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The Fire Department has issued an official Guide to Fire Safety in Short-Term Rental Accommodations, with the aim of enhancing visitor safety and protecting human life and property.

Guide Fire Safety for Accommodation Short-Term Rental

The Municipality of Athens imposes strict rules on outdoor seating with QR codes

The Municipality of Athens imposes strict rules on outdoor seating with QR codes

Tax incentive for home renovations: Up to €3,200 annual discount for 5 years

Tax incentive for home renovations: Up to €3,200 annual discount for 5 years

Repairs to Common Building Elements Without the Consent of Co-owners

Repairs to Common Building Elements Without the Consent of Co-owners

Managing Rubble and Construction Waste: What You Need to Know When Renovating

Managing Rubble and Construction Waste: What You Need to Know When Renovating

What owners need to know about mandatory fire protection measures for properties within or near forest areas

What owners need to know about mandatory fire protection measures for properties within or near forest areas

Risk of structural adequacy due to renovations of old buildings without any inspection

Risk of structural adequacy due to renovations of old buildings without any inspection

Gone are the days of cheap renovations - The cost of materials is skyrocketing

Gone are the days of cheap renovations – The cost of materials is skyrocketing

Fire protection: Mandatory measures fire safety by the owners of residences in forests and urban parks [graphs]

Fire protection: Mandatory measures fire safety by the owners of residences in forests and urban parks [graphs]

From April 1, buildings that do not comply with accessibility rules for people with mobility difficulties will be deemed

From April 1, buildings that do not comply with accessibility rules for people with mobility difficulties will be deemed “illegal.”

Electronic Building Identity: The role & necessity of the engineer

Electronic Building Identity: The role & necessity of the engineer

How to obtain tax relief for renovating your home or business premises

How to obtain tax relief for renovating your home or business premises

The transfer of building coefficients is moving forward. Details of the studies are published in the Government Gazette.

The transfer of building coefficients is moving forward. Details of the studies are published in the Government Gazette.

Home renovations: Increase of up to 70% in cost per square meter.

Home renovations: Increase of up to 70% in cost per square meter.

NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR OUR OFFICES IN ATHENS

NEW HEADQUARTERS FOR OUR OFFICES IN ATHENS

Increases in building materials in numbers [Tables]

Increases in building materials in numbers [Tables]

The cost of building real estate is skyrocketing: up to €1,500 per square meter

The cost of building real estate is skyrocketing: up to €1,500 per square meter

The platform for declaring unauthorized structures in forests is now open, with a fee of €250

The platform for declaring unauthorized structures in forests is now open, with a fee of €250

Preserved buildings: legislation on permissible interventions

Preserved buildings: legislation on permissible interventions

Land Registry: An engineer is required to check property details when posting

Land Registry: An engineer is required to check property details when posting

Regularization of unauthorized forest structures: Guide to completing the application

Regularization of unauthorized forest structures: Guide to completing the application

What changes apply to the construction of agricultural warehouses?

What changes apply to the construction of agricultural warehouses?

Who will pay half tax on their real estate?

Who will pay half tax on their real estate?

Maintenance of the building envelope is mandatory.

Maintenance of the building envelope is mandatory.

I save: The official decision of the Ministry of Environment and Energy that

I save: The official decision of the Ministry of Environment and Energy that “photographs” the restart plan

With an electronic engineer's certificate dated 24/05, any renovation work that does not require a permit

With an electronic engineer’s certificate dated 24/05, any renovation work that does not require a permit

New

New “Save Energy” for everyone: The new criteria, funds, and beneficiaries

Definition of Pergola (Article 2, paragraph 60 of the Greek Civil Code)

Definition of Pergola (Article 2, paragraph 60 of the Greek Civil Code)

15/09/2020 - 16/09/2020

Participation of Mr. Arida in the international conference of Interreg Europe of Interreg Europe Interreg Europe

Αναπαλαίωση κτιρίου γραφείων

Renovation of office building

Safety Technician Services

Safety Technician Services

Study of the Operation of a Health-Related Store

Study of the Operation of a Health-Related Store

SAFETY TECHNICIAN

SAFETY TECHNICIAN

Structural Adequacy Study of Load-bearing Structure

Structural Adequacy Study of Load-bearing Structure

Final decisions on 700,000 illegal buildings in August • Forest Maps & Residential Densities

Final decisions on 700,000 illegal buildings in August • Forest Maps & Residential Densities

The 15 SOS for inclusion in the second cycle of

The 15 SOS for inclusion in the second cycle of “Energy Saving at Home II”

Land Registry: What the completion of the pre-registration in Athens shows • What mistakes did citizens find?

