Purchase Tips

What is it like to buy a home in Crete as a Dutch citizen? What is the hardest part about buying a home in Greece if I’m Dutch? What is the best part about buying a home in Greece if I’m Dutch?

We answer these common questions in this article, with the help of our friends Loic and Stephanie, a Belgian couple who recently bought a home in Greece. For Belgian buyers, Crete offers the chance to invest in an island with a rich culture, striking landscapes, and a relaxed pace of life.

What is the Second Home Expo? For the third time in 2024, Elxis visits the The Second Home Expo. This time, it's in Utrecht.   At Second Home Expo, yo...

Inheriting a home in another country can feel daunting. Every country has its own rules, and the thought of dealing with a foreign legal system is enough to put anyone off. The reassuring part is that inheriting property in Greece is a well-trodden path. Most of it can be handled without you ever needing to leave home. Below are answers to the questions international owners ask us most often.

As part of the effort to complete its Forest Cadastre, Greece has re-surveyed its land to separate public forest land from privately owned land. Declaring properties to the Land Registry has not been simple for Greece's cities, since many municipalities lack ownership deeds for schools, municipal buildings, and public squares. Forest land includes grasslands on semi-mountainous, mountainous, and uneven terrain; parts of parks or groves that have non-forest vegetation but are organically connected to the whole park or grove; and an organic set of wild plants with a woody trunk on the necessary surface of the ground. This article explains what those designations mean, and how to check whether your own plot contains protected forest land.

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