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What is your situation?

How it works

  1. Tell us about the death, the heirs and the property. It takes about five minutes and you don't need any documents yet.
  2. See which track you're on. That could be a standard acceptance, a skipped generation, an unknown-owner fix, possession mediation or a dispute, and you get the costs, documents and dates for it.
  3. If you want help, ask to be matched. We pass your file to a lawyer or registered cadastral mediator we've checked, in the property's court district.

What the check can tell you

Inheriting property in Greece isn't one procedure, it's eight. Your answers decide which one you're on, and each needs different people, costs different money and runs on different deadlines.

Already in order

The acceptance is registered and the cadastre has you down as owner. Just keep your E9 and ENFIA up to date. There's nothing else to do.

Who you need: No professional needed

Late cadastral declaration

Your area is still being surveyed, so you can still declare the property. There's a small fine, but declaring now saves you a much harder correction later.

Who you need: Engineer for the diagram, lawyer optional

Standard acceptance of inheritance

One inheritance, clean title. You get the certificates, sign the acceptance through a power of attorney, file the tax return and register it at the cadastre.

Who you need: Lawyer in Greece, accountant for the tax return

Skipped generation

The property is still in the name of someone who died before your parent did. Each inheritance in the chain needs its own acceptance and tax return, one after the other.

Who you need: Lawyer experienced in chain successions

Unknown-owner correction

The cadastre shows no owner, but the family has the title deeds. An application the State consents to, or a petition to the cadastral judge, gets it put in your name. There's a fixed deadline for this and it's running out.

Who you need: Property lawyer plus a surveyor

Possession mediation (article 61)

There's no usable title, but the family has used the property for 20 years. The new mandatory mediation, run by a registered cadastral mediator, can recognise you as owner through extraordinary adverse possession.

Who you need: Cadastral mediator, lawyer, surveyor

Dispute with a registered holder

Someone else is registered as owner. The only way to change that is a lawsuit filed before the correction deadline. Expect to go to court.

Who you need: Litigation lawyer

Rights passed to the State

The correction deadline has passed and the entry still says unknown owner, so the property now belongs to the Greek State. Getting it back means suing the State for the property or what it's worth.

Who you need: Litigation lawyer

Before you call a lawyer

Whoever you end up hiring, these questions decide what the work will cost and what order it happens in. The check gives you the list for your own case. Here are the two most common ones.

Standard acceptance of inheritance

  • Do you recommend the acceptance deed before a notary, or a lawyer's deed at the court registry under Law 5095/2024? What does each cost here?
  • Can the whole procedure be done on a power of attorney, or will I have to travel to Greece at any point?
  • Is the inheritance tax return already late, and if so what is the penalty exposure?
  • Are there debts, mortgages or ENFIA arrears attached to the property, and should I accept with benefit of inventory?
  • What is your fee, and what are the third-party costs on top of it?

Unknown-owner correction

  • Is my correction window still open, and what is the exact date for this cadastral office?
  • Does this qualify as an obvious error with the State's consent, or does it need a petition to the cadastral judge?
  • Is my registered title enough on its own, or is an acceptance deed needed first?
  • Who prepares the topographic diagram, and does it need to be geo-referenced to the cadastre?
  • If the State objects within the 60 days, what does that cost and how long does it add?

What you get, and what it costs

The result is free and you don't need an account. You get your track, the documents and which office issues each one, a cost range, an inheritance tax estimate and every deadline as an actual date. It's information, not legal advice. Kliros isn't a law firm, notary or mediator.