Cyprus

Cyprus: what next for the property market?

Three months on from the banking crisis, what is happening to the market?

1 July 2013

Cyprus fallout: what now for buyers in Europe?

Currency broker advises buyers in eurozone how to deal with the latest developments

26 March 2013

Overseas property investment in Cyprus increasing

While the domestic property market in Cyprus shows little signs of reversing its decline, there is good news when it comes to overseas sales.

18 December 2012

Taxes to rise in Cyprus?

Expats living in Cyprus may well be hit with higher taxes if the island is granted an EU bailout, according to tax specialists.

1 November 2012

A Place in the Sun launches Cyprus buying guide

The next in our series of in depth buying guides – the complete guide to buying a property in Cyprus - has launched today.

17 August 2012

Property prices dip in Cyprus

Property prices have fallen across all Cypriot districts in the second quarter of 2011, say the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

9 August 2012

“British owners being served writs by Cypriot banks ignore them at their peril"

Earlier this month, it emerged that some UK owners who have taken out Swiss franc mortgages with a well-known Cypriot bank (which cannot be identified here for legal reasons) are being served with writs if they have defaulted on their loans, according to Neil Heaney of Judicare, a company specialising in the recovery of property and land investments abroad.

1 June 2012

Cyprus banks taking ‘dramatic measures’ to shift property

The three largest Cypriot banks are taking 'dramatic measures' in order to raise enough capital to cover the losses they have suffered as a result of the Greek debt crisis.

25 April 2012

Any questions: Legal - April 2012

What is the latest news on Cypriot title deeds? This month Savvas Savvides of Michael Kyprianou & Co. reports on Cyprus's big issues

1 April 2012

FCO's top tips for relocating your family to Cyprus

Three words come straight to mind – renting, insurance and schools – says Zoe Woodward, British Consul in Nicosia.

1 April 2012

Case study: The Burgess family

The Burgess family swapped Scotland for Cyprus two years ago and there's certainly been no looking back, reports Liz Rowlinson

31 March 2012

Case study - Susan and David Biddulph, Protaras

Susan and David Biddulph bought a villa off plan in Protaras with rentals in mind. Bookings are increasing each year, so what's the secret, asks Liz Rowlinson

1 February 2012