2024-09-04 09:57:31
On September 30, applications for the purchase of State-owned real estate from private individuals will begin in 20 Regional Units of the country, while from October 31, applications will be accepted for real estate throughout the territory.
This is provided for in the Joint Ministerial Decision signed by the ministers of National Economy and FinanceKostis Hatzidakis, and Digital GovernanceDimitris Papastergiou, and the Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance, 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 general secretary Demosthenes Anagnostopoulos.
With the signing of the KYA, the way is opened for the acquisition of properties registered in the private property of the State, but 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 goal 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 inflow of significant revenues to the State Budget.
The new process
The applications for the acquisition of the occupied lands, as well as all the related procedures and the communication of the applicants with the competent services, will be carried out exclusively through the new digital platform.
Applicants can log in with TaxiNet codes, while the option to submit 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 the electronic address 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.
The regions
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:
a) for at least 30 years with title,
b) 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,
c) 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.
- The possibility of the State to decide an exception from the right of redemption for reasons of public interest is extended. The competent Ministries will determine with reasons the areas or properties that must be excluded from the acquisition process.
- The deadline for submission of the consent of the State Real Estate Company is accelerated to 2 months from 3 months, which was initially foreseen.
Configuration of redemption price
The purchase price will be calculated based on the objective values of the properties and social criteria (for vulnerable groups, large families, people with disabilities). In addition, the purchase price in special cases of disputing the ownership of the public property is formed with a discount:
- 50% for an applicant who has been recognized by a court of first instance as the owner of the property or who has been listed as the owner in the first cadastral records and a lawsuit has been filed by the State or the deadline for filing a lawsuit has not expired.
- 70% if the applicant has filed an appeal against a court decision to recognize ownership of the property by 31.12.2022.
- A special provision exists for property that meets the housing needs of the applicant or the original grantor as a result of mass settlement of population groups before 1964. In this case the price corresponds to 20% of the objective value of the property.