The electronic platform for submitting applications for the acquisition of State-owned real estate from private individuals is now open for all regions of the country. The aim is to resolve the ownership status of real estate in cases where this is not clear, to protect the property of the State and to strengthen public finances through the inflow of significant revenues to the State Budget.

In more detail, from October 31, 2024 the platform was activated for the following Regional Units: Serres, Thessaloniki, Laconia, Kozani, Drama, Achaia, Messinia, Boeotia, Halkidiki, Ilia, Rhodope, Kilkis, Pella, Grevena, Corinthia, Argolis, Phocis , Florina, Evrytania, Kavala, Kastoria, Imathia, Arta, Rhodes, East Attica, Thesprotia, Preveza, West Attica, Attica Islands, Kefalonia, Naxos, Limnos, Zakynthos, Kalymnos, Karpathos-Heroic Island Kasos, Thassos, Andros, Milos, Lefkada, Kos, Thira, Ikaria, Sporades, Keas-Kythnos, Paros, Tinos, North Sector of Athens, Ithaca, Mykonos, Syros, Central Sector of Athens, South Sector of Athens, West Sector of Athens, Piraeus. The deadline for applications is 31 October 2025.

It is recalled that the applications for the acquisition of the properties has started on September 30, 2024 for the remaining Regional Units: Aetoloakarnania, Arcadia, Evros, Evia, Heraklion, Ioannina, Karditsa, Corfu, Larissa, Lasithi, Lesvos, Magnesia, Xanthi, Pieria, Rethymno, Samos , Trikala, Fthiotida, Chania, Chios. The application deadline for these areas is September 30, 2025.

The new process

The applications for the acquisition of the occupied lands as well as all the related procedures and the communication of the applicants with the competent services are carried out exclusively through the new digital platform.

Applicants can enter with TaxiNet codes, while it is also possible to submit the redemption application by an authorized person, who must fill in the A.F.M. of and to attach a responsible declaration of authorization from gov.gr or with a certificate of genuine signature.

Access to the Integrated Information System is through gov.gr at https://aeda.apps.gov.gr.

The necessary interoperability of the system is implemented through the Interoperability Center of the General Secretariat of Information Systems and Digital Governance of the Ministry of Digital Governance.

Conditions for submitting a redemption request

A basic condition for the right to submit a redemption application is the exercise by the applicant himself or the licensors, of public property, of uninterrupted possession:
a) for at least 30 years with title,
b) for at least 40 years without a title, as long as the applicant uses the property as his main residence or as an accessory to it or to carry out tourist, craft, industrial, commercial or agricultural activity,
c) the declaration of the property on the “E9” form for at least the 5 years preceding the application, in order to make it clear that the applicants considered the property to be theirs.

It is recalled that with the passing of Law 5113/2024, it is also provided that:

• An application can also be submitted for properties that do not have a building.
• A ten-day deadline is set for informing the applicant in case supporting documents are missing. The requirement to submit aerial photographs no longer applies as the presence or absence of a building is no longer considered.
• The possibility of the State to decide an exception from the right of redemption for reasons of public interest is extended. The competent Ministries will determine with reasons the areas or properties that must be excluded from the acquisition process.
• The deadline for submitting the consent of the State Real Estate Company is accelerated to 2 months from 3 months, which was initially foreseen.

Configuration of redemption price

The purchase price will be calculated based on the objective values ​​of the properties and social criteria (for vulnerable groups, large families, people with disabilities). In addition, the purchase price in special cases of disputing the ownership of the public property is formed with a discount:

• 50% for an applicant who has been recognized by a court of first instance as the owner of the property or who has been listed as the owner in the first cadastral records and an action has been brought by the State or the deadline for bringing an action has not passed.
• 70% if the applicant has filed an appeal against a court decision to recognize ownership of the property by 31.12.2022.
• A special provision exists for property that covers the housing needs of the applicant or the original licensor as a result of mass settlement of population groups before 1964. In this case the price corresponds to 20% of the objective value of the property.