Greek notaries public ended their abstention from duties and returned to them on Monday, following a decision of their extraordinary general assembly meeting approving the use of a digital property transfer system set up by the government on January 1, ANA reports.
The digital registration of property transfers through the platform https://akinita.gov.gr will allow a same-day response (acceptance or rejection), instead of multi-month delays in bureaucratic processing.
The platform can be used by both citizens and notaries public. It reduces red tape by abolishing four documents, including the proof that real estate tax (TAP) has been paid, and the summary of a property contract. It also does away with lengthy delays in processing or having to wait in line at the national cadaster office.
In summary, the steps a citizen has to go through are three: logging in as a citizen and accepting an invitation by the notary public; selecting the property to be sold by the current owner or co-signee; paying the fees (as a buyer) and entering them in the cadaster.
In an announcement on January 3, the government called on notaries public to make use of the platform, guaranteeing that the transfers will be concluded within a working day. Digital Governance Deputy Minister Constantinos Kyranakis said that the government presented the application to the Association of Athens Notaries Public on January 2 and was doing so in Thessaloniki on January 3 (today).
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