Sunday, November 20, 2011

Greek residents own up to illegal homes

















For the purposes of the Greek authorities and particularly the taxman, thousands of extra rooms converted from basements and balconies, not to mention entire houses, simply don't exist.

But many of these owners nationwide are now opting to declare them under a new amnesty law intended to enforce some regularity in the housing system - and to raise some much-needed cash for the Greek state.


Sky News