Cyprus: Real Estate and Construction

When a newly built property reveals serious defects like water ingress, structural cracks, or faulty systems, buyers in Cyprus face complex legal questions about their rights under sale agreements, warranties, and statutory protections. Understanding the distinction between contractual defects liability periods, latent defects, and limitation periods is essential for property owners seeking to hold developers, contractors, or professionals accountable for construction failures.

Non-resident property owners in Cyprus can complete sales remotely through proper legal representation, but success depends on coordinating title verification, mortgage releases, tax clearances, and completion documents before contractual commitments are made. What specific steps must sellers living abroad take to ensure their Cyprus property transaction proceeds smoothly without requiring their physical presence at every stage?

Τροποποιήσεις στα Παραρτήματα 5 και 8 του περί ΦΠΑ Νόμου – Παράδοση κτιρίων και μειωμένος συντελεστής ΦΠΑ για οικιστικά ακίνητα

For non-EU buyers seeking to acquire property in Cyprus, understanding the relationship between real estate investment and permanent residence rights is crucial. While Cyprus offers a fast-track permanent residence route for qualifying property investments of at least EUR300,000 plus VAT, purchasing property alone does not automatically grant residence status.

Ο Δείκτης Βιομηχανικής Παραγωγής για τον μήνα Ιούνιο 2026 έφθασε στις 117,6 μονάδες (βάση 2021=100), σημειώνοντας αύξηση 0,3% σε σύγκριση με τον Ιούνιο 2025. Κατά την περίοδο Ιανουαρίου–Ιουνίου 2026, ο δείκτης παρουσίασε αύξησ&

When a newly built property reveals serious defects like water ingress, structural cracks, or faulty systems, buyers in Cyprus face complex legal questions about their rights under sale agreements, warranties, and statutory protections. Understanding the distinction between contractual defects liability periods, latent defects, and limitation periods is essential for property owners seeking to hold developers, contractors, or professionals accountable for construction failures.

Cyprus has been attracting foreign property buyers for decades. British retirees, Israeli investors, European families, Middle Eastern businesspeople and international professionals continue to look at Cyprus for homes...

In property and construction matters, ensuring compliance with planning permissions and final certifications is critical.

Το Τμήμα Φορολογίας ανακοινώνει ότι, λόγω επιβεβλημένων αλλαγών στις Δηλώσεις Παρακράτησης Έκ&#

Navigating the eviction process in Cyprus requires landlords to follow strict legal procedures, from understanding the distinction between contractual and statutory tenancies to obtaining court orders for possession. What are the legal grounds for eviction, how long does the process take, and what mistakes could expose property owners to serious legal consequences?

Owning rental property in Cyprus can be an attractive investment opportunity, particularly given the continued demand for residential and commercial premises from local and international tenants. However, like any property investment, leasing a property carries certain legal responsibilities and potential risks. One of the most challenging situations a landlord may face is the need to recover possession of their property when a tenant refuses to leave, fails to comply with the terms of the tenancy agreement, or creates circumstances that make the continuation of the tenancy impractical.

As part of the recent legislative developments in Cyprus, an amendment has been introduced to the legal framework governing rent payments for immovable property in the Republic of Cyprus.