The platform enabling the digital property transfer went into operation on January 1 through the gov.gr portal (akinita.gov.gr) and is open to Greek citizens and notaries who wish to avoid lengthy in-person registration times. Once data is entered, the system will send the approved transfer or a justified rejection within a working day, instead of several-month delays, e-Governance ministers said. The e-platform reduces red tape by abolishing four documents, including the proof that real estate tax (TAP) has been paid and the summary of a property contract.
It also does away entirely with interested parties having to visit a cadaster’s office.
There are three steps:
– Logging in as a citizen and accepting an invitation by the public notary.
– Selecting the property to be sold by the current owner or co-signee.
– Paying the fees (as a buyer) and entering them in the cadaster.
The Digital Governance Deputy Minister Constantinos Kyranakis said that the government presented the application to the Association of Athens Notaries Public on January 2 and was doing so in Thessaloniki on January 3. Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou said, “The resolution of long-standing issues, such as that of the Cadaster, is a goal both of the government overall and for the Digital Governance ministry in particular.”
