Step 1
Add your property details.
Alojamento Local, without the scattered paperwork
Welcome guests.
Keep every obligation in order.
The SIBA bulletin, the INE survey, mandatory insurance and the tourist tax: ALocal shows you each deadline, collects the guest details and generates the official files.
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How it works
Start in 3 steps
Step 2
Collect guest data with a shareable form.
Step 3
Generate SIBA and inspection files when you need them.
Compliance checklist
Compliance tasks with due dates per property: a Portugal-wide baseline plus specific tasks for Lisbon and Porto.
SIBA reporting, simplified
Build the official SIBA .DAT file to the published specification, with a CSV and PDF record, ready for you to upload in the UCFE portal.
Document binder
Keep proof of submission and inspection packs organized property by property.
Obligations
What the law asks of you, and what ALocal does about it.
These are the dated obligations of running an Alojamento Local in Portugal. For each one: the deadline, what happens if it slips, and what you get inside the platform.
Accommodation bulletin (SIBA)
- Deadline
- The SIBA bulletin within 3 working days of each foreign guest checking in, EU citizens included, and three more after they leave.
- If you miss it
- Failing to report is an offence under art. 203.º of Lei n.º 23/2007: the fine is banded by how many bulletins are missing — €100 to €500 for 1 to 10, €200 to €900 for 11 to 50, and €400 to €2,000 for more than 51.
- In ALocal
- Collect guest details through a secure link and generate the official .DAT file, plus a CSV and PDF register. Uploading it to the UCFE portal stays in your hands.
Civil liability insurance
- Deadline
- Valid at all times, with an up-to-date certificate on hand.
- If you miss it
- The minimum insured capital is €75,000 (Portaria n.º 248/2021), and having no valid policy is grounds for cancelling the registration: in February 2026 Lisbon cancelled 6,765 registrations, mostly for a missing certificate.
- In ALocal
- Record the policy with its certificate attached to the property. ALocal tracks the end date and warns you 30 days before it expires.
INE monthly survey (WebInq)
- Deadline
- By day 10 of the following month, including months with no guests.
- If you miss it
- The guest-stay survey is compulsory for the units it covers, and zero-guest months have to be filed too.
- In ALocal
- The dashboard totals stays, guests and guest-nights for each month and flags the zero months, ready to copy straight into WebInq.
Municipal tourist tax
- Deadline
- Filed periodically with the council, under its own regulation.
- If you miss it
- Declaring and remitting to the council is always the host’s duty, even when the booking platform already charged the guest.
- In ALocal
- Verified rate tables for Lisbon, Porto, Cascais, Albufeira and Portimão, with per-stay calculation, exemptions and night caps. Coverage grows council by council.
Registration, plaque and complaints book
- Deadline
- Before your first booking, and whenever the property details change.
- If you miss it
- In an inspection, what counts is being able to show the registration, the insurance and the guest reports without digging through folders.
- In ALocal
- Six national tasks per property, plus the tourist tax in Lisbon and Porto, with evidence attached and an inspection dossier as a PDF.
Guest identity data
- Deadline
- Kept only for the retention period you set.
- If you miss it
- Identity documents living in spreadsheets, email or a phone are personal data you no longer control.
- In ALocal
- Every identity field is encrypted. At the end of the retention period the guest-identifying files are erased and the proof of the report remains.
Informational guidance for day-to-day operations. It does not replace legal advice: always confirm the official source before you act.
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Plans
Pick the plan that fits
Start with one property, put compliance on a professional footing and keep the operation ready to grow without sliding back into chaos.
Free
Try the platform and run your first property at no cost.
0€
- 1 property
- Legislation and guides
- Email support
Monthly subscription
Pro
For organising a full portfolio, with a monthly subscription per management account.
10€/month
- Unlimited properties
- Everything in the free plan
- Compliance checklist with due dates per property
- SIBA files ready to upload to the official portal
- Document management and archiving
- Priority support
Prices include VAT.
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Rules with sources and verification dates
Questions
Know exactly what you are getting before you start.
Straight answers on access, SIBA reporting, documents and where your legal responsibility begins.
Create free accountCan I try ALocal before paying?
Yes. The free plan lets you create an account, add your first property and read the guides. Pro unlocks the operational checklist, guest intake, SIBA files, evidence storage and inspection packs.
Does ALocal send guest data straight to SIBA?
No. ALocal organizes the data and generates the TXT, CSV and PDF files. You upload them in the official portal yourself, so every submission stays under your control.
Where do my documents and evidence live?
In your workspace, filed by property alongside the task and export history. When an inspector asks, you find the right record without digging through scattered folders.
Is this a substitute for legal advice?
No. ALocal is operational support: it helps you organize obligations and evidence. For anything specific or contested, confirm the interpretation with the relevant authority or a qualified professional.
How do I cancel the Pro subscription?
The subscription is monthly and renews automatically until it is cancelled. You can cancel whenever you like, without contacting support: in Account › Plan and billing, the “Manage automatic billing” button opens the billing portal where the subscription ends. After cancelling there are no further charges and the service stays available until the end of the period already paid for, on the date shown under “Next charge”; from then on the account returns to the free plan, and the data you stored is not deleted.
Can I change my mind after subscribing?
Yes. If you contract as a consumer you have 14 days from the day the contract was concluded to withdraw without giving a reason, under Article 10(1)(a) of Decree-Law 24/2014 of 14 February. When you subscribe we ask you to expressly request that the service begin during those 14 days; if you do and then withdraw, you pay only the part in proportion to what was actually supplied. To withdraw, write to the support address shown in the footer with the subject “Livre resolução”. The details are in the Terms.