties in the taxpayer's name in the tax records. Available to individuals.

What it is for

Prove to an organisation that you have no properties registered with the Tax and Customs Authority (Finanças).
Support applications for housing or benefits that impose this condition.
Verify your property situation for tax purposes before gathering other documents.

Example (fictitious). Titus Gorila is applying for an affordable-rent home, which requires applicants to have no properties in their name. He attaches the negative certificate to his application.

What it is

The negative property certificate confirms that, in the tax records covered, the taxpayer has no properties in their name. The AT issues it to individuals. Its scope is limited to the Tax and Customs Authority's property register: it does not cover assets abroad, other types of assets, or situations that have not yet been registered.

How we collect it

We need the holder's NIF and Tax Portal (Portal das Finanças) password. If the AT issues it, we 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

If a property is linked to the NIF, the negative certificate may not be issued. Any record you believe to be incorrect should be clarified with the AT.

Frequently asked questions

Does it prove that I have no assets at all?

No. It only concerns properties in the Tax and Customs Authority's records, not bank accounts, vehicles or other assets.

Can a company request it?

According to the official information we consulted, the negative property certificate is limited to individual taxpayers.