Frequently asked questions
A well known Notary operating in the Center of Athens would typically charge anywhere between 300 and 1,000 Euro for such work. Pre-sales agreements are a prudent choice for both buyers and sellers, since both are bound by a powerful legal means of proof, pertaining to the sales price, the description of the property being sold and the time frame allotted for the overall sale.
With regards to the Notary fee alone, that is typically priced at 1.1% of the property's official sale value. However, added costs may be incurred through the employment of an attorney, which may be hired in order to oversee the sales process, albeit the employment of an attorney with regards to property sales is not dictated by Law in Greece.
Due to Greek bureaucracy, the time required for such processing may vary greatly depending on the availability of the required documentation. Typically sellers do not have the entirety of the required documentation readily available, which causes Notaries, Attorneys and Paralegals in Greece to search for the missing documents. And in Greece, when addressing public/ government authorities for such documents, all principals involved must realize that applications for the issuance of such documents may easily require several months in order to be processed.
Yes, as long as attorneys are also involved. Typically, attorneys representing both parties will draft the divorce documentation, which in the case of consensual divorce proceedings is signed before a Notary, prior to having the signed documents filed at the delegated Metropolis, Church and Municipality.
Not unless all pertinent documentation is officially signed and certified by the source nation's Authorities (where applicable), and as long as the entire process is supervised by both an attorney based in the nation where the property is being sold, and at least one second attorney, based in Greece. And even under such circumstances, most Greek Notaries will decline from taking on such tasks, due mostly to inexperience but also due to the fact that international law may pose unexpected difficulties during the sale attempt.
Such sale proceedings are generally treated as normal sales, between Greek citizens. However, several factors may increase the overall costs, including the need to translate documents officially, to hire and use interpreters and finally to use attorneys which are capable of relaying subjects bilingually.

