No transparency, no accountability: the long fight for a building permit
By Louis Kontozis I first applied for a building permit to Strovolos municipality in early September 2018. In October, I enquired about the progress of
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Building permits up 26 per cent in January to May
Building permits rose in the first five months of the year an annual 26 per cent, the statistical service said on Wednesday. The permits
Building permits up 27% in Q1, Cystat says
Building permits increased an annual 27 per cent in the first quarter and 30 per cent in terms of construction area and value, to 378,933
Building permits up 28% in first two months of 2018
Building permits rose 28 per cent year-on-year in the first two months of the year in terms of area, to 232,814 square meters, and 23
Building permits up 45% in January to November
Building permits rose in January to November an annual 45 per cent in terms of construction area, to 1,354,786 square metres and 53 per cent
Building permits up 32% in first 10 months of 2017
The area of construction projects that secured a building permit in January to October last year rose an annual 35 per cent, to 1,129,084 square
Bill aims at cutting red tape
With the objective of cutting red tape, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday unveiled a bill designed to make it considerably easier for large developments to secure
H1 building permits up 36%, Cystat says
The construction area of housing projects that obtained a building permit in the first half of the year rose an annual 36 per cent to
Building permits hit 41% rise in new homes in January to May
The number of new housing units which received a building permit between January and May rose 41 per cent to 1,889 compared with the respective
Moody’s: sustained demand for building permits will help banks
A sustained increase in demand in building permits will help Cypriot banks improve their asset quality in the real estate sector, rating agency Moody’s said,
Building permits up 38% in January to April, Cystat says
Building permits rose in the first four months of the year an annual 38 per cent in are to 385,725 square meters and 36 per
Petrides says ‘get a move on’ or forget about competitiveness
Cyprus must climb the global competitiveness ranks in relation with issuing building permits, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said, as he pushes for reform that would
Health ministry the tenant of an illegal building
The health ministry has been paying rent for 10 years on a building which has no building permit and seems unlikely to receive one
Building permits up 29% in Q1, Cystat says
The area and value of projects that secured a building permit in the first quarter rose to 298,121 square metres and €315.8m respectively, in both
Building permits up 27% in January to February
Building permits rose in the first two months of the year an annual 27 per cent in terms of construction area to 182,520 square metres
Building permits up 28% in January, Cystat says
Building permits rose in January 28 per cent in terms of construction area to 88,423 square metres and 49 per cent in terms of value
Building permit regulations to be re-examined
Interior minister Socratis Hasikos will hold another round of consultations with parliament and the public over the government’s policy on issuing building permits outside residential
Building permits up 17% in January to November, Cystat says
Building permits rose in January to November 2016 an annual 17 per cent in terms of construction area and 12 per cent in terms of
Building permits up 13% in January to October, Cystat says
The building permits issued by local authorities in January to October rose 13 per cent in terms of construction area to 833,429 square metres and
Building permits 6.6% up in construction volume, Cystat says
Building permits rose an annual 6.6 per cent in terms of construction area and dropped 3.8 per cent in terms of volume in January to