Our Approach
Why Choose Prime Documentarium
A workshop built around what Portuguese landlords actually need to know — not what sounds impressive in a brochure.
A workshop built around what Portuguese landlords actually need to know — not what sounds impressive in a brochure.
Many landlords in Portugal manage their own properties — particularly those with one or two units who find agency fees difficult to justify. The challenge is that self-management without structured knowledge leads to avoidable problems: contracts with missing clauses, deposits handled incorrectly, rent receipts issued outside the Portal das Finanças system, or maintenance disputes that escalate because responsibilities were never defined clearly.
These are not failures of effort or intention. They are gaps in knowledge that nobody ever filled — because landlord education in Portugal has historically been fragmented, overly legalistic, or aimed at professional property managers rather than individual owners.
Prime Documentarium exists to fill that gap with content that is precise, practical, and written for people who own property — not for lawyers or academics.
Every claim we make about what landlords can or cannot do is grounded in current Portuguese legislation — the Lei do Arrendamento Urbano, the Código Civil, and relevant AT guidance. We do not teach habits or conventions; we teach what the law actually says.
Legal concepts translated into plain language are more useful than legal concepts left in their original form. We explain what terms mean in practice and why they matter — without assuming any prior legal knowledge.
Knowing that something is required is less useful than knowing exactly how to do it. Our workshops focus on procedure — the sequence of steps, the documents involved, the timelines that apply — so participants leave with a clear path to follow.
We are educators, not lawyers and not property managers. We teach what workshops can legitimately teach. For specific legal disputes, participants need a qualified lawyer — and we say so clearly. Our role is to reduce the situations where that becomes necessary.
Workshop groups are kept small deliberately. Landlord situations vary — a participant managing a studio in Matosinhos has different practical questions than one managing a family house in Gondomar. Small groups allow for real questions and relevant answers.
Every session produces reference material — checklists, procedure summaries, clause guides — that participants take away. The workshop is the learning; the materials are the reference you return to when a specific situation arises months later.
Understanding what Prime Documentarium does not do is as important as understanding what it does.
We do not manage properties on behalf of owners. We do not find tenants, collect rent, or handle maintenance on anyone's behalf. Our sole activity is education — teaching landlords to do these things themselves.
We do not provide legal advice for specific disputes or individual situations. Our workshops teach general principles and procedures under Portuguese law — they do not constitute legal advice and should not be treated as such. For specific legal matters, consult a qualified advogado.
Complex or unusual situations — contested evictions, lease disputes with significant financial implications, tax queries — require professional legal or tax advice. Our workshops reduce the frequency with which such advice is needed; they do not replace it entirely.
Review the full workshop content — module by module — to understand exactly what two days with Prime Documentarium involves.