On September 30th, applications for the purchase of State-owned properties from private individuals will begin in 20 Regional Units of the country, while from October 31st, applications will be accepted for properties throughout the territory. This is foreseen in the Joint Ministerial Decision signed by the Ministers of National Economy and Finance, Kostis Hatzidakis and Ministers of Digital Governance, Dimitris Papastergiou and the Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finances, Thanos Petralias. The applications for the acquisition of the properties will be implemented through the Integrated Information System “Applications for the Acquisition of Public Properties”, which was implemented by the General Secretariat of Information Systems and Digital Governance of the Ministry of Digital Governance under the care of the Secretary General Dimosthenes Anagnostopoulos.

With the signing of the KYA, the way is opened for the acquisition of properties that are registered in the private property of the State but have been held for a long time by private individuals, in accordance with the provisions of the recent legislative regulations (5113/2024 and 5024/2023). With these initiatives, 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 influx of significant revenues to the State Budget.

What is the new procedure?

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

Applicants can enter with TaxiNet codes, while the possibility of submitting the redemption application will also be provided 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.
Applications for the acquisition of real estate begin:

  • September 30, 2024 for the Regional Units of 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.
  • 31 October 2024 for all other Regional Units. The deadline for applications is 31 October 2025.

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:

  • for at least 30 years with title,
  • 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,
  • 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.