Plumber in work clothing kneeling at an open sink cabinet in a sunlit Lisbon apartment

A plumber for landlords and hosts in Lisbon.

The real problem

The hard part is never the plumbing

When you own a flat you are not standing in, the pipe is the easy bit. Access, authority to spend and a guest arriving at four o'clock are what actually decide whether the day goes well.

Somebody has to open the door

A key safe, a cleaner, a neighbour or a co-host. Say up front who it is and when they are reachable — a plumber who cannot get in still bills the trip.

Say what may be spent without asking

Give a figure you are comfortable approving on the spot. Below it, the work goes ahead; above it, you get a call. It removes a whole afternoon of messages.

Turnaround beats perfection

Between two bookings, a working shower today is worth more than an ideal solution on Thursday. Say which of the two you want; both are legitimate.

Send this with the request

What makes a remote job go right first time

Every item below removes one round of messages. Together they are the difference between one visit and three.

  • Full address with floor and door. Esquerdo and direito matter, and so does whether the entrance is on a side street.
  • Who holds the key and their phone number. With permission to call them directly, so nothing waits on your timezone.
  • Photos of the problem and of the meter cupboard. The second one is the photo everybody forgets and every plumber wants.
  • Whether the building has a porteiro or an administrator. For anything in a shared column, that contact is the job.
  • Your spending limit and your NIF for the invoice. A factura in the right name is what makes the expense usable and the guarantee real.
  • The next check-in time. A hard deadline changes which plumber is the right match, and it is fine to say so.
How it runs

Handled without you flying in

The point is that you approve and pay, and nothing else lands on you.

01

You send the property once

Address, access, limits and invoice details. Keep the message; you will reuse it every time.

02

We match on availability

The constraint is usually the window between guests, not the work itself.

03

The plumber confirms with you

Price and slot come to you directly, before anything starts.

04

You get the invoice

Issued by the plumber, in the name you gave, with the guarantee attached to it.

One honest caveat for portfolio owners. This is a matching service that connects you with independent plumbers; it is not a maintenance contract and there is no service-level agreement behind it. If you manage a dozen units and need guaranteed response times, what you actually need is a plumber on retainer — and we will tell you that rather than sell you something else.

Typical job prices run €35–125 for unblocking and €60–320 for a traced leak. Typical range according to public price pages — indication, not a quote. Sources: Fixando's Lisbon plumber price page and Zaask's plumbing cost guide, read in August 2026.

Rental hotspots

Where the rental stock actually is

Short-term rentals cluster in the historic centre, where staircases are narrow, lifts are rare and the building is often two centuries older than the bathroom in it. Long-term lets spread much wider, and the Cascais line carries the highest-value properties in the metro area.

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Owners and managers

What remote owners want to know

Can the plumber deal with my cleaner instead of me?

Yes, and it is usually the fastest arrangement. Name the person, give a number and say what they are authorised to approve. Anything above that limit still comes back to you.

Can I get the invoice in a company name?

Yes — give the company name and NIF with the request, before the work rather than after. Reissuing a Portuguese factura afterwards is possible but slow, and some plumbers will not do it at all.

My tenant says there is a leak. Am I obliged to fix it?

In a Portuguese lease the landlord is generally responsible for the structure and installations while the tenant carries normal use and small wear. Where a specific case falls depends on your contract, so read the clause before you agree to anything in a WhatsApp thread.

Guest checks in at 3pm and the toilet is blocked. Any chance?

For a straightforward blockage in central Lisbon, often yes if the request goes out in the morning. Say the deadline explicitly — a plumber who cannot make it will say so immediately instead of arriving at six.

Do you hold keys or manage properties?

No. This site matches requests with plumbers and nothing more. Key handling, cleaning and guest communication stay with you or your property manager.

Can the same plumber come back next time?

Ask them directly once you have met — a good one will give you their number, and that is genuinely the best outcome of using this. You are not tied to this site for anything.

Managing from abroad

Send the property details once

Write it out properly a single time and every future job starts halfway done. WhatsApp is easiest across timezones.

A flat you cannot get to?

Send the address, the access and your spending limit. The rest is handled without you.

Send the property