A. Appoint and visit your chosen
Lawyer, your Lawyer will be able to run searches and check
to ensure the property has a clean title and
is
free from outstanding taxes.
B.
A visit to the local police station is necessary to
complete your temporary residency permit (Blue Card)
application completed within
ten
minutes (5 passport sized photo’s and a copy of your
passport are required for your application)
C. A visit to the Tax Office is
necessary to make an application for a Greek Tax Registry
Number (AFM, pronounced Ah-Fe-Me) for you.
You must complete a straightforward (1 page) application
form, submit this together with a copy of your passport and
then your Greek
Tax Registry Number is issued to you immediately.
D.
It is necessary here in
Greece
to appoint a Notary Public; a Notary Public is an official
representative of the Government. The Greek
Contract is drawn up by the Notary Public. It will usually
be signed by the lawyers for each party at the notary's
office. The notary will
witness
the contract. The original is kept at the Notary’s office, a
second is given to the purchaser and the third copy is sent
to the Land
Registry.
The Notary is responsible for ensuing all property taxes
have been paid before the Contract is signed. The
Contract/Deeds are then
sent to land registry, who will register the transfer of
ownership.
You can authorize a “Power of Attorney” to your Lawyer. Your
Lawyer will under the supervision of the Notary Public and
with the “Power
of Attorney” you have granted him be able to act on your
behalf for the following; payment of Taxes, signing of the
Greek Contract/Deeds
and
for the transfer and release of funds leaving you free to
return back to the UK safe in the
knowledge that your Lawyer can complete
all
the necessary procedures to finalize your purchase here in Greece.
E . A visit to the companies
chosen Kitchen and Bathroom supplier is also a must during
your trip for you to make your selection of
kitchen, bathroom and tiling choices available in our
standard range included within your purchase price.
How quickly will I have to pay my deposit?
Once you have decided to proceed with the purchase, you will
be required to enter into a Pre-Contract with Villas in
Lindos this is a Private
Agreement written in English the pre-contract later forms
part of the Greek Contract which is the Final Contract to
seal your purchase of
the property and stands as legally binding here in Greece. Upon
signing of the Pre-Contract you will be required within a
4-6 week period to
pay
your agreed deposit to Villas in Lindos.
The deposit you are required to make depends wholly upon the
following cases:
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