BUY PROPERTY IN ATHENS, GREECE, IN 2024!

Buy Property / Real Estate in Greece for an investment or to be eligible for the Greece Golden Residence permit.

Steps To Buy Property in Greece

Non-Greece citizen Buyers must comply with the following procedures:

1. Drawing of a Power of Attorney – Completed by a Greek Notary, in the presence of an accredited translator (compulsory). This Power of Attorney authorizes the lawyer whose name is stated in this document to act on the foreigner’s behalf and draw up and execute the property purchase Agreement.

2. Registration as Taxpayer and opening of Bank account in Greece – The authorized lawyer, acting in the name and on behalf of his principal (buyer), registers him as a tax payer in Greece and opens a bank account in a state bank (in the buyer’s name).

3. State Property Registry checks – The Greek Lawyer thoroughly checks the state Property registry for the property history and for other details (such as existing or previous mortgages, encumbrances or other charges, existing and previous contracts and agreements concerning the property). After the lawyer completes the property checkup, he draws a report, signs and certifies it and delivers it to the prospective buyer.

4. Title Transition Tax statement – The Greek Lawyer draws a Title Transition Tax statement and submits it to the local tax body.

5. Principal Property Purchase agreement – Both parties (Buyer and Seller) sign the Principal Property Purchase agreement, in the presence of a Notary and an accredited translator. After the agreement is signed, the lawyer registers it in the State Property Registry which is the final, and compulsory stage of the property purchase transaction.

6. Buyer Receives All Documentation – After the Principal agreement is signed, the Buyer receives all the documentation, which are duly notarized and translated into their native language, along with the Construction Permission, Power Consumption Certificate, Property layout plan and its topographical plan.

Contact our Visa Consultants for specialist advice and assistance with your Greece Property purchase, in Athens, and assistance with all legal requirements.

See our web page for more information:

https://www.visaconnect.com/buy-investment-property-in-greece