To check an off-plan project in Greece, match what the developer tells you against the official record before each payment. Start with the 3 official registers listed below, then ask the questions that the 12 projects we track in Greece most often leave open.
The check most often missing in Greece: deposit protection (not public for 12 of 12 projects).
- Official registers
- What projects here leave out
- Questions to ask the developer
- Free check
- Questions and answers
Step 1: official registers in Greece#
Strategic investments (approved list) (Greece)
- What it proves
- Whether a large project was approved as a strategic investment by the interministerial committee, which gives it fast-track licensing.
- What it does not prove
- That every permit has been issued, that the project is financed, or that individual units are for sale legally.
- How to search
- Look for the project or company on Enterprise Greece’s list of approved strategic investments, and on the Ministry of Development investment site (ependyseis.mindev.gov.gr).
Open the official register (opens in a new tab) www.enterprisegreece.gov.gr
From our register guide.
Hellenic Cadastre (Greece)
- What it proves
- The registered owner and rights over a property, where the cadastre has been completed.
- What it does not prove
- Planning permission.
- How to search
- Ask your lawyer for a cadastre extract (and, where the cadastre is not complete, a search at the local land registry).
No public online search; ask the authority directly.
From our register guide.
Building permit (Greece)
- What it proves
- The project has a building permit, issued through the national electronic permits system.
- What it does not prove
- Ownership of the land.
- How to search
- Ask for the permit number and have an engineer or lawyer confirm it in the e-permits system.
No public online search; ask the authority directly.
From our register guide.
Step 2: what off-plan projects in Greece leave out#
Share of the 12 tracked projects that make each check public, and how many are confirmed by an official register or independent source.
| Check | Public | Not public | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permit or licence number | 1 (8%) | 11 | 4 |
| Deposit protection | 0 (0%) | 12 | 0 |
| Construction progress | 5 (42%) | 7 | 5 |
| Site or floor plans | 4 (33%) | 8 | 0 |
| Developer track record | 7 (58%) | 5 | 3 |
| No guaranteed-return language | 12 (100%) | 0 | 0 |
Step 3: questions to ask the developer#
The questions our research agent raised most often for projects in Greece, with how many projects they apply to. Each one points at a gap in what the developer publishes.
- No deposit protection published: will your payments go into an escrow or trust account in your name? (12 of 12 projects)
- Completion advertised for 2027: does progress on site match? (10 of 12 projects)
- No building permit mentioned: ask for the number before paying. (10 of 12 projects)
- A building permit is claimed: does it exist in the official system and match this plot? (2 of 12 projects)
- A permit number is published: does it exist in the official register and match this plot? (1 of 12 projects)
Send them in writing: ask the developer with our template.
Step 4: run a free check#
Paste the project page into the free desk review: our agent reads it, quotes every claim and looks it up in the registers above where it can. Then see all projects we track in Greece.
Questions and answers#
What should I check before buying off-plan in Greece?
The permit or licence number, deposit protection, construction progress, plans, the developer's track record and any guaranteed-return promise. In Greece the check most often missing is deposit protection (12 of 12 tracked projects do not publish it).
Is there an official register to check an off-plan project in Greece?
Yes: Strategic investments (approved list); Hellenic Cadastre; Building permit.
What do developers in Greece most often leave unanswered?
No deposit protection published: will your payments go into an escrow or trust account in your name? (12 of 12 projects).
Are you the developer, or did we get something wrong? Send documents and we add your reply or correct the record: right of reply · corrections. Every figure here is computed from the open dataset (/data/bali-cases.json, CC BY 4.0) and changes when the data changes.