Land Registry: What the completion of the pre-registration in Athens shows • What mistakes did citizens find?

Industrial Floor Construction

Industrial Floor Construction

Repair Facades Commercial Building

Repair Facades Commercial Building

Static Adequacy, Valuation, and Reinforcement Inspection of Load-bearing Structures

Static Adequacy, Valuation, and Reinforcement Inspection of Load-bearing Structures

License to Operate a Mass Catering Business for the Preparation and Distribution of Full Meals

License to Operate a Mass Catering Business for the Preparation and Distribution of Full Meals

Renovation of Apartment for Short-Term Rental Tourism Use (Airbnb)

Renovation of Apartment for Short-Term Rental Tourism Use (Airbnb)

Opening of a branch in Santorini

Opening of a branch in Santorini

Operating License for Fast Food Catering Businesses

Operating License for Fast Food Catering Businesses

In circulation the application ''Energy Saving II - B' cycle''

In circulation the application ”Energy Saving II – B’ cycle”

Gym Operating License

Gym Operating License

Mosaic Restoration

Mosaic Restoration

Land Registry: Pre-registration fee for 725,000 properties in the Municipality of Athens - What owners need to do

Land Registry: Pre-registration fee for 725,000 properties in the Municipality of Athens – What owners need to do

Inclusion of unauthorized buildings in the city plan & changes to building regulations with local spatial plans

Inclusion of unauthorized buildings in the city plan & changes to building regulations with local spatial plans

Study of the static adequacy of composite structures

Study of the static adequacy of composite structures

Land Registry: Risk of remaining incomplete • Pending Studies • Extensions & Costs • Court Decisions

Land Registry: Risk of remaining incomplete • Pending Studies • Extensions & Costs • Court Decisions

Photographing New Offices

Photographing New Offices

Repair of Sidewalk Slabs and Ramp Configuration

Repair of Sidewalk Slabs and Ramp Configuration

New decision: Terms and conditions for establishing and operating car stations • Responsibilities of engineers

New decision: Terms and conditions for establishing and operating car stations • Responsibilities of engineers

Repair of Sidewalk Slabs

Repair of Sidewalk Slabs

Land Registry: Extension of declarations in four additional areas

Land Registry: Extension of declarations in four additional areas

Who will be eligible to participate in the new scheme for regularizing unauthorized forest structures?

Who will be eligible to participate in the new scheme for regularizing unauthorized forest structures?

Investment Facades Building with Etalbond

Investment Facades Building with Etalbond

Roof insulation

Roof insulation

Extension of deadlines for the Land Registry - Which ones are expiring soon, what the ministry is planning

Extension of deadlines for the Land Registry – Which ones are expiring soon, what the ministry is planning

Concrete and Reinforcement Repair on Balconies and Other Works

Concrete and Reinforcement Repair on Balconies and Other Works

Land Registry: Anyone who fails to declare it loses it – What applies

Land Registry: Anyone who fails to declare it loses it – What applies

Land Registry: How and until when you can correct errors

Land Registry: How and until when you can correct errors

Land Registry: The form for corrections in Attica - What to do if you cannot find your property

Land Registry: The form for corrections in Attica – What to do if you cannot find your property

Arbitrary: amendment with the long-awaited extension of deadlines under Law 4178

Arbitrary: amendment with the long-awaited extension of deadlines under Law 4178

The process of reviewing old building permits and construction permits is published in the Government Gazette.

The process of reviewing old building permits and construction permits is published in the Government Gazette.

What is changing at the last minute in the bill on the foreshore?

What is changing at the last minute in the bill on the foreshore?

Declarations to the Land Registry: What do we do in 16 special cases?

Declarations to the Land Registry: What do we do in 16 special cases?

“Saving for Businesses” is coming • Terms and conditions • Eligible expenses

Plan to redraw the coastline in the near future

Plan to redraw the coastline in the near future

Work for which no Building Permit or Small-Scale Work Approval is required

Work for which no Building Permit or Small-Scale Work Approval is required

Arbitrary: transfer of declarations from the previous law to the new law begins

Arbitrary: transfer of declarations from the previous law to the new law begins

The limits of criminal liability for negligence on the part of supervising engineers and safety technicians in the event of an accident at work

The limits of criminal liability for negligence on the part of supervising engineers and safety technicians in the event of an accident at work

The May opens the new 'energy saving at' home' according to the president of ETEAN

