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Government planning amnesty bulletin: part 4

We look at the Immovable Property (Tenure, Registration and Valuation) law in our fourth and final article on the Interior Ministry’s bulletin about the recently approved bills designed to alleviate problems in issuing Title Deeds as a result of planning infringements.
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Government planning amnesty bulletin: part 3

We look at the streets and buildings regulation law in our third article in a series of four on the Interior Ministry’s bulletin about the recently approved bills designed to alleviate problems in issuing Title Deeds resulting from planning infringements.
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Government planning amnesty bulletin: part 2

We look at the town and country planning law in the second article in a series of four on the Interior Ministry's bulletin about the recently approved bills designed to alleviate problems in issuing Title Deeds resulting from planning infringements.
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Government planning amnesty bulletin: part 1

The Interior Ministry has published a bulletin explaining the provisions of the recently approved bills designed to alleviate problems in issuing Title Deeds resulting from planning infringements.
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Power of Attorney documents – certification & validity

If a Power of Attorney document has not been legally certified in accordance with the laws of Cyprus, it may result in the mortgage of the property being declared null and void according to one of the Island's leading law firms.
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Cyprus Title Deed law breakers face stiff penalties

The Cyprus government's revised Title Deed legislation provides for fines and the possible imprisonment of those found guilty of violating its provisions.
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City law firm to protect Cyprus buyers rights

London law firm Healys LLP has announced it will be working with a leading law firm in Cyprus to advise on claims of mis-selling in the Cyprus property market.
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Legal lifeline for Cyprus property buyers

Buyers can challenge purchases affected by developers' mortgages. Once a complaint has been lodged, the Competition & Consumer Protection Service of the Cyprus Commerce Ministry is obliged to investigate.
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Tenancy Disputes in Cyprus

Landlords and tenants, like cats and dogs, do not always see eye to eye and disputes between the parties occur frequently. Ideally, such disputes are best resolved without recourse to the Cyprus courts as Louise Zambartas explains.
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Resolving Cyprus property disputes

Finally, you are on your way to having your dream home in Cyprus, you’ve signed a contract, made your payments and it seems nothing can go wrong... think again!
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Finding lawyers in Cyprus

People buying property in Cyprus are generally unaware of the island’s different business culture and the fact that many lawyers work for the developers’ interests rather than those of the buyers.
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EU acts against Cyprus over estate agent curbs

Brussels considers that Cyprus’ estate agents law that imposes conditions on the professional requirements of estate agents from other EU member states is incompatible with European rules.
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Council of Ministers restriction lifted

We have been advised that non-resident EU citizens no longer require a Council of Ministers Permit to own property. We hope to be able to confirm this in the next few days.
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EU court rules: Orams must demolish Cyprus house

The European Court of Justice has ruled that a judgement from the Republic of Cyprus ordering Linda and David Orams to demolish their house must be recognized by EU countries even if it concerns land in the occupied areas of the island.
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Property awarded to couple after legal battle

A BRITISH couple came very close to losing their €680,000 property at Ayia Thekla in Cyprus when their developer...
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Capital Gains Tax on the sale of property in Cyprus

FOR those who have immovable property in Cyprus and are considering to sell it they need to be fully...
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Brit in property dispute gets no relief from Attorney General

OPENING a new can of worms for Cyprus property owners, the Attorney General has told a British buyer his...
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What hope for justice in Cyprus?

WHEN Interior Ministry official Savvas Ioannou was questioned by Jean Christou about the 'Immovable Property Tax Scam', he was...
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Cyprus property lawyer says contract cancellation fees are illegal

A major problem has been created by greedy property developers who insist on claiming cancellation fees from purchasers. The developers try to take advantage of buyers who wish to re-sell property purchased without a separate title deed.
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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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