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Cyprus is officially one of the safest countries in the world

According to a recent ValuePenguin research, Cyprus is one of the safest counties in the world. Out of 106 countries that generate enough data to run a study about the safest countries in the world, Cyprus proudly holds the 5th place worldwide! More amazing is the fact that Cyprus is the No 1 safest place to live and visit among countries that have population u...

International Wednesday, 17 October, 2018

Cyprus house prices rise 0.6 per cent

The Cyprus house price index (HPI) rose by 0.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2018 and by 1.2 per cent on an annual basis according to a preliminary estimate by the Cyprus Statistical Service (CYSTAT). THE CYPRUS Statistical Service (CYSTAT) has announced that prices for houses and apartments in Cyprus rose by an average by 0.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2018 compare...

Real Estate Friday, 05 October, 2018

Bill to tax Airbnb rents to go to plenum

A bill designed to regulate and tax the rental income on an estimated 40,000 short term Airbnb style properties in Cyprus should be presented at a plenary session of the Cyprus parliament within the next two weeks.  A BILL regulating and taxing the income on short-term Airbnb-style property rentals should go to the plenum within a fortnight, lawmakers said on Tuesday.&nbs...

Real Estate Thursday, 13 September, 2018

Brexit losses and benefits

After the issue of Brexit first raised its head we have been closely following the reactions of businesses and individuals regarding over whether Cyprus will win or lose from such an event in terms of the real estate market. It is unfortunate that the UK will leave the EU and we feel we are losing a lifelong friend. Many of us who have studied or worked in the UK wish the Brex...

International Wednesday, 29 August, 2018

Green light for Limni Golf Resort

plans to build a multi-Euro golf course and resort complex at Limni at Polis Chrysochous have been approved after the latest environmental study that found the plans fully met environmental laws and recommendations of the European Commission. After years of effort and submission of a series of special studies, Cyprus Limni Resorts and Golf Courses Plc announced that it has fin...

Real Estate Friday, 17 August, 2018

Paphos high-rise resort gets off the ground

The town planning department has approved building permit to construct two 12-storey high-rise buildings and 122 apartments at Geroskipou in Paphos as part of the Peninsula Resort project.  A proposed €3.4 billion resort development project in Geroskipou, Paphos has been given the go ahead with building permits issued to construct two 12-storey high-rises with a tota...

Real Estate Monday, 30 July, 2018

Applications from Golden visa providers changes

As from July 31st golden visa applications will only be accepted from providers that have registered with the scheme’s supervisory body and who have signed up to a code of conduct. THE MINISTRY of finance said Friday that a committee for the supervision and control of the government’s citizenship-by-investment (Golden Visa) programme will start accepting applicatio...

Local Thursday, 26 July, 2018

No tax on mortgaged property sales

Those selling their mortgaged property in Cyprus to reduce or repay their mortgage debt will be exempt from paying capital gains, income tax, special defence contributions, as well as stamp duty and transfer fees. Borrowers who sell their property to reduce or repay their loans on the free market will be eligible for tax relief, extending a regime that has so far applied only ...

Real Estate Wednesday, 18 July, 2018

Tourism Revenue Rises between January - April

Revenue from tourism decreased in the fourth month of 2018 but showed an increase in the first months of the year, as Cystat, the Statistical Service of Cyprus, reported on Wednesday 11 July. On the basis of the results of the Passenger Survey, revenue from tourism reached €181.4 mn in April 2018 compared to €189.6 mn in the corresponding month of the previous year, ...

Local Thursday, 12 July, 2018

Paphos marina contract awarded

The contract to build the long-anticipated Paphos marina has been awarded to Pafilia by the ‘new’ Marina Management Committee, which was appointed in March to examine documents submitted as part of the marina tender process.  After nearly three decades of bureaucratic delays and legal wrangles, the contract to build the Paphos marina has been awarded to Pafili...

Real Estate Monday, 02 July, 2018

High-rise developments coming to Paphos

The Paphos Municipality has given the green light for the construction of two twenty storey high-rise buildings in the tourist area of the town on land close to the Aloe Hotel on Poseidonos Avenue.  THE PAPHOS Municipality’s Town Planning Committee of the Paphos Municipality has given the green light for permits to be issued for the construction of two 20-storey hig...

Local Monday, 02 July, 2018

Cyprus property rent reforms

It should soon be easier for landlords to recover their properties in Cyprus from tenants who fail to pay the rent if the bill submitted to parliament by the DISY parliamentary group is approved. AS MANY landlords will confirm, evicting tenants from properties in Cyprus that are regulated by the Rent Control Law who fail to meet their contractual obligations and fail to pay th...

Real Estate Thursday, 28 June, 2018