The Greek rules that apply when you buy, own, rent out or sell property: transfer tax, annual property tax (ENFIA), notary and lawyer fees, the tax number (AFM), powers of attorney, tax residence, short-term rental rules and capital gains. We explain what the law or the tax authority says, when a change takes effect and who it applies to, and we separate what has been announced from what has been legislated. These articles are general information, not advice; confirm how a rule applies to you with a Greek lawyer or accountant.
A Greek energy bill tabled in Parliament on 31 October 2026 includes five planning articles, one amending the rule on merging adjoining flats. It is a tabled bill, not law.
Greece’s non-dom regime taxes foreign income at a flat €100,000 a year. With the 7%, 50% and 5% carried interest regimes, Golden Visa rules and Riviera prices, what wealthy movers to Athens face.
The European Commission proposed a European Climate Resilience Law on 27 October 2026. Member states would publish climate risk assessments by 2029 and plans by 2030. It is a proposal, not law.
AADE decision A.1227/2026 moves the deadline for short-term stay declarations covering September 2026 stays to 13 November 2026, from 20 October.
Under Greece’s proposed 15% transfer tax, a €300,000 holiday home bought by a non-EU/EEA tax resident would carry €45,000 in tax against €9,270 today, from 1 July 2027. A bill tabled in Parliament on 3 November 2026, not yet law.
Cities may require prior authorisation for short-term rentals to protect housing, if the scheme is necessary, proportionate and clear, the EU Court of Justice ruled on 22 October 2026.
The Ktimatologio is Greece’s national cadastre and land registry. What it records, how far it covers the country in 2026, how owners abroad check their record, which certificates to order and how errors are corrected.
A Greek bill, in consultation to 1 November 2026 and tabled in Parliament on 3 November 2026, would raise transfer tax on homes bought by people who are not EU or EEA tax residents from 1 July 2027. It would also extend the capital gains and VAT suspensions to 2027. It is not yet law.
Greece’s tax authority has reissued 2026 property tax (ENFIA) bills with a 50% cut for 15,689 main homes in small settlements that missed the discount in the first round. Refunds need an IBAN on file.
Public creditors cannot seize a debtor’s only family home without first searching for other assets, Greece’s top administrative court ruled in decision 1404/2026, made public on 15 October 2026.
Rent from a Greek property is taxed in Greece wherever the owner lives. The 2026 rate scale, the 5% deduction and the bank-account rule from July 2027, short-term lets, filing steps and worked examples.
A Greek draft bill in consultation to 24 October 2026 would let owners join adjacent flats with 67% consent, add exceptions to the last legalisation category for illegal works and change small-works rules.
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