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Confirm the legal entity
Company name, registration, tax identifiers, address and the person responsible. If you are dealt with only through a messaging app and a first name, stop.
Agent Verification
How to Confirm a Licensed Real Estate Agent in Greece
Listings, prices and glossy photos say nothing about whether an agent can carry a purchase safely through title checks, payment, transfer and the years of ownership that follow. The verification work happens before you sign, not after a problem appears.
Short answer
Check the agent as a business, not as a personality. Confirm the company name, registration status, tax identifiers, registered address and responsible person; confirm the brokerage registration and that its scope matches the work; confirm a real local presence with an office you can visit; confirm that a licensed lawyer, not the agent, performs title and encumbrance due diligence; confirm that payments follow a lawyer-verified path with contractual milestones; and confirm in writing who handles rental, maintenance, tax cooperation and resale after completion. An agent who resists any of these checks is telling you something useful.
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 appointing an agent
The pattern behind most bad outcomes is the same: buyers verified the property but never verified the intermediary. These seven items close that gap.
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Confirm brokerage registration and scope
Ask for the real-estate registration number and check what it covers. A registration for brokerage does not cover legal advice, tax advice or immigration services.
03
Confirm local delivery
An office you can visit, a team whose roles are explained, and public contact points. Remote-only agencies typically subcontract viewings and after-sales, which fragments responsibility across parties you never chose.
04
Confirm lawyer due diligence
Title chain, mortgages and seizures, permitted use, building permits, taxes and notarial transfer must be checked by a licensed lawyer engaged for your case.
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Confirm the payment path
Deposits and balance payments should go through lawyer-confirmed accounts with written milestones and refund conditions. Chat messages are not payment instructions.
06
Confirm one responsibility chain
Viewing, transaction, legal coordination, management and renewal support should be traceable to one accountable party, with subcontracted roles disclosed.
07
Confirm after-sales boundaries
Letting, maintenance, tax filings, tenant communication and resale assistance: what is included, what costs extra, and who you escalate to when something breaks.
Common questions
Questions worth asking out loud
Does a brokerage registration guarantee an agent is trustworthy?
No. Registration confirms the legal basis for brokerage work, nothing more. Trustworthiness shows in whether the agent welcomes entity checks, works with independent lawyers, documents the payment path and puts after-sales responsibility in the contract.
I only want to buy, not apply for a Golden Visa. Does this still matter?
Yes, except for the immigration-specific items. Title, payment safety and after-sales management matter to every buyer. If residence might become relevant later, also confirm the property fits the current investment-route rules before committing.
What makes OULANG different from a listing portal or a referral broker?
We operate our own Athens team for viewings, transactions, rentals and management, coordinate licensed lawyers and tax advisers, and keep purchase and after-sales in one contractual chain. Those claims are checkable: entity, registration, office and contract scope are all disclosed for pre-signing review.
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.
Property sales and rentals in Greece
Transaction support, viewings, management and resale scope.
Paying safely for Greek property
Lawyer-confirmed accounts, milestones and refund conditions.
Reading a due diligence report
What the lawyer checks and how to read the conclusions.
OULANG credentials and scope
Our own entity and registration details for the same checks.
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.