It’s no secret that buying and selling property in Greece comes with a lot of red tape! Thankfully in recent years there have been significant efforts made to organize and simplify property related processes, not to mention a massive leap in digitization.

To help you along in the process, we recommend that you have the below checklist of Greek property portfolio documents in order. Of course, every case is unique and the below may not cover your specific property needs.

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* Building Permit and revisions if any
* Authorized Drawings attached to the building permit
* Declaration/Drawings of Law No. 3843/10 if submitted
* Declaration/Drawings of Law No. 4495/17 (or Law No. 4178/13, 4014/11)
* As Built Drawings/Floor Plans
* Title Deeds
* Energy Performance Certificate
* Structural Report or Structural Stability Report if required
* Certification of Construction Inspection if issued

Here is a more detailed look at some of these requirements:

Declaration of Property in Greece - Law No. 4495/17
The first step in verifying the legal status of your property in Greece is to conduct an on-site inspection after gathering authorized building plans and licenses.


If illegalities have been determined, we can begin the initial phase of declaring the property. Through the electronic system of the Technical Chamber of Greece, the owner will be given a unique application code of the declaration and the invoice of the initial lump-sum payment necessary to validate the process.


Fines are determined depending on property size, the type of use of the structure, the frame time it was built, as well as the area’s set tax value. The fees required for each declaration and completion of final documentation/property portfolio differ depending on the nature, size and complicity of the structure.

Electronic Building ID Code & Certificate
The Electronic Building ID Code is a key tool that provides detailed information for all registered properties in Greece. Property transactions and title searches are now simpler, faster and most importantly, more transparent. This code, which can also be described as the “as-built status” of a property, is representative of what has been built on-site in terms of dimensions, area surface and use of buildings.


All property transactions cannot be complete without the Electronic Building ID Code Certificate which is issued for all buildings and parcels without structures and valid for 2 months. If there are any layout, facade and property-use changes, the Building UD Code must be updated to ensure the legal status of the property.


All information collected from building permits and drawings, the Greek Tax Authorities, Hellenic Cadastre details, Declarations of Legality and Energy Performance Certificates are all recorded on an electronic database. These details are then all electronically linked to Greek authorities and public entities related to property ownership to secure access to the exact same property information.

Energy Performance Certificates & Inspections
According to Greek Law, all deeds of conveyance and rental agreements for existing buildings are complete and valid only after an Energy Performance Certificate is issued and submitted to the Greek tax office or notary public. Energy Performance Certificates (or EPC’s) are unique documents issued through an electronic system of the Greek Ministry of the Environment only by Certified Energy Inspectors; they state the level of efficiency in terms of energy consumption after concluding an inspection of the building in question.


In order to collect the data needed for certification, we will visit your property and its surroundings to conduct a thorough inspection. During this process we will access each room for a general overview of insulation/exterior shading, note the size and type of glazing structures, inspect the heating, hot water, cooling and lighting system (in cases of commercial property). If floor plans are not provided, the property will be measured on-site. Following the inspection process, a certificate will be issued and valid for 10 years regardless of rental and ownership title changes.

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The tasteful thyme honey and the fresh fish are also some of the great gifts of nature to the lucky island.

The history of Lemnos is lost in the mists of time. According to mythology, Hephaestus had his forge on the island and taught its first residents, the Sinties, the art of processing copper. The Island flourished during prehistoric times. In 512BC it was conquered by the Persians, but it regained its liberty after the end of the Persian Wars. Since then, it had been subjugated consecutively by the Romans, the Venetians and the Turks, until its definitive liberation in 1912 during the 1st Balkan War.

Capital of the island is Mýrina, a town beautiful for its traditional paved alleys, its old stone mansions, its promenade by the sea, and last but not least for its Byzantine Castle. The impressive castle that overlooks the town lies on a rocky and steep peninsula, on the hillside of which small deer roam free.

Touring around the island is as much an enviable experience as choosing only some of its beauties to write about is a nasty task. Still, a visit to Lemnos is not complete without having been to:

• The Petrified Forest near the town of Moudros, where one has the chance to see fossilised trunks, leaves, fruit and palm-tree roots aged 20-22 million years.
• The prehistoric settlement of Poliochni which is thought to be the oldest Neolithic city in Europe. Actually, a rectangular building with a double row of stepped seats that had been found on the site resembles a parliamentary architectural structure; that’s why it is presumed to be the oldest parliament discovered in the world!
• The archaeological site of Hephaestia, the prehistoric capital of the Pelasgians, whose glory days lasted well over 2000 years (1000BC to 1200AD). Admire the ruins of a complex of a city built and rebuilt in 10 layers, including palaces, baths, Christian churches, a Hellenistic-Roman theatre, a necropolis, and a sanctuary dedicated to the great goddess Lemnos.
• The two small lakes Alyki and Chortarolimni which constitute wetland habitats, refuge and breeding places for rare and endangered bird species.
• The ideal for skin conditions and urinary system problems thermal springs of Hephaestus, at only 4km from Mýrina.
• The waterfalls near the village of Káspakas, where the waters rush off a height of 15m to create an appealing natural site dotted with small plateaus and tiny ponds.
• The village of Kontiás, one of the biggest and most beautiful ones, which is built on a pine-clad hill and is decorated by traditional stone houses, deserted windmills, and the picturesque church off Ághios Dimitrios with the stone bell tower.
• The gorgeous sandy beaches of the islands, which range from peaceful, remote, romantic to busy and well-organised ones. Especially the water sports lovers will go crazy for the beaches of Thanos, Gomati (treat yourself with the pleasure of rolling on the sand dunes there) and Keros, with the last one being a well-known centre for aquatic pleasures and sports activities. Nevertheless, the repeaters of the island and the locals would answer Platý or Chavoúli should they be asked to choose a beach to appear on a postal card from Limnos.

Source: Visitgreece.gr

Tsipras and his Syriza party won an election in January on promises of negotiating a debt write-off, the reversal of some reforms and ending fiscal consolidation -- provoking a stand-off with its international creditors like the euro zone.

"I'm very optimistic that we will try to do our best in order to find a common, viable and mutually acceptable solution for our common future," Tsipras said on his first visit to Brussels and after talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Parliament President Martin Schulz.

"Our goal is to respect the people's sovereignty in Greece and the clear mandate of our people. At the same time we respect the rules of the European Union. We want to recorrect this framework, not to smash this framework and we believe that in this framework we could find a common viable solution," he said.

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