Owners of property in Platanias and other municipalities of the Regional Unit of Chania, may have received, or be about to receive an email from the Chania branch of the National Land Registry advising them that the registry for their area has now been posted in draft form for checking by property owners. The text of the email runs as follows:
Posting in areas of the Regional Unit of Chania
Dear property owner
If you are the owner of property in areas of the Regional Unit of Chania in the Region of Crete (see detailed list of areas below), 25th May 2026 is the starting date of posting of land registration data.
Up to 27th July 2026, making sure to update your contact details, you can check and confirm or correct the registration of your property on the website ktimatologio.gr, thereby avoiding solutions involving court procedures which are costly in time, money and inconvenience. Specifically, you need to inspect and check:
- The description and the legal information on your property (Land Registration Panel)
- The boundaries of your plots of land (Land Registration Plan)
If you agree with the details posted, you do not need to do anything else.
If you do not agree with some of the details, you can submit an application for correction up to 27th July 2026 online at www.ktimatologio.gr or at the Land Registration Office.
In the event that you have not declared your property to the Land Registry and provided that it is a question of rights which you have acquired via adverse possession or as an heir without acceptance or with a title which was issued after 18/10/2021 you still have time to do it electronically at www.ktimatologio.gr or at the Land Registration Office
For further information you can call 801 1010275 (for domestic residents) and 28218 21824 (for overseas residents)
Monday–Tuesday–Thursday–Friday: 08:00–16:00, Wednesday 08:00–20:00
You can also send an email to: info@ktimahania.gr or visit the website www.ktimahania.gr.
If you are not the owner of property in the above areas, you can ignore this message.
*The “Capodistrias” (1997) and “Kallikratis” (2010) programmes were reforms of the nation’s administrative boundaries as part of a general process of decentralisation which started with the creation of 13 Regions in in 1986. (Wikipedia)
How to access the Land Registry map
The Land Registry map which incorporates the latest postings can be found at www.ktimatologio.gr, by clicking the green link in the centre of the home page (Psifiakos Chartis Ktimatografisis), and then the white/green link at the upper right of the next page (EISODOS ston Psifiako Charti). On the map which then appears you can zoom in to your area, choosing the EN language option if preferred.
As you zoom in further, the boundaries of the different properties will appear outlined in yellow. By selecting your property and zooming in to the maximum you will be able to check whether the boundaries are correct (the “Land Registration Plan”), while clicking on the plot will bring up the “Land Registration Panel” which contains details of the plot size and other attributes including the unique Land Registry code number (KAEK). (The system is slow, probably depending on the volume of users, and it may require several clicks before the panel appears.)
If you are satisfied that the details are correct (e.g. by checking against the topografiko or E9 form), you need not do anything more. However, if you are in any doubt about any of the information given, you should consult a civil engineer who will be able to help with verifying and correcting it. While corrections can theoretically be done online, the instructions are lengthy and there is no English translation, and it is in our view advisable to be guided by an expert. As the email emphasises, corrections after the expiry of the official process may be lengthy, expensive, and involve going to court.
