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Purchase process in Greece

In order to fully enjoy the Greek climate and experience the unique prior to 01/01/2006, and 24% for those issued later than that date.
atmosphere, you can come to Greece on a holiday and spend a few days If a property is purchased from a private owner, regardless of the construction
exploring the properties. Our offices are located in Athens, Thessaloniki, date of the building, the tax will amount to 3.09%.
Halkidiki peninsula, Olymp. Riviera, on the islands of Crete, Corfu. Whichever Important note – the lawyers bear full financial liability! A notary public is a
region you choose, we will arrange for a familiarisation tour that will be public authority!
most convenient for you. Let us assist you in finding the property of your
dreams and making the right decision. The final stage is the signing of the sale and purchase agreement. You may
authorise the lawyer to sign the agreement on your behalf, acting as per the
You may find a list of properties available for sale throughout Greece on PoA.
our website, www.grekodom.com, one of our specialists will be more than
happy to assist you online. And with the familiarisation trip, it is possible to The agreement is signed in the presence of a notary, who, in turn, checks all
see the selected properties and receive additional information. the documents yet again. After signing the Main Agreement, you receive a
complete documents’ package, verified and translated into Russian/English,
After you have made your choice, an authorized attorney will open a bank you will also receive the following attachments to the Agreement : the building
account for you (if desired), and receive a Tax Identification Number (ΑΦΜ). permit, the energy certificate, the property and the topographic plans.
These are required for the official sale and purchase and the subsequent
payment of the purchase tax to the State. Only the procedure of receiving
a Tax Identification Number may take place without your presence, on the
basis of a signed Power of Attorney.

The next step is the legal search of the property by an attorney, who
carries out a detailed legal control of the documents in the competent
Mortgage Registry or the Cadastral Office, regarding the chosen real estate
property (for the presence of any claims, encumbrances, property liens, an
identification of the documents is carried out, etc.) The conclusions of the
legal search, signed and verified, are forwarded to the buyer. This procedure
takes several days and is an integral part of European practice for signing a
transfer of ownership rights agreement.
The Attorney then submits the declaration of the transfer of ownership
rights tax to the competent department of the Tax Authority. The current
tax rate is set to 3.09% for the properties that hold a building permit, issued

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