Looking for someone to check on your house in Greece while you're abroad? Yanis visits every month, works through a 12-point checklist, sends you photos on WhatsApp and gets things fixed, with your approval, when something needs attention.
The same routine every visit, whether you own a city apartment or a holiday home.
A full interior inspection with leak, moisture, odour and pest checks, plus a visual check of the electric panel.
Airs the rooms, runs taps, flushes toilets, operates heating, AC and hot water, and waters indoor plants.
Checks balconies and terraces and clears leaves from drains, the most common way storm water gets indoors.
Mail is collected on every visit, and anything important is flagged to you.
A photo report after every visit, so you see exactly what was checked.
Leaks, repairs and contractor visits are arranged with vetted trades, quoted first and approved by you.
Your membership covers the monthly visit. Repairs, extra visits, pre-arrival cleaning, bills and admin are quoted first and only go ahead with your approval.
Most owners start with a neighbour, a cousin or the building's caretaker. It works for a while. Then visits get less frequent, nobody sends photos, and small problems wait for your next trip.
A professional caretaker turns that favour into a routine, with one accountable person and a record of every visit.
Weekly becomes monthly, then "when I can". They have their own lives.
You hear "all fine" by phone, with nothing to show what was checked.
Finding, letting in and checking a plumber is a big favour to ask.
Yanis spent 15 years living in London while owning a home in Athens. He knows what it's like to own a home you rarely see, so he built the service he could never find.
He is the sole keyholder for every member home and personally does every visit. You deal with him directly on WhatsApp, in English.
A house sitter moves in for a set period. A caretaker looks after the home all year round. Yanis doesn't stay in your home: he visits once a month, checks everything properly and deals with problems as they come up.
Short stays, a stranger living in your home, and cover ends when they leave.
Goodwill, but ad hoc visits and no record of what was checked.
Year-round monthly visits, one insured keyholder, photo reports and repairs arranged with your approval.
Tell Yanis about your home and what it needs. If it's a good match, he'll arrange a brief intro call.
Yanis collects the keys, walks through the home and adds your personal checks to the standard list.
Yanis visits once a month, works through the checklist and sends you photos on WhatsApp.
You get a clear quote first. Nothing goes ahead until you approve it.
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.
A property caretaker looks after a home while the owner is away: regular visits to check for leaks, damp, pests and damage, airing the rooms, running taps, collecting mail and dealing with problems as they come up. With Home Watch Athens, that means a 60-minute visit every month, a 12-point checklist and a photo report on WhatsApp.
No. A house sitter moves in for a set period. Yanis doesn't stay in your home: he visits once a month, all year round, checks everything properly and handles problems as they come up. For most owners abroad, that is what the home actually needs.
The membership includes one visit a month, of around 60 minutes. Extra visits can be added when you need them, for example before you arrive, after a storm or during a long absence, and are quoted separately.
Membership is one monthly fee for the monthly visit with a photo report on WhatsApp. Yanis confirms it after your application, once he knows where your home is and what it needs. It is billed monthly and you can cancel anytime.
Anything else is quoted separately and only goes ahead once you approve it.
Yes. Yanis books vetted local trades, lets them in, stays while they work and checks the result before they leave. Nothing goes ahead without your approval, and every job is quoted first.
Yanis Zisis, the founder, is the sole keyholder for every member home. Keys are stored securely and never labelled with identifiable property details. They are released to third parties only with your written authorisation, and when someone needs access, Yanis attends in person and supervises the work.
In the highly unlikely event of a key loss, Home Watch Athens replaces your locks at its own expense.
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.
From city apartments to seafront homes on the Athenian Riviera.
Tell Yanis about your home and how often you're away. He replies to every application within 24 hours, and if it's a good match, he'll arrange a brief intro call.
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