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Portugal: Flats in Lisbon earmarked for low-income families as tourism plummets

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Property prices in the Portuguese capital Lisbon have risen by more than 60 percent in just three years, with many apartments used mainly as holiday rentals. But now, with a major drop in tourists due to the Covid-19 pandemic, these flats are empty and the city authorities are hoping to convince landlords to rent them out to low-income families, who have largely been priced out of their own city. Our correspondents report on the programme known as Renda Segura.

A programme prepared by Patrick Lovett.

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