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Question for the Interior Minister

I have paid in full for my house in 2006, the site on which my house is built is now complete, I have a contract drawn up by a Cyprus Bar registered solicitor and lodged with the Land Registry. WHEN CAN I HAVE MY TITLE DEEDS?
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Financial ruin for Cyprus is just a rip-off away

A retired Russian speaks out about "rip-off Cyprus" and the exploitation of the British and other foreigners by property developers and shopkeepers, and warns of the financial consequences to the island and its reputation abroad.
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Communal service charges

Is it correct that communal service charges are based on the on the size of the building/flat excluding gardens, open verandas etc?
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Cyprus government in incestuous relationships

In Cyprus, developers can truly be regarded as a 'protected species', one that the Cyprus government is prepared to protect to the last; not least because of the incestuous financial relationships they together enjoy.
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State plans to fix title deeds mess flawed

The problem is that the Cyprus Government is too closely involved with the greedy banks and grubby developers and only foreign intervention will sort the matter out.
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If you can’t trust a lawyer in Cyprus, who can you trust?

If lawyers (and the Cyprus Bar Association) took their responsibilities seriously, the image of Cyprus would remain untarnished and its property industry wouldn't be in the mess it's in today.
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Getting rid of this wretched Cypriot lawyer

Providing you have settled your account, you can dispense with this woman's services immediately and get yourself another lawyer. The British High Commission in Nicosia publishes a list of English speaking lawyers you can find by
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What about the Ayia Napa golf course and marina?

Governments have focused their attentions on the West coast of Cyprus with infrastructure, golf courses and marinas while the East coast has been left to struggle on.
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Russian roulette in Cyprus

I WAS deeply concerned to hear the news about the latest 'brainwave' for a theme park in Larnaca area,...
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Can we get our money back?

WE are new to all this and hoping for some help and advice. We paid a reservation fee of...
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Is our home in Cyprus mortgaged?

We receive many letters from people who are concerned that their developer may have mortgaged the land on which their property has been built. Typical of those letters is the one below - together with my advice on how to discover whether or not your property has been built on mortgaged land.
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Tax on overseas property lettings

Our developer has advised us that our holiday apartment in Paphos is finished and we'll be flying over to...
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Using our apartment as collateral for a loan etc

WE PURCHASED an apartment on the ground floor of a three-story block of six and were told that Title...
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Can I stop being deafened by building work

EARLIER this year my wife and I took delivery of a property in a large development near Paphos. Since...
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Do we need bills of quantities?

My wife and I are having a new house built at Psematismenos. We bought a plot of land several...
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VAT refund for property buyers

I'M really confused with this setup of the VAT returned for first time property buyers in Cyprus. My lawyer...
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No-one is interested in buying

WE have a small apartment in Kapparis on the east coast of Cyprus that we bought with the intention...
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Equity release in Cyprus

I wonder if you can help please. The falling value of the pound against the Euro means that we...
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Non-payment of communal charges

I live in a complex of apartments and after nine long and frustrating years we all got our Title...
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Title Deeds: capital gains tax liability

AFTER 18 years we have just been advised that the Title Deeds for our house are now available. But...
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