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Join APMLS and cooperate with the whole market.

Membership is open to real-estate brokerage companies and brokers holding an AMI licence. Technicians and agents join through the company they work for, provided that company is a member.

AMI licence required · Admission decided by the Board, with a reply within 10 working days · Dues approved by the General Assembly

Who can join

Masters & Networks

Real-estate networks and master franchises that want to bring their whole structure into a cooperative market with common standards.

Brokers & Agencies

Licensed agencies (AMI) looking for more business opportunities and access to the whole market’s supply.

Real-Estate Agents

Agents and canvassers who join through the member company they work for, with rules that protect their listings and their remuneration.

Why join

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More business, less friction

Access to every listing shared in the MLS: any property listed by a member can be sold by you — and vice versa, with remuneration sharing defined upfront.

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Your listings protected

Clear cooperation rules mean your listing work is respected and paid, even when another member closes the deal.

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Verifiable credibility

The APMLS Accreditation Seal, with a unique code and public QR verification, sets you apart with owners and buyers.

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Data you can trust

Properties with complete, verified, up-to-date information — and reliable market statistics to support valuations and clients.

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Legal protection

Cooperation rules drafted to comply with the GDPR and competition law.

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A voice in the sector

Participation in the association’s life and in the standards that will define the future of brokerage in Portugal.

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Recognised training

Courses accredited by the association, with hours credited to your training cycle and a certificate issued in your own name.

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Disputes settled among peers

Cooperation and commission disagreements handled by the association’s bodies, within set deadlines, instead of ending up in court.

How membership works

1
Application

Send your details through the form. An individual agent may apply, but only gets MLS access once the agency holding the AMI licence is a member and has accepted the bylaws and the cooperation rules — the licence is what answers for the brokerage.

2
Contact

Our team presents the conditions, the fees and the payment schedule. You confirm the company details and the AMI licence, and accept in writing the bylaws, the code of ethics and the MLS cooperation rules.

3
Admission

Once the application is approved you become a member: MLS access, the cooperation rules and a part in the association. You appear in the public lookup as a member, not yet sealed.

4
Accreditation (optional)

Accreditation is a choice, not a requirement. Those who want it take the association’s training and sit the exam.

5
Accreditation Seal

On passing the exam and meeting the criteria, you receive the APMLS Seal with its unique code and the public lookup shows you as accredited.

Apply for membership

Fill in your details and we will contact you with the next steps. No commitment.

Profile
Pick a profile above: the fields that apply appear next.

* Fields required to submit the application. The rest can be completed after the initial contact.

Who is applying
Full name*
Role*
Email*
Mobile*
Correspondence address
Postcode
Town
Municipality
District
The network

A network application does not replace each agency’s: every AMI licence answers for its own brokerage.

Brand / legal name*
Tax number (NIF)*
Number of agencies*
Who signs for the network*
MLS / CRM software in use
Website
Agencies and licences

List the agencies joining through the network. Reconciling this list after admission is the worst job in the association.

Agency AMI licences*
Districts covered*
How agencies join*
Compliance contact
Contract option

The joining fee is included in the monthly fee. The monthly contract has a minimum term of 6 months; the annual one, in the first year, has the last two months free.

Take Sync MLS*
Contract option*
Who pays*
The company

The Certidão Permanente access code lets us re-verify the company at any time instead of trusting an old PDF.

Legal name*
Tax number (NIF)*
Certidão Permanente access code*
Registered office — town*
Municipality
District
Year incorporated
AMI licence

Mandatory. No valid licence, no MLS access — the licence is what answers for the brokerage.

AMI licence number*
Licence holder*
Issue date*
Responsible broker
IMPIC status
CAE code
Professional indemnity insurance

The expiry as its own field is what lets us warn you before it lapses, without opening the policy.

Insurer*
Policy number*
Expiry*
Sum insured
Activity and structure

Used for the public directory and for the voting segment in the General Assembly.

Number of consultants*
Districts of operation*
Specialisations
Network membership
Languages offered
Beneficial owners above 25%
Contract option

The joining fee is included in the monthly fee. The monthly contract has a minimum term of 6 months; the annual one, in the first year, has the last two months free.

Take Sync MLS*
Contract option*
Who pays*
The team

A team leader joins under the agency’s AMI licence: the agency answers for the brokerage, even where the team trades under its own name.

Team name*
Team leader’s name*
Number of agents in the team*
Districts the team covers*
Specialisations
MLS / CRM software in use
Agency and AMI licence

The holding agency confirms by email that the team exists and that the leader is linked to it before admission.

Holding agency*
Agency AMI licence*
Responsible broker*
Responsible broker’s email*
Responsible broker’s phone
Agents’ arrangement
Is the agency already a member?*
The agent

These fields feed the public directory profile: areas, languages and specialisations are what route clients to you.

Professional name*
Tax number (NIF)*
Years in practice
Districts where you practise*
Languages
Specialisations
Link to the AMI licence

An agent cannot validate their own link: the agency holding the licence confirms it by email before admission.

Agency you practise under*
Agency AMI licence*
Arrangement*
Responsible broker’s email*
Responsible broker’s phone
Start date at the agency*
Is the agency already a member?*
Accreditation

Accreditation is optional and requires training and an exam. Telling us now lets us place you in the next cohort.

History

Has any AMI licence of yours or of the holding entity been suspended, cancelled or sanctioned? Is any proceeding pending at IMPIC or with a consumer authority?

Documents to attach

PDF or a legible photo (JPG, PNG), up to 10 MB per file. Attach them here or send them after the initial contact — the application stays pending until they are complete.

PDF/IMG
Certidão Permanente of the network company
Or its access code, with CAE 68310.
PDF/IMG
Identification of the legal representatives
Civil and tax ID of the signatories.
PDF/IMG
List of agencies and AMI licences
Legal name, tax number and AMI number for each.
PDF/IMG
Resolution to join
Minutes or declaration from the network’s competent body.
PDF/IMG
Certidão Permanente or access code
Commercial companies only, with CAE 68310.
PDF/IMG
Declaration of commencement of activity
Sole traders only, with CAE 68310.
PDF/IMG
Identification of the legal representatives
Civil and tax ID of each signatory.
PDF/IMG
Professional indemnity policy
In force, with sum insured and expiry legible.
PDF/IMG
Proof of the AMI licence
Title issued by IMPIC.
PDF/IMG
Identification document
Civil and tax ID of the team leader.
PDF/IMG
Declaration from the holding agency
Confirming the team and the leader’s link to it.
PDF/IMG
List of the team’s agents
Name and tax number of every agent joining through the team.
PDF/IMG
Identification document
Civil and tax ID of the agent.
PDF/IMG
Proof of link to the agency
Contract, agency declaration or a recent invoice.
PDF/IMG
Training certificates
If you want existing training credited.
Declarations
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