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In Greece, Property Is Debt

• visarga 10y ago
  > “We have entered a new era,” said Poppy Kakaidi, a lawyer. “Whereas parents wanted to leave their children with a roof over their heads, now the children themselves say, ‘I don’t want this burden.’” She has several clients who have turned down inheritances, mostly to avoid the deceased’s debts. So, it's not property that is debt. Inheritance from parents comes tied with debts. Young people are walking away from debts, not property. The article title is sensationalized.