#affordable housing

The interior ministry unveiled a comprehensive update to the government’s housing policy on Wednesday including a new plan to construct student accommodation and revisions to existing schemes aimed at ...

The scarcity of affordable housing across Europe is impacting social cohesion and competitiveness, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Friday, following a meeting in Nicosia with Greek Social Cohesion and ...

The Cyprus Land Development Organisation (Koag) expects to deliver 244 residences by the end of the year, general director Eleni Symeonidou told the House finance committee on Monday, during discussions on ...

Housing is a “social right”, without which health, employment and education are seriously affected, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Tuesday, pointing out that “the ambitious European Affordable Housing Plan, ...

The housing crisis is “no longer a marginal issue”, but one with a “profound impact” and as such demands a European response, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday evening. ...

The foundation stone for the government’s first affordable housing complex was laid on Monday in Ayios Nicolaos, Limassol, with President Nikos Christodoulides saying he was “particularly pleased” that government ...

Hundreds of below-market price homes are on the way across Cyprus, with construction already under way on part of the 439-unit affordable housing programme by the Cyprus Land Development Organisation (...

The government on Monday announced the signing of a contract worth €12 million for the construction of 54 affordable two-bedroom apartments in the Nicosia suburb of Strovolos. The agreement was signed by ...

Interior minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday said Cyprus was ready to support and actively contribute to the European affordable housing plan. Speaking after the presentation of the plan by the ...

A total of 500 new housing units for rent or sale will be created in Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. “This is an important measure ...

The lack of affordable housing has become a “crisis affecting the whole of Europe”, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday, warning that, if not addressed in time, “it will ...

Hundreds of people have been defrauded by individuals posing as real estate agents, according to the Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council, which is registering an average of three to ...

The majority of Cypriots, 69.4 per cent, live in homes they own, while only 30 per cent are tenants, according to Eurostat data released on Thursday. This places Cyprus slightly above the ...

The Ianthi housing project in the Ayios Nicolaos area of Larnaca has been completed, the Cyprus Land Development Organisation (Koag) announced on Monday, with two- and three-bedroom apartments available for ...

The Cyprus land development corporation (CLDC) on Thursday announced a new affordable housing project in Kokkinotrimithia dubbed Danae V. The project will include ten three‑bedroom homes. Eight of these ...

A landmark agreement was signed on Wednesday at Limassol town hall, marking a step in tackling the city’s housing crisis. After nearly two years of negotiations and a total ...

The cabinet approved an amended special incentive to produce affordable housing, either for sale or rent, on Wednesday. The changes will impact third-country workers in particular. The incentive is now ...

The government is stepping up its efforts to make housing more affordable in Cyprus, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday. Speaking at an event titled “The Right to Housing – ...

The University of Cyprus is looking for €91m to build new student housing that will provide rooms for 870 students. This surprised deputies who discussed the matter because there had been ...

Students are likely to face an uphill battle to secure accommodation, especially in Limassol, for the coming academic year due to the proliferation of short-term rentals particularly in coastal areas, ...

Around 600 new housing units are to be constructed in Limassol in the next six years for rent or purchase as part of the state’s affordable housing policy, the Cyprus ...

The department of urban planning on Wednesday announced a second call for grant applications for the student housing scheme within the walled city of Nicosia. The EU-funded plan is being ...

The payment of grants to displaced persons to help them get affordable housing takes well over a year after initially applying, it emerged on Tuesday, with MPs saying these delays ...

Migration, housing and traffic are the issues on which he is focused on President Nikos Christodoulides told the Employers and Industrialists Federation (Oev) in Limassol on Wednesday afternoon. Referring to ...