The Licence That Dies With the Deed: Greece's Quiet Phase-Out
What if your STR licence died the day you sold the property?
That's now the reality in central Greece's two biggest cities.
From 1 July, Thessaloniki's city centre joined Athens under a freeze on new short-term rental registrations. But the freeze isn't the story.
The story is what happens to existing registrations:
→ Properties in restricted zones lose their registration on any lifetime transfer. Sale, gift, parental transfer.
→ The new owner is barred from re-registering while the freeze lasts.
→ Fines start at 50% of letting income, with a €20,000 minimum. Repeat breach in the same year…
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