Iryna Rondyak

“the problem still exists”

Iryna Rondyak · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19

Rondyak said the situation is a little better now but the problem of high rents and empty flats still exists.

“Anyone living in Greece couldn’t find a home in the centre. Everything was on Airbnb,”

Iryna Rondyak · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19

Rondyak, who runs her own estate agency near Exarchia, described how everything in central Athens had been put on Airbnb, leaving locals unable to find homes.

“Now there are far fewer.”

Iryna Rondyak · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-19

Rondyak said new rules including a freeze on short-term rental licences have led to fewer Airbnbs in central Athens.