One trusted person checks your Athens home every month and sends you the photos on WhatsApp. Maintenance, pre-arrival cleaning, bills and admin are quoted only when you need them.
Home Watch Athens is members-only property management for holiday homes and empty apartments across Athens and the Athens Riviera. Your membership covers one visit a month. Maintenance, pre-arrival cleaning, bills and admin are quoted first and only go ahead with your approval.
Once a month Yanis lets himself in, works through the 12-point checklist and sends you the photos on WhatsApp.
When your home needs more than the monthly visit, Yanis quotes it first. Nothing goes ahead without your approval.
Tell Yanis about your home. If it's a good match, he'll reach out personally with more details and arrange a brief intro call.
Yanis becomes the only keyholder for your home, and you get your member login the same day.
Once a month Yanis visits your home and sends you a photo report on WhatsApp.
Yanis owns and runs his own Athens properties. He built Home Watch Athens after his own home flooded while he lived abroad. He knows exactly what you worry about.
Property management agencies usually focus on rentals and sales. They will ask you to rent your home, charge you to pay your bills, and will not visit your home unless you ask them to. Most communications and requests are simply ignored.
Three common ways overseas owners look after an Athens home, on the things that go wrong most.
| Criteria | Home Watch Athens | Typical property agency | Relative or neighbour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who visits | Yanis, every time | Whoever's free that week, and staff change often | Whoever has time |
| Getting repairs done | Yanis books the trades, meets them at the door and checks the work, quoted first | Slow replies, requests often ignored | Depends on their free time |
| Updates while you're away | Photo report on WhatsApp after every visit, every visit logged online | None unless you ask, and often no info even then | A phone call, if you ask |
| Talking to trades | Greek to the trades, English to you | Hard to reach from abroad | Rarely chases them for you |
Having Yanis look after our holiday home in Athens has changed how we experience it. No more stress, no more holiday time spent fixing things, no more waiting for contractors who don't show up, and someone who can check it after storms or if anything happens. I can't imagine why anyone who owns a holiday home in Athens wouldn't choose this service!
Home Watch Athens, Founder Yanis takes personal commitment to the next level. Trustworthy, Attention to detail, and goes way beyond for every aspect. Highly recommended for anyone who has a second home in Athens.
Log in with your email, no password, and open the log of every visit to your home: a dated note of what was done and the photos and video taken on the day.
Yanis looks after a limited number of homes, so every one gets his personal attention. That's why membership starts with a short application.
Home Watch Athens membership is one monthly fee that covers one Home Watch visit a month with a photo report on WhatsApp. Yanis confirms the fee after your application, once he knows where your home is and what it needs. It is billed monthly and you can cancel anytime.
Everything else is quoted separately, and you are always informed before anything goes ahead.
Each month, Yanis visits your home for approximately 60 minutes and works through a 12-point checklist: full interior inspection, airing, heating, air conditioning and hot water operated, leak, moisture and odour check, pest check, tap and toilet flushing, balcony and terrace drain clearing, visual electric panel inspection, indoor plant watering, mail collection, a 10-minute car start/stop and a photo report via WhatsApp.
Everything else, including maintenance, pre-arrival cleaning, bills and admin, is a member service, quoted separately and only if needed.
Members can add services in three areas: maintenance (contractor booking and supervision, AC maintenance, pest control coordination, external drain unblocking), pre-arrival cleaning (your home cleaned and ready before you land) and bills and admin (utility bill payments, building meeting representation, insurance renewals and dealing with your building management company and developer).
These services cost extra depending on the service and your requirements, and you approve a clear quote before anything goes ahead.
No. Yanis looks after holiday homes and empty apartments. He doesn't manage Airbnbs, bookings or rented homes.
Homes that stay empty for long periods benefit most. Many Greek home insurance policies include vacancy clauses that can limit or void cover if a property is left unattended for more than 30 consecutive days.
Regular, documented visits give you a dated photo record of your home, and small issues such as leaks, humidity or blocked drains are spotted before they grow.
After every visit Yanis sends you a photo report on WhatsApp showing what was checked and anything that needs attention, and the visit is logged in your member account. If something needs action, he tells you straight away, with a quote if a paid service is required.
Yanis Zisis, the founder, is the sole keyholder for every member home. No rotating staff ever has access to your keys, and he personally conducts every visit.
Yes. The membership is billed monthly and you can cancel anytime.
Yanis covers all of Athens and the whole Attica region, with members in the Athenian Riviera (Ellinikon, Glyfada, Vouliagmeni, Voula), Kifisia, Politeia, Ekali and Athens city centre.
Yes. Most members live abroad, including in the United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Israel, the UAE, the United States, Canada and Australia. Everything is handled remotely over WhatsApp and email.
Membership starts with a short application. If it's a good match, Yanis reaches out with more details and arranges a brief intro call.
Yes. Yanis is based in Glyfada and looks after member homes along the Athens Riviera, including Ellinikon, Glyfada, Voula and Vouliagmeni.
Riviera homes get the same membership: one monthly Home Watch visit with a photo report on WhatsApp, with maintenance, pre-arrival cleaning, bills and admin quoted only when needed.
Homes near the sea are exposed to salt air, humidity and strong summer sun, and balconies and terraces quickly collect leaves and debris that can block drains.
On each monthly visit Yanis airs every room, runs the air conditioning and hot water, checks for leaks, moisture and odours, and clears the balcony and terrace drains, so small problems are caught before your next stay.
Yes. If you own a new-build apartment on the Athens Riviera and live abroad, Yanis can deal with your building management company and developer in Greek, attend building meetings, and book and supervise trades for any snagging or repairs, always quoted first.
Members include homes in the Athenian Riviera, the northern suburbs and Athens city centre. On the Athens Riviera, Yanis looks after homes from Ellinikon and Glyfada to Voula and Vouliagmeni, close to his base in Glyfada.
Only in Athens for part of the year? See holiday home management in Athens. Renovating? See renovation oversight in Athens.
Whether your home is on the Athens Riviera, in the northern suburbs or in the city centre, tell Yanis where it is and how often you're away. If Home Watch is a good match, he'll reach out personally with more details and arrange a brief intro call. Billed monthly, cancel anytime.
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