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Verify the original use
Registered current use, actual condition and the documents behind both. "It can be converted" must be shown on paper, not said in a viewing.
Conversion Route
The EUR 250k Conversion Route: Who It Suits and What Can Go Wrong
The appeal is obvious: the lowest entry point into the Greek programme. The risk is equally concrete: you are buying a change of use, an engineering process and a delivery schedule, not just a property.
Short answer
The conversion route suits buyers with a limited budget who can accept a project timeline, insist on full legal due diligence, and want a team managing the asset and renewals afterwards. It does not suit buyers who need to move in immediately, cannot tolerate use-change or works risk, or are shopping purely on the lowest quoted price. Before signing, verify the original use and its documentation, the legal path and timing of the use change, the engineering and delivery terms, title and encumbrances, the payment milestones, and that the specific project qualifies under the current rules. Qualification is decided by the law, your lawyer’s file review and the competent authorities, never by a brochure.
Last reviewed
2026-08-01
Use this page for pre-signing verification and to prepare questions for a consultation.
Verify before signing
Seven checks before signing a conversion deal
The route’s problems rarely come from the concept. They come from buyers who saw the low threshold and never itemised use, works, title, payments and after-sales into a written checklist.
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Verify the use-change path
Which filings or approvals the change requires, the expected timeline, and what happens contractually if the change fails or stalls.
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Verify engineering and delivery
Scope of works, delivery standard, acceptance conditions, delay liability and post-delivery defect responsibility, all in the contract or its annexes.
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Verify title and encumbrances
Title chain, mortgages, seizures, co-ownership, permits and taxes, confirmed case by case by a licensed lawyer.
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Verify payment milestones
Deposit, works payments and balance should track verified progress. Do not front-load payments while use or title questions remain open.
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Verify programme fit
Confirm the project meets the current threshold, use and documentation requirements for the residence application, in your lawyer’s written view.
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Verify after-sales management
Letting, maintenance, tax filings, tenant handling and renewal records still need an owner after delivery. Agree the boundary before you buy.
Common questions
Questions worth asking out loud
Is the conversion route right for most buyers?
No single route is. It fits budget-constrained buyers who can absorb project timelines and insist on complete due diligence. Buyers who need immediate occupancy or zero project risk are usually better served by the standard residential tiers, at a higher entry cost.
What is the single biggest risk?
Paying too much, too early, against too little verified paper: an unclear use-change status, undefined delivery terms, unverified title, or refund conditions that only exist in conversation. Each is individually survivable; combined, they are how buyers lose money.
How does OULANG reduce conversion-route risk?
By sequencing project verification, lawyer due diligence, payment milestones, application documents and post-delivery management in one chain, and refusing to treat the low threshold as a substitute for any of those steps. We do not replace the lawyer’s opinion and we do not promise approval outcomes.
Keep verifying
Do not stop at this page
The claims here are only useful if you check them. These pages carry the detail and the documents.
Commercial-to-residential topic hub
How conversion projects work and where the risks concentrate.
EUR 250k route detail
Budget structure and verification points for the lower threshold.
Comparing 250k / 400k / 800k
Put the conversion route back into the full threshold decision.
Paying safely
Lawyer-confirmed accounts and milestone-based payments.
Next step
Put your specific case on the table
A consultation covers your budget, family structure, property questions and the verification items above, with the boundaries stated plainly: legal conclusions come from licensed lawyers, and approval decisions from the competent authorities.