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  LEGAL PROCEDURES - Guidelines for buying and selling your property in the Algarve
   
 
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Obtain a copy of the Usage Licence/Licença de Utilização from the local Town Hall/ Câmara Municipal.  For residential property you will need a Habitation Licence/Licença de Habitação. The latter confirms that the Câmara has inspected the property and that it complies with planning permission and building regulations. Non-residential licences need to stipulate the appropriate commercial or industrial use.