Buying off plan
Buying Off-Plan in Athens: The Contract Structure Decision Most Buyers Miss When you buy off-plan in Athens’s Northern Suburbs, the single most important legal decision is not which clauses to negotiate. It is which contract structure to use. Most buyers never have this conversation. The ones who do arrive at delivery on entirely different legal […]
The ‘Clean Title’ Illution
The ‘Clear Title’ Illusion in Athens: Three Documents Every Buyer Sees — and What None of Them Proves Athens’s Northern Suburbs have Greece’s most mature land registry. They also have some of its most specific title risks. Three standard documents accompany every transaction and create the impression of legal safety. This guide explains what each […]
Golden Visa
The Greek Golden Visa in Athens: Two Investment Pathways, One Legal Process to Get Right Athens is classified as a high-demand zone: the standard residential threshold is €800,000. A €250,000 pathway may also be available through qualifying commercial-to-residential conversion. The pathway you choose determines the property you target, the due diligence you need, and the […]
How we guide
Buying Property in the Northern Suburbs of Athens: A Legal Guide for Every Stage of the Journey Buyers come to us at different moments — some before they’ve found a property, some with an offer already accepted. Wherever you are, the process from that point to registered ownership follows the same three stages. What changes […]
Athens Investment Guide
Why Invest in the Northern Suburbs of Athens: A Legal & Market Guide for Foreign Investors From Kifisia to Chalandri — guided by Your Legal Home led by Kotsonis–Gaitanaki Law Firm, headquartered in Kifisia. The Northern Suburbs of Athens command a premium over every other residential market in Greece. That premium reflects something real: the […]
Brokerage Agreement
Before You View Your First Property in Athens: What the Brokerage Form Can Lock You Into The first document you sign in a Greek property transaction is not the purchase contract. In Athens’s Northern Suburbs, where commission amounts are substantial and brokerage terms vary widely, understanding what that form contains — before you sign — […]
The Difference Between ‘A Lawyer’ and ‘Your Lawyer’
In the Northern Suburbs of Athens — Kifisia, Psychiko, Ekali, Marousi — property looks the part. Established buildings, mature neighbourhoods, polished listings. These are not the kind of transactions that feel risky. That impression is precisely the problem. The Northern Suburbs have a layered legal complexity: the risk is often inside the building itself — […]