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We will get your Title Deeds for a price

A number of organisations have contacted buyers who have yet to receive Title Deeds for their property offering to apply for their issuance under the recently passed 'Town Planning Amnesty' laws.
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SNK Venus & SNK Exclusive meeting of creditors

Buyers of property in Cyprus from SNK Venus Home Developers Ltd and SNK Exclusive Properties Ltd are advised that a combined meeting of creditors will be held on June 24 in at the offices of Corporate Recovery & Insolvency Group (CRI) in Nicosia.
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Claim back Cypriot VAT on property purchase

Under the Special Grant for Purchasing or Building a Residence, Law N.91(I)/2006 a special grant is available to qualifying individuals for a VAT grant from the government.
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Is it unreasonable to reject properties without deeds?

Considering the problems experienced by many who have bought a property in Cyprus that has yet to be issued with a Title Deed, is it unreasonable for potential buyers to refuse to buy a property without a Title Deed?
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SNK Venus & SNK Exclusive liquidation proceedings

Buyers of property in Cyprus from SNK Venus Home Developers Ltd and SNK Exclusive Properties Ltd are advised that liquidation proceedings against the companies will be heard in May and June at the Larnaca District Court.
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This legalised theft must end

When is the Government of Cyprus going to change the laws that force those who have been scammed by their developer to pick up his bills or face losing their homes?
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Focus of the Cyprus town planning bills was wrong

The main focus of Cyprus government’s town planning bills was to raise revenues for the state rather than providing a sound legal framework to ensure the immediate issue of Title Deeds.
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Prices & valuations what is your house worth?

Why is my neighbour's house better than mine, but my house is more expensive than his? This article examines the concepts and differences between the price of a house, its value and its worth.
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Cyprus must change or suffer

The leadership of Cyprus seems to be living in the past with no vision whatsoever about the future; it is time to turn the amazing potential that this country has into action.
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Title Deed legislation will destroy property market

Rather than resolving the Cyprus Title Deeds-cum-fraud mess, the proposed legislation will destroy what vestiges of confidence remain in the Island's overseas property market and will possibly result in its collapse.
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Double selling fraud: the O’Dwyer judgement

Cyprus cannot afford to delay any recovery of its property sector and the many scandals require urgent, radical treatment - not a sticking plaster, an aspirin and a hope that the patient will simply recover naturally.
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Thousands of Title Deeds waiting to be transferred

Although the Cyprus Land Registry issued 15,000 Title Deeds between June 2009 and November 2010, only 4,200 have been transferred. What is causing this problem and what can be done to resolve it?
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Time for a property commissioner

It is time for a property commissioner to be established in Cyprus with executive powers to push the relevant government departments to enact much-delayed property laws.
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O’Dwyer decision another nail in the coffin

It appears that buyers rights to property in Cyprus are not protected by the law even though they may have deposited their contract of sale at the Land Registry for 'Specific Performance'.
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More than ninety percent say no

Would you buy a property in Cyprus without a Title Deed? More than ninety percent of our readers answered no.
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Our View: Title Deed bill is sheer lunacy

The legal changes proposed to protect property buyers from the abusive practices of developers are sheer lunacy and will do nothing to restore overseas investor confidence in the Cyprus property market.
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Britons face big losses as prices tumble

British overseas home owners are facing disastrous financial losses as tumbling prices in overseas real estate markets have wiped an estimated £24 billion off their investments, according to new research.
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A new dawn for the Cyprus property market?

Next year could see the dawning of a new era in the Island’s property market following the introduction of the proposed changes to the property laws; Andreas D. Symeon explains.
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Top 10 stories from Cyprus in 2010

The chart topper in the Cyprus Property News’ annual list of the Top 10 stories highlights the practices of the Island’s nefarious property developers in a spoof video featuring Adolf Hitler.
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Will UK govt help Brits caught in Cyprus scams?

Will the UK government be prepared to step in and help Brits in Cyprus who have been caught in property scams by repeating the initiative it has shown in Spain by its intervention to help expats caught in the Spanish property scams?
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