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Travelling To Athens In 2025? Here's How New Rental Rules Will Impact Your Stay

Greece is planning to increase taxes on short-term rentals and ban new licences in three districts of central Athens for at least a year. Find out more about it in this story

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As part of its slew of measures to deal with over-tourism in the country, Greek authorities are sharing more details about their ban on new licenses for short-term rentals in Athens. Earlier this month, the government announced that property owners who change leases from short-term to long-term won’t have to pay rental tax for three years, as will owners who decide to rent their homes instead of keeping them off the market.