The May opens the new ‘energy saving at’ home’ according to the president of ETEAN

Decision to extend the settlement of unauthorized buildings published in the Government Gazette

Decision to extend the settlement of unauthorized buildings published in the Government Gazette

Commencement of operation of the Public Service for the notification of activities under Law 4442/2016

Commencement of operation of the Public Service for the notification of activities under Law 4442/2016

Discounts and concessions for unauthorized builders in the new bill

Discounts and concessions for unauthorized builders in the new bill

With the legalization of unauthorized buildings and property leases

With the legalization of unauthorized buildings and property leases

Certificate engineer and for leases

Certificate engineer and for leases

Arbitrary: These are the 21 illegalities that can be legalized for just €250!

Arbitrary: These are the 21 illegalities that can be legalized for just €250!

S. Paradias: Fines - 400% increase for unauthorized construction from 2011 onwards

S. Paradias: Fines – 400% increase for unauthorized construction from 2011 onwards

Simplification of the operating framework for health-interest establishments, theaters, and cinemas

Simplification of the operating framework for health-interest establishments, theaters, and cinemas

Law 4014/11 – UNAUTHORIZED

Law 4014/11 – UNAUTHORIZED

Decisions on the Electronic Submission Procedure

Decisions on the Electronic Submission Procedure

Press release regarding engineers' fees

Press release regarding engineers’ fees

Circular 13/2011

Circular 13/2011

The 5 steps of the process

The 5 steps of the process

Useful questions and answers

Useful questions and answers

Draft Law

Draft Law

Law on Unauthorized Buildings - Required Supporting Documents

Law on Unauthorized Buildings – Required Supporting Documents

NEW BUILDING REGULATIONS

NEW BUILDING REGULATIONS

The New Building Regulations are Unambitious

The New Building Regulations are Unambitious

Inspections of buildings begin

Inspections of buildings begin

New Building Regulations

New Building Regulations

05-03-2012 Unchanged outside the plan

05-03-2012 Unchanged outside the plan

12-03-2012 Save Energy for (almost) everyone

12-03-2012 Save Energy for (almost) everyone

12-03-2012 End credits for the regulation on off-plan properties

12-03-2012 End credits for the regulation on off-plan properties

15-03-2012 TEE requests extension for NOK

15-03-2012 TEE requests extension for NOK

04-04-2012 Megaton bomb for illegal buildings

04-04-2012 Megaton bomb for illegal buildings

05-04-2012 Heavy fines for unauthorized

05-04-2012 Heavy fines for unauthorized “monkey” buildings

11-04-2012 Decisions on illegal buildings to be made in June

11-04-2012 Decisions on illegal buildings to be made in June

02-04-2012 Expropriations

02-04-2012 Expropriations

03-04-2012 Satellites

03-04-2012 Satellites

05-04-2012 Extension of NOK

05-04-2012 Extension of NOK

10-04-2012 Council of State Arbitrary

10-04-2012 Council of State Arbitrary

11-04-2012 Arbitrary Campaigns

11-04-2012 Arbitrary Campaigns

19-03-2012 Saving for everyone

19-03-2012 Saving for everyone

26-03-2012 Building coefficient

26-03-2012 Building coefficient

28-03-2012 Changes to hotel and land development regulations

28-03-2012 Changes to hotel and land development regulations

20-03-2012 Regulation for off-plan construction

20-03-2012 Regulation for off-plan construction

30-10-2012 New building regulations

30-10-2012 New building regulations

New Method for Issuing Building Permits

New Method for Issuing Building Permits

Offsetting of special fines for energy upgrades to buildings

Offsetting of special fines for energy upgrades to buildings

Small-scale works

Small-scale works

Electronic Issuance of Building Permits

Electronic Issuance of Building Permits

New Law on Arbitrary Acts

New Law on Arbitrary Acts

Approval & implementation of Eurocodes and National Annexes

Approval & implementation of Eurocodes and National Annexes

Major upheaval in urban planning after 25 years

Major upheaval in urban planning after 25 years

What are the new land use categories?

What are the new land use categories?

