A Greek home can look straightforward from a listing and become difficult to describe once energy use is discussed. A bill may cover an occupied house, an empty house, or a home heated by a wood burner that never appears on the bill. An EPC may record a rating without explaining how the owner uses the property. A useful assessment therefore starts with records, not a recommendation for equipment.

For overseas owners planning an energy upgrade, a starting pack compares stated use with bills, systems and visible condition, then identifies questions needing local confirmation.

Start with a clear picture of how the Greek home is used

Write a short account of the year, rather than a general description such as “holiday home”. State the months when the home is occupied, how many people normally stay there, whether anyone lives there in winter, and whether it is rented. Explain which rooms are heated or cooled and whether doors between floors or wings are usually closed. A house used for three August weeks has a different demand profile from a home occupied every weekend between October and April.

If you have an EPC, also called a ΠΕΑ in Greece, attach it rather than trying to interpret the rating from memory. An EPC is a formal certificate issued by an accredited energy inspector. It is not the same thing as this preliminary assessment, and KG Nordic Advisory does not issue EPCs. The certificate can still be useful as one input beside actual bills, photos and the owner’s account of how the house operates. Owners who need the transaction role of the certificate can read our explanation of EPCs for Greek property.

Collect energy bills that show a full year

Provide electricity bills across as much of the last twelve months as you can access, including periods when the property was empty. If you have separate invoices for heating oil, LPG, wood pellets, firewood or a communal heating charge, include those too. The aim is not to produce a perfect annual total. It is to show which energy source is used, when use rises and whether the meter records the whole property.

Mark unusual periods in a sentence. A bill may be high because guests stayed for a month, a dehumidifier ran after a leak, a pool pump was left on, or a faulty electric water heater was operating continuously. Those details prevent a one-off event from being treated as normal demand. If bills are in a local account you do not control, screenshots are sufficient provided the billing period, consumption and amount can be read.

Before you request your free energy assessment

Put the bills, the EPC if available, and a short note on occupancy in one folder. Add the property address or coordinates, then send photographs separately as instructed. KG Nordic Advisory’s free energy assessment is a remote, manual review for owners in Greece. Within five working days, it provides a PDF with indicative measures and costs, plus funding pointers where relevant. It is not a statutory EPC, a final heat-loss calculation, grant approval or a guarantee of savings.

Request a free energy assessment for your Greek property when the folder is ready.

Take photographs that answer a practical question

Photographs work best when they are grouped by building element and taken far enough back to show context. Start outside. Photograph each elevation where possible, the roof from safe accessible viewpoints, windows and external doors, shutters, visible cracks or damp marks, and any shading from trees, neighbouring buildings or pergolas. Add close images only after the wider image makes their location clear.

Inside, show the main living rooms, bedrooms normally used in winter, bathrooms, kitchen and any room with recurring condensation, mould or a persistent cold wall. Photograph heating and cooling units with their labels visible, the hot-water cylinder or solar water-heater controls, the electrical panel, radiators or underfloor controls, and the boiler if one remains installed. A photograph of the label can reveal model and capacity without guessing from appearance.

Do not climb onto a roof or open electrical enclosures. A safe ground-level or terrace image is sufficient. Label an old installer proposal as a quotation, not evidence that work was installed.

Documents that change the assessment

Floor plans, renovation invoices, window specifications, insulation records, system manuals and maintenance reports can make the review more specific. Flag a listed building, condominium, communal heating or rental use because these may affect approvals, shared systems or scope.

Funding context should be checked, not assumed

As checked on 23 September 2026, Exoikonomo 2025 closed to new applications on 13 April 2025. Its later completion extension is for specified approved cases, not new homeowners. The household heating-system and water-heater programme also closed to new applications on 5 May 2025. Check any future programme against its live official rules before committing to work or finance.

What a well-prepared file can and cannot do

A complete pack identifies likely measures and missing information. It cannot verify hidden insulation, diagnose every defect or replace formal design and project documents.

Turn your records into an upgrade brief

Send the property details, occupancy note, bills and safe photographs for a free manual review. The resulting PDF sets out indicative measures, indicative costs and relevant funding pointers within five working days, based on the information supplied. Start the free energy assessment before asking contractors to price a solution against incomplete information.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I send for a Greek home energy assessment?

Send recent electricity and other fuel bills, a brief description of occupancy, the property address or coordinates, an existing EPC if available and photographs of the building and its systems. Floor plans, renovation invoices and equipment manuals can make the review more specific. The assessment remains preliminary where information is missing or conditions cannot be seen remotely.

Is a free energy assessment the same as a Greek EPC or ΠΕΑ?

No. A Greek EPC or ΠΕΑ is a formal energy performance certificate issued by an accredited energy inspector. The free assessment is a remote manual PDF review that suggests indicative measures, costs and funding pointers from the information you provide. It does not issue or replace an EPC.

Can a holiday-home owner use the assessment?

Yes, the assessment can review a Greek property used as a holiday home, including its occupancy pattern and bills. Eligibility for public support is separate and depends on the rules of a specific programme. A holiday home should not be assumed eligible simply because an earlier programme supported another type of residence.