Real Estate Blog - buyer

Tips for signing a construction agreement

02 Nov 2015

Construction is considered to be a risky business, especially when it comes to a foreigner’s decision to construct a residence in Greece. Choosing a contractor’s offer demands a good survey of the market, a trustful engineer and a legal counselor to draft the agreement. You will often face up to practices...

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Reduction of the notary’s fee

02 Nov 2015

       Pursuing the joint ministerial decree 72386/8-10-2015 published on the 9th of October 2015, the previous decree 11376/31−12−2011 concerning the notary’s fees, was modified, so that paragraph 1 of article 1, according to which the notary’s fee for a transaction amount up to 120.000,00 Euros was...

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Private Agreement

29 Sep 2015

A Property Buyer should know...   Signing a private agreement in order to "secure" a sale is usually the first thing you will be asked to do when the deal about the purchase of a new property is closed. This is simply an agreement which aims to prevent the seller from putting his property again in the...

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Purchase of a property - The necessary authorisation

23 Feb 2015

If you wish to proceed to the purchase of an estate property, it's advisable to appoint a Greek representative to help you through all the stages till completion, which mainly include applying for a Greek tax number and opening a bank account in a Greek bank, to be used to move your funds related to...

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What is an Apostille?

23 Feb 2015

Apostille is the documentary device by which a government department authenticates a document as genuine, thereby legalizing it for use in another member country under the terms laid out in 1961. Once a document has been Apostilled, thereby providing official government authentication of the signatures...

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Residence permits for real estate owners in Greece - Documentation

23 Feb 2015

Applicants for a residence permit for real estate owners, valued at €250.000, must provide the following documents: Two copies of the application document; Two recent colour photos; Certified copy of a valid passport or travel documents recognised by Greeceand with the relevant valid entry visa,...

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The property preliminary agreement

21 Feb 2015

The preliminary agreement for ​the ​transfer or real estate property is a ​ contractual​  legal act under which the seller and alleged owner of the ​ transferred ​property, promises to the prospective buyer to appear and sign before the notary the final purchase contract. The main features of the preliminary...

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