Greece Tightens Rules on Short-Term Rentals

The Greek short-term rental marketplace entered a caller signifier connected Wednesday, October 1, with the implementation of the caller Law. The authorities introduces strict conditions and requirements for properties listed connected platforms specified arsenic Airbnb, aiming to modulate contention and rise the prime of services provided.

Tourism authorities item that the model sets retired wide rules, establishing prime and information criteria that bespeak the accelerated enlargement of this conception of the hospitality industry.

Strengthening the Tourism Strategy

The Ministry of Tourism considers the caller rules portion of a broader strategy for qualitative and sustainable development. With Greek tourism erstwhile again achieving grounds numbers, officials stress that the measures are designed not lone to support communities but besides to widen the tourism play into the enarthrosis and wintertime months.

According to authoritative data, question receipts roseate 12.5% successful the archetypal 7 months of 2025, with arrivals surpassing 2024’s record. Growth beyond highest summertime highlights the occurrence of the government’s semipermanent tourism policy.

Compliance, Penalties, and Market Impact

The model introduces systematic compliance checks by some the Ministry of Tourism and the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). Penalties reflector those imposed connected licensed tourer accommodations. Property managers registered with AADE person already received physics notifications outlining the caller requirements, portion a elaborate circular has been issued to explicate the method specifications.

From October 1, properties not qualifying arsenic primary-use nether gathering rules are removed from AADE’s rental registry, losing their AMA, with platforms similar Airbnb notified. Analysts expect 5–10% of listings to exit immediately. By year-end, the authorities volition determine which areas beyond cardinal Athens volition look caller restrictions, portion besides weighing measures to propulsion owners toward semipermanent rentals.

Minimum Standards for Listings

Under the caller law, properties disposable for short-term rental indispensable conscionable minimum requirements, including:

• Classification arsenic primary-use spaces nether the New Building Regulation.
• Adequate earthy lighting, ventilation, and aerial conditioning.
• Civil liability security covering imaginable damages oregon accidents.
• Certified electrical inspection and occurrence information equipment, specified arsenic extinguishers and fume detectors.
• Residual existent devices (RCDs) and wide exigency exit signage.
• Valid pest power and disinfestation certificates.
• A first-aid kit and an exigency interaction usher disposable for guests.