IKA: Debt write-off for unauthorized buildings

IKA: Debt write-off for unauthorized buildings

IKA debts for unauthorized buildings that are being regularized are being written off

IKA debts for unauthorized buildings that are being regularized are being written off

Electronic register for all buildings

Electronic register for all buildings

Offsetting fines for unauthorized construction with energy efficiency upgrades: Decision signed

Offsetting fines for unauthorized construction with energy efficiency upgrades: Decision signed

Extension of deadlines for the inclusion of unauthorized buildings

Extension of deadlines for the inclusion of unauthorized buildings

All building permits from 2015 onwards will be issued electronically

All building permits from 2015 onwards will be issued electronically

Creation of an online platform for environmental licensing

Creation of an online platform for environmental licensing

The new electronic application for forest area classification has been completed

The new electronic application for forest area classification has been completed

The obligation to issue an active fire protection certificate for 1,039 activities - professions is abolished.

The obligation to issue an active fire protection certificate for 1,039 activities – professions is abolished.

Electronic building identity

Electronic building identity

One-year extension for regularization of unauthorized buildings

One-year extension for regularization of unauthorized buildings

Possibility of installing photovoltaic systems to cover own needs

Possibility of installing photovoltaic systems to cover own needs

Operating licenses for 897 professions are abolished

Operating licenses for 897 professions are abolished

The Council of State ruled that the law on the regularization of unauthorized buildings is constitutional.

The Council of State ruled that the law on the regularization of unauthorized buildings is constitutional.

End of home savings

End of home savings

Building permits will be issued electronically from February 24

Building permits will be issued electronically from February 24

Inclusion of unauthorized structures that do not form a complete load-bearing structure

Inclusion of unauthorized structures that do not form a complete load-bearing structure

Zero-energy homes are coming

Zero-energy homes are coming

Opinions: Legalizing arbitrary actions under the guise of... ecology

Opinions: Legalizing arbitrary actions under the guise of… ecology

“Home energy saving” awakens: competition for the program’s help desk service

The government is restarting and redesigning the

The government is restarting and redesigning the “Home Energy Saving” program.

Arbitrary decisions to demolish buildings are not legal.

Arbitrary decisions to demolish buildings are not legal.

The law on unauthorized buildings is constitutional

The law on unauthorized buildings is constitutional

The list of eligible heat pumps has been updated again on

The list of eligible heat pumps has been updated again on “Save Energy”

Available from June 16 the application of offsetting fines for the arbitrary

Available from June 16 the application of offsetting fines for the arbitrary

YPAEN: Regularization of unauthorized buildings by February 2016

YPAEN: Regularization of unauthorized buildings by February 2016

New law on illegal buildings within a few weeks

New law on illegal buildings within a few weeks

Amendment for suspension demolition of unauthorized structures within forest areas extensions

Amendment for suspension demolition of unauthorized structures within forest areas extensions

What awaits owners of unauthorized buildings

What awaits owners of unauthorized buildings

Arbitrary model for the ratification of forest maps - What citizens will pay

Arbitrary model for the ratification of forest maps – What citizens will pay

New obligations for property owners regarding energy performance certificates

New obligations for property owners regarding energy performance certificates

Landmark decision against building outside the plan

Landmark decision against building outside the plan

Lefkada: Why 150-year-old buildings withstood the earthquake

Lefkada: Why 150-year-old buildings withstood the earthquake

Aerial photo search service from the OKXE archive

Aerial photo search service from the OKXE archive

The savings plan has been finalized. All pending projects are being canceled.

The savings plan has been finalized. All pending projects are being canceled.

New opportunity to

New opportunity to “regularize” unauthorized buildings – What changes after February 8

Extension for unauthorized buildings until October 2

Extension for unauthorized buildings until October 2

Demolitions of illegal buildings are being put on hold

Demolitions of illegal buildings are being put on hold

Investing in your professional space

Investing in your professional space

Same fines for arbitrary actions despite the fall in objective values

Same fines for arbitrary actions despite the fall in objective values

Savings Per Home and Energy Upgrade: What Will You Gain?

Savings Per Home and Energy Upgrade: What Will You Gain?

The Ministry of Environment is considering reducing fines for illegal construction and a further extension

The Ministry of Environment is considering reducing fines for illegal construction and a further extension

Restart of the

Restart of the “Save at Home” program for 35,000 households that had submitted an application

Coming soon

Coming soon “block” on transfers of arbitrary properties – mandatory certification by an engineer

Extension of the settlement of unauthorized buildings for 4 months, based on Law 4178/2013

Extension of the settlement of unauthorized buildings for 4 months, based on Law 4178/2013

What is changing in the licensing and operation of fuel stations

What is changing in the licensing and operation of fuel stations

The official, complete text of the extension for the arbitrary

The official, complete text of the extension for the arbitrary

Simplification of the operating framework for health-interest establishments, theaters, and cinemas

Simplification of the operating framework for health-interest establishments, theaters, and cinemas