Suggestions to deal with housing crisis with the aim of opening as many closed as possible real estate And to “fall” on the market, the government’s financial staff has recently been deposited, but no final decisions have been made to date.

At the same time, the motives will also be examined that will lead the owners to open the closed apartments. As stated by ‘Everyday», The sentences submitted include changes to the applicable provisions relating to exemption by tax For those who open closed real estate and hire them, loss her rental subsidy that the government will give for those who do not pay the monthly rent but also Tax of ‘inertia’ For those who continue to keep their apartments closed.

The sentences

1. In accordance with applicable law, in order to get rid of a tax owner for rent for three years, the following conditions must be cumulative:

  • To open and hire the closed house from September 8, 2024, announced the measure by December 31, 2025
  • The property to be closed for at least three years
  • The property does not exceed 120 square meters, with the aim of reducing tax weight in small and medium income rather than those who really do not need it

The financial staff is proposed to limit it to two or one year the period where the property was closed. According to sources from the Ministry of Finance, this request is not considered, noting that there will be no change.

2. Rent loss. It has been proposed that tenants who do not pay rents to lose the rent that the government will give in the autumn.

3. Inactivity tax. The prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Last week, he said that “we must find the way closed houses to go on the market to exploit the potential of housing in the country” and added that “the government is going to announce new financial tools while preparing a package of incentives and disincentives for the owners of closed houses.” So on the table there is a debate on whether a tax should be taxed on those who maintain their real estate gaps.

4. Renovations. The next bill of the Ministry of Finance will add a provision providing for the maintenance of the tax deduction for 2025 and for 2026 for real estate renovations. Thus, those who proceed with real estate renovations will have a tax reduction that will reach even 16,000 euros in a five -year period.

5. Among the sentences is the change of scale of taxation. The scenarios that have been submitted to the Financial Staff are many, but it has not yet been decided whether and at the depth of changes. Property income today is taxed as follows:

  • Up to 12,000 euros: 15%
  • From 12.0001 to 35,000 euros: 35%