Evictions in Athens? Golden Visa incentive to AirBnB investors

From Yannis-Orestis Papadimitriou, The Telegraph

The Sunday Telegraph has apparently learned that, "a Greek government scheme that grants visas to non-EU citizens in exchange for €250,000 (£219,000) property investments is leading to mass evictions, with renters removed from their homes to make way for AirBnB properties... In an echo of the AirBnB ‘epidemic’ in cities such as Barcelona, homes are increasingly being bought and converted into AirBnB properties, primarily by Chinese investors, under the Golden Visa scheme being actively promoted by the Greek government".


Residents of Athens suburb claim that Airbnb is "pricing them out", Euronews


Gov’t planning restrictions on owners of short-term rentals, eKathimerini