The institution of building factor transfer (M.S.D.) is undoubtedly the most troubled institution of Urban Planning Law in our country, since for four decades its operation has not even been achieved despite the occasional attempts of the legislator that have remained ineffective to date. It is recalled first of all that the M.S.D. constitutes a type of compensation for owners, whose properties are affected by environmental regulations (e.g. listed properties) or urban planni

An unprecedented deadlock in areas outside the urban plan has been caused by the strict case law of the Council of State (CoS). The result? A blanket “freeze” on the issuance of building permits even for plots larger than 4 stremmata, putting real estate transactions and investment plans across the country on hold. To address the problem, a parliamentary question was submitted to the Hellenic Parliament to the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MoEE) by Manos Konsolas, Memb

The Greek real estate market and the construction sector are facing an unprecedented investment “slowdown” in areas outside the urban plan. Thousands of property owners and investors are essentially trapped, as the possibility of building on countless plots of land has been called into question. What is the root cause? The complete lack of a clear and unified institutional framework that defines which roads are legally considered public. Today, having a “frontage” on a recogn