Short-term lease ban extension

The short-term rental marketplace successful Greece is entering a caller epoch arsenic the caller instrumentality that introduces strict terms and conditions for properties used this way comes into unit connected October 1. At the aforesaid time, strict compliance checks are starting crossed Greece.

In addition, by the extremity of the year, a determination is expected connected which areas of the state – beyond the archetypal three districts of Athens – the utilization of caller properties for short-term rental will beryllium prohibited in, arsenic well arsenic what different incentives and disincentives will beryllium established successful bid to instrumentality properties to the semipermanent rental market.

“Quality tourism means rules, it means moderation, equilibrium and respect for legality,” Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni said connected Thursday, presenting the caller organization model for short-term spot rentals that will travel into effect connected Wednesday. She stressed that its extremity is some to upgrade the tourism merchandise and to trim the strength of the lodging problem, speaking of “meeting the request for decent and affordable housing.”

In this direction, for this year arsenic well arsenic for 2026, arsenic precocious announced by the premier minister, nary caller registration is allowed successful the Short-Term Accommodation Property Registry successful the 1st, 2nd and 3rd municipal districts of Athens. Asked which caller areas will beryllium included successful this measure, Kefalogianni simply replied that this will beryllium the decision of the valuation of the existing restrictions successful Athens by the competent ministries.

However, Kathimerini understands the areas that are being evaluated arsenic candidates for such a prohibition see Thessaloniki, Halkidiki, Santorini, Paros and areas of Crete. Those evaluations person not yet been completed and it is imaginable different areas will beryllium included oregon that some of the supra will beryllium excluded, the aforesaid sources add.

On the caller law, Kefalogianni clarified that each accommodations that bash not represent main-use properties based connected the municipality readying regularisation will beryllium deleted from the Short-Term Accommodation Property Registry, losing their Property Registration Number (PAR).