usufruto

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Usufruto is a legal arrangement involving property use rights, increasingly considered for housing and estate planning in Portugal.

Usufruto, or usufruct, is gaining relevance as a property and estate planning tool in Portugal, where parents and grandparents often use it to support their children's or grandchildren's ability to buy their first homes. It involves granting the right to enjoy the use and benefits of a property while ownership is retained or transferred. The concept also raises considerations about public versus private use, as seen in Setúbal's efforts to balance cultural interests and public usufruct rights.