{"id":6130,"date":"2026-05-29T13:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T13:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/?p=3105"},"modified":"2026-07-21T12:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T12:33:42","slug":"energy-certificate-obligation-before-renting-in-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/energy-certificate-obligation-before-renting-in-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Certificate: Obligation Before Renting in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Without a valid energy certificate, you cannot compliantly advertise or sign a lease agreement. It is a simple step that many landlords leave until the end \u2014 and then it delays everything.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The problem<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The energy certificate is easy to forget until you are about to advertise the property. Advertising without indicating the energy class is an irregularity, and dealing with the certificate at the last minute delays the tenant&#8217;s move-in.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The essentials<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>What it is<\/strong> \u2014 evaluates the property&#8217;s energy efficiency and assigns a class.<\/li><li><strong>When you need it<\/strong> \u2014 before advertising and signing the lease.<\/li><li><strong>Who issues it<\/strong> \u2014 a registered qualified expert.<\/li><li><strong>Validity<\/strong> \u2014 it has an expiration date; check if yours is still valid.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take care of this early<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The energy class must be included in the advertisement. Sorting out the certificate at the beginning of the process prevents delays and irregularities when the tenant is ready to sign.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"aluseg-cta\">\n  <a class=\"aluseg-cta__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/free-lease-generator\/\">Generate a ready contract for a compliant lease \u2192<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n.aluseg-cta{margin:34px 0;padding:30px 24px;background:#eef4f5;border:1px solid #d6e3e5;border-radius:14px;text-align:center;}\n.aluseg-cta__btn{display:inline-block;background:#005869;color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;line-height:1.2;text-decoration:none;padding:15px 34px;border-radius:9px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;transition:background .2s ease;}\n.aluseg-cta__btn:hover{background:#133B3A;color:#fff;}\n<\/style>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I have to indicate the energy class in the advertisement?<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes \u2014 the class must be included in rental advertisements; advertising without it is an irregularity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O certificado energ\u00e9tico \u00e9 obrigat\u00f3rio para arrendar em Portugal. O que \u00e9, quando o precisa e o que arrisca se anunciar sem ele.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-informacoes-sobre-aluguer"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6130"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6130\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6132,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6130\/revisions\/6132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aluseg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}