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Report and Accounts Accounts, budget and transparency commitments. Public Positions What we advocate with the regulator.

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Code of Ethics and Conduct

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Public Positions

What APMLS advocates with the regulator, the legislature and the public — and why.

Positions approved by the Board and reviewed annually

Current positions

Mandatory fee transparency

Consumers should know, before signing, how much they pay, to whom, and how it is split between professionals.

A public, searchable licence register

We advocate a register searchable in real time, showing licence status and sanction history.

Mandatory training for consultants

A statutory minimum of initial and continuing training for anyone dealing directly with consumers.

Ending listings without a contract

Advertising properties without a written agency contract harms owners and distorts the market.

Public transaction-price data

Reliable, open statistics reduce the information gap between sellers and buyers.

Registration of the consultant, not only the company

The AMI licence belongs to the company, yet the consumer deals with the consultant. We advocate a public register of consultants, linked to the company and searchable like the licence.

Written disclosure of dual representation

When the same company represents both seller and buyer, the consumer should be told in writing before any offer, and give express consent.

Listings with verifiable data

Price, floor area, energy certificate and the advertiser's AMI number should appear in the listing and match reality.

Interoperability between MLS and portals

The same property appears with different prices, areas and photographs on each portal, because every system stores the data its own way. We advocate a common data exchange format between MLS providers, agencies and portals, so consumers see the same information everywhere.

🕐 APMLS takes no position on commission levels in the market, nor on any member's prices.

An independent non-profit association. We set the rules of real-estate cooperation in Portugal and publicly verify who follows them.

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