The properties to be sold include the buildings of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health, according to idealista.

According to the law, published in the Diário da República on 23 October, “the state can reserve, free of charge and until the end of 2027, properties that have to be vacated by public administration services”.

According to the idealist, it is estimated that the sale of these properties could generate revenue of 1,215 million euros. The information is included in the State Budget for 2026, which explains that the value of each property will be defined by the Finance and Housing ministers.

“One of the measures provided for in the Government Programme concerns making vacant or underused public properties available on the market, either directly for housing or by reserving the proceeds from their sale to finance state public housing programmes,” reads the law, quoted by idealista.

According to the resolution, the properties to be sold will be vacated by ministries and public entities when the move to Campus XXI is made, to facilitate the transfer of funds to housing policies.

Of the 16 properties, ten are located in Lisbon and the remaining six in Porto, and concern buildings and land belonging to ministries and public organisations that will be moving to Campus XXI.