Thanks for visiting and for leaving a comment. I will try to help, although I do not know Athens well.

I am not sure whether you mean the property transfer tax when buying property, or the annual tax paid on property you own, so I will address both.

If you are going through the process of buying, our guide at: http://internationalpropertyinvestment.com/guide-to-buying-property-in-greece has the taxation percentages.

For the annual property tax, I believe that the tax-free level is still €243 000 – if your property portfolio is worth less than this, then you pay no annual property tax. This is not measured against the market value but against the value assessed by the tax office, which is usually considerably less. I strongly suggest consulting a good lawyer to check this out for you.

Even if you pay no tax on your property, or you are non-resident, you must still fill out your E1 and E9 tax forms at the end of the year. An accountant is essential for this – the bureaucracy in Greece is tortuous, as I am sure that you are painfully aware.

I do know one good lawyer in Athens, John Zografos – he gave us some excellent advice during our property purchase. His e-mail is zogrlaw@otenet.gr

As for accountants – I know nobody in Athens. Your best bet is to contact the British Embassy – I know that they provide a list of English speaking lawyers, and I am pretty sure that they will know some good accountants.

Just to further confuse matters, the elections may change things – if PASOK form the next government, they will be changing the annual property taxation laws. Nothing in Greece is easy

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