Real Estate Blog - Legal
Vertical ownership or vertical co-ownership
01 Feb 2015
A vertical property consists in the separate ownershipin one of many independent buildings or in parts of buildings which have been constructed in a single plot. This type of s eparate ownership refers to the building, while there is common ownership by specific percentages on the whole plot and...
Read moreRestrictions on the acquisition of property rights (ΙΙ)
20 Jan 2015
B. Defence areas - Maritime forts The prohibition regarding the acquisition of property located in defence areas or maritime forts is the other restriction laid down by the provisions of the Law 1892/1990 which still remains valid. It refers to specific areas of the country including Crete, which are...
Read moreRestrictions on the acquisition of property rights (I)
19 Jan 2015
A. Border Areas The Greek state since 1990 has introduced by law the prohibition to natural or legal persons to acquire any rights on properties located in the country's border areas. In order to carry out such property transfers the law demanded that a file is submitted by the prospective buyer to 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...
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