Property in Greece while you live abroad: what a surveyor checks

When you need us

• You are buying a house, a plot or farmland, for example in Halkidiki or Thessaloniki, and want to know exactly what you are buying
• You have inherited a property in the village and do not know where its boundaries are or whether it was registered correctly in the Cadastre
• You are selling or transferring a property and the notary asks for a survey plan
• You want to build or renovate and your engineer needs a base survey

What we check

• Boundaries and area: we survey the property and compare it with the title deeds
• Hellenic Cadastre: we check the KAEK, the registered diagram and area, and whether a correction is needed
• Planning status: whether the property is inside a town plan, in a settlement or outside any plan, and what that means for building (see the guide)
• Buildings: what exists on the property, so that the engineer who signs the legality certificate can check it (unauthorised works and legalisation)

How we work remotely

You send the documents by email: title deeds, KAEK, older drawings. We go to the property; if someone knows the boundaries (a relative, a neighbour, the estate agent), it helps if they are there. After the survey we send you the drawing, photos and, where useful, a drone view, with a short explanation in English or Greek.

The contract itself is handled by your notary and your lawyer. We work with them so that the survey plan and the Cadastre data are ready in time.

What you need / steps

• The location of the property or its KAEK (look it up on our free cadastral map, in Greek)
• The title deeds and any drawing or permit that exists
• A phone number or email for contact and, if possible, someone who knows the boundaries
• A proposal and a cost from us before any work starts

Write to us from wherever you are. See what a survey plan for a contract contains.