Real Estate Blog - Legal

Definition of the right of access, when it applies and what you should know when buying or selling a property with a right of access.

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Instructions on how to open a bank account in Greece as a foreign resident. List of all the required documents needed for the procedure.

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New Forest Maps in Crete. Certain properties in Chania region, Crete, plots or built properties have been registered as forest or grassland in the recently published forest maps. Property owners are entitled to contest their property's forest character before the Forest Office of Chania and defend their cases before the Forestry Committees.

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Information provided by the Greek government to British expats for the validity of the residence permit in Greece. For the moment, British with property in Crete can use their residence permits already issued.

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Τhe Hellenic Cadastre is gradually expanding all over Greece. Announcements and Instructions regarding the property owners' obligation to submit the relevant declaration to the Cadastral offices are made by NCMA S.A. almost every week to keep everybody up to date. Read more...

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The law 4495/2017 repeats the provisions of the law 4178/2013 regarding the possibility of establishing "vertically divided properties" in out-of-plan areas as long as these properties are built before the 28-07-2011. Many property transfers in the region of Chania, Crete, referring to out-of-plan real estate properties, are made possible thanks to this legislation. Read more...

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A parcel is the land located outside an approved urban plan or outside the boundaries of a settlement and can be built only under specific conditions. Consequently, before buying such a property, one should make sure that he appoints an engineer and a lawyer to check: a) the property deeds so as to clarify...

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