Simplex Speeds Up Housing Licences In the first ten months of the year, from January to October, 28,004 homes were licensed in Portugal, 0.7% more than in the same period last year. This surge in new housing licences coincides with the implementation of the "Simplex" urban planning licensing reform—Decree-Law No. 10/2024—which was rolled out in two phases: some measures took effect in January, and...