Thousands of people have protested in cities across Portugal against unaffordable house prices and rising rental costs, with many saying they have been priced out of the housing market. Demonstrators marched with banners bearing slogans like, “Our neighbourhoods are not your business” and “I have to choose between paying for a house or eating”. The housing crisis has its roots in a chronic shortage of affordable and social housing, a situation worsened by wealthy foreigners moving to Portugal on the promise of tax breaks. The tourism boom has also led to a surge in short-term holiday rentals w…