Step-by-step guides to buying property in Greece from abroad. We cover the order of the process, the full cost of a purchase with worked examples, legal and technical due diligence, off-plan purchases, planning and building legality, getting a tax number and a bank account, signing through a power of attorney, and the difference between a buyer’s agent and a seller’s agent. Each guide is written in plain English, links to its sources and shows when it was last checked. Confirm the specifics of your purchase with a Greek lawyer.
The steps to buy an apartment in Athens, what to check in a polykatoikia, asking prices by area, Kolonaki, the short-term rental freeze, the €800,000 Golden Visa rule and the costs on top of the price.
Greek residence permits require full health cover, and most foreigners who do not work in Greece meet it with a private policy. How the public system (EOPYY) works, who can use it, and what to check in a policy.
How to move to Greece from the USA: residence visas for Americans, US citizenship-based taxation, the 1950 US–Greece treaty, FBAR, Social Security abroad, Medicare, healthcare and banking.
What living in Athens involves for expats: metro lines and fares, the Line 4 delay to 2032, healthcare and insurance, international schools, summer heat, rents and the paperwork to sort first.
Greece taxes new residents’ foreign income at a fixed €100,000 a year for up to 15 tax years, with a €500,000 investment that can be property. The rules after the UK’s 2025 change, and the 15% tax bill.
At average asking prices, €150,000 buys about 26 m² in Glyfada, 49 m² in Athens or Thessaloniki and 128 m² on Pelion. Twelve areas compared, plus buying costs, the 15% tax bill and checks.
Cheap houses in Greece cluster in the north, with Q2 2026 asking prices from €585 per m² in Kastoria. Where prices are lowest, what “cheap” usually means, renovation grants, Golden Visa limits and a buyer’s checklist.
Moving to Greece from the UK after Brexit: the visa routes, the 90/180 rule, S1 healthcare for UK pensioners, the UK–Greece tax treaty, the 7% regime, driving licences and pets.
The main international schools in Athens compared: American, British, IB, German, French and Italian options, with curricula, ages, suburbs and published 2026–27 fees.
Buying land in Greece? Outside town plans you generally need 4,000 m² and 25 m of frontage on a recognised public road. The plot rules, forest maps, coastline, border areas and permits explained.
Property management in Athens for owners who live abroad: what a manager does, long-term vs short-term letting, how fees are structured, the AADE and AMA duties you keep, and what to check in a contract.
No Greek property can be sold without its electronic property identity, drawn up by a licensed engineer. How it works, the five legalisation categories, the 2028 deadline and what can never be legalised.
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