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Hellenic National Cadastre
02 Jan 2015
The NATIONAL CADASTRE & MAPPING AGENCY S.A. company is a Legal Entity of Private Law and its mission is the study, development and operation of the Hellenic Cadastre. The company was founded with a joint decision of the Minister of Economy and Finance and the Minister of Environment, Physical Planning...
Read moreResidence permits for real estate owners in Greece - Who they apply to
01 Jan 2015
Introduction A residence permit is any documentation issued by the Greek authorities, according to which a third country citizen is given the right to reside legally within Greek territory,in accordance with the provisions of the European Union (Regulation 1030/02 as applicable). Different categories...
Read moreForeigners double investment in Greek properties
05 Nov 2014
Foreigners doubled their investment in Greek property, mostly holiday homes, in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2013, Bank of Greece data show. In the period from January to June 2014 a total of 117.4 million euros flowed into Greece to that end, compared with 60.3 million a...
Read moreSuccession in Greece
06 Oct 2014
Inheritance in Greece Inheritance issues involving property located in Greece are governed by the law of the foreign decedent's nationality, therefore if according to his country national law the applicable law regarding inheritance is that of the country where the property is located then Greek...
Read moreEngineer's Certificate
22 Jul 2014
The implementation of the Law 4178/2013, changed the status of transferring property rights significantly. With this legislative measure, the state transferred the responsibility and the cost of safeguarding the legality of a property from the competent services, firstly to the engineer and secondly...
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