Summary

The Apokoronas municipal council has voted unanimously to formally ask debt servicer Intrum Hellas to reconsider the case of a local five-member family at risk of losing their only home. The family, which includes a member with a disability, has indicated willingness to reach a repayment arrangement. The municipality says it stands ready to assist in finding a mutually acceptable solution.

Apokoronas council intervenes to protect family home in Intrum debt case

A five-member family in Apokoronas is at risk of losing the home they live in due to a debt case involving the credit servicer Intrum Hellas. The Apokoronas municipal council has voted unanimously to formally intervene, sending an official letter to Intrum Hellas management requesting that the case be reconsidered.

What is known about the case

The family has children and includes one member with a disability. The home in question is described as their only and primary residence. The family has expressed a clear wish to reach a repayment agreement and find a sustainable solution to their financial obligations.

The council's position is that this is not simply a financial matter — it is a social one that touches on the wellbeing of the wider local community.

What the council has decided

Following a unanimous vote, the council sent a formal letter to Intrum Hellas asking the company to examine the case carefully and explore every available path toward a viable, humane settlement — one that would allow the family to keep their home.

The municipality has also stated that it is available to cooperate actively with the company in finding a mutually acceptable outcome that respects both legal obligations and the family's circumstances.

Context

The case has drawn significant attention in the local community. According to the municipality, the mayor's letter to Intrum Hellas states: "Behind every financial file there are people, children and families" — a phrase that reflects the council's view that economic legality and social responsibility must go hand in hand.

It is not yet known whether Intrum Hellas has responded to the request or whether a settlement agreement is being pursued. This report is based solely on the municipality's official press release.

PRESS RELEASE – Intervention by Koukianakis to the Management of Intrum to Protect the Primary Residence of a Five-Member Family from Apokoronas

March 12, 2026, 9:30 AM

With a sense of responsibility towards the society of Apokoronas and guided by the protection of human dignity, the Mayor of Apokoronas, Charalampos Koukianakis, following a unanimous decision of the Municipal Council, sent an official letter to the Management of Intrum Hellas, requesting the re-examination of the case of a five-member family of the Municipality that is faced with the risk of losing their primary and only residence.

This specific case has caused intense concern and deep reflection in the local community, as it involves a family with children, while one of its members is a person with a disability and particular difficulties. The loss of the only residence of this family is not merely an economic matter of debt management, but a deeply social issue that touches upon the very cohesion of the local community.

In his letter to the company, the Mayor of Apokoronas underlines that the family has expressed its clear intention to proceed with a settlement and arrangement of its financial obligations, seeking a viable solution that will allow it to continue its life with dignity and stability.

The Municipal Council of Apokoronas, unanimously expressing the responsibility of local government towards its citizens, states clearly that this family is not alone. It has the support of the municipal authority and the society of Apokoronas, which is following the development of the case with particular sensitivity.

As emphasised in the letter, Local Government cannot remain indifferent when the basic prerequisite of human security is threatened: the home of a family. At a time when many families are tested by the consequences of economic hardships, the search for solutions that take into account the human dimension of problems is an elementary obligation of social responsibility.

The Mayor of Apokoronas appeals to the management of the company to examine the case carefully and to exhaust every possibility for a viable and humane settlement, which will allow the family to retain its primary residence.

"Behind every financial file there are people, children and families", it is characteristically stressed in the Mayor's intervention, underlining that social responsibility and economic legality can and must coexist through solutions that respect human dignity.

The Municipality of Apokoronas declares that it remains at the disposal of the company for any cooperation or assistance that could contribute to finding a mutually acceptable solution, which will protect both legality and social balance.

The society of Apokoronas expresses the hope that reason, responsibility and sensitivity will prevail, so that a solution is found that will allow this family to continue its life with dignity in its homeland.