Declaring Property in the Greek Cadastre (Ktimatologio): Procedure and Required Documents

Timely declaration of your real estate property in the Cadastre (Ktimatologio) is essential. It allows you to register as the owner of your properties and avoid potential erroneous entries, classification of your property as “unknown owner,” or imposition of a late submission fine.

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Who is Obligated to Submit a Property Declaration to the Cadastre?

All natural or legal persons with a real right or other registrable right (ownership, servitude, mortgage/pre-notation, lawsuit and opposition, seizure, long-term lease, timeshare, financial lease, transfer of building coefficient) on a property are obligated to declare.

Those managing foreign property (e.g., liquidator of a will, bankruptcy trustee, guardian of a dormant inheritance, executor of a will, property manager, etc.) are also obliged to submit a Ktimatologio declaration.

Anyone acquiring a right during the current declaration collection period must submit a declaration regardless of whether the right has been declared by the previous beneficiary. This declaration concerns all properties in the areas under cadastral survey, both within and outside urban planning zones, whether urban or rural, built or unbuilt.

Required Documents for Declaring Property in the Cadastre:

The documents required for declaring a property in the Cadastre vary depending on how the property was acquired (e.g., sale, usucaption, inheritance).

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A. Greek Property Declaration with Title Deed in the Beneficiary’s Name

This includes cases of sale, donation, and inheritance for which a notarial deed of acceptance of inheritance has been drawn up. The documents required include:

• Declaration form (Declaration of Law 2308/95), correctly completed by the authorized lawyer.
• Simple photocopy of the title deed and the registration certificate.
• Information for locating the property.
• Simple photocopy of identity card or passport.
• Simple photocopy of a document proving the Tax Identification Number (AFM) (e.g., extract from a tax assessment note, AFM issuance certificate, or electricity bill).

B. Greek Property Declaration Acquired by Usucaption (Adverse Possession)

For cases of usucaption, E9 forms, electricity bills, rental agreements, O.S.D.E. (Agricultural Subsidies) proofs, boundary recognition acts, sworn affidavits, etc., are required to prove the 20-year lawful possession of the property.

C. Greek Property Declaration Acquired by Inheritance Without Acceptance of Inheritance

For cases where acceptance of inheritance has not been made, the following documents are essential:

• Titles of the deceased.
• Death certificate.
• Copy of the published will (if applicable).
• Certificate of closest relatives.
• Certificate of non-repudiation of inheritance (when there is a will).

Declaration Procedure

After collecting the required documents and correctly completing the form, these are then submitted either in person at the locally competent cadastral office or via the Cadastre’s electronic platform.

Upon final submission of the declaration, a fee of €35 per ownership right and €20 for auxiliary spaces is paid. If the same person has more than two rights in the same municipality (rural areas) they will only pay the cadastral survey fee twice.

Correct declaration of ownership in the Cadastreis important because any erroneous entry requires a whole procedure for its correction. For additional information on this issue, please contact our office.