Another look at retirement homes
We recently wrote an article about the need for quality retirement homes with all necessary facilities based on the American model. We talked about how...
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Energy saving measures can be applied in all homes says minister
Energy Minister Natasa Pilides visited a listed building, which is being renovated in accordance with a new energy efficiency programme, to promote the Economising –...
1647 Estia applications, 350 rejected
To date, 1,647 borrowers have applied to be included in a state-backed mortgage relief scheme, with 350 already rejected, it emerged on Thursday. According to...
Price of houses shows small increase
The housing price index (HPI) was up 1.8 per cent in the first quarter of this year, according to the Central Bank figures released on...
Hope for Limnes homeowners as work to begin early next year
The government on Thursday said earthworks would commence in early 2021 to stabilise the soil in the Pissouri area, where subsidence has caused serious damage...
How to contain significant price increases of houses and rents
By Nicos Rossos The RICS Indicator (The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) which registers the cost of rents, apartments and houses in the central areas...
More displays than ever at the Ideal Home expo
More than 100 companies will present thousands of products at the third annual ‘Idaniki Katoikia’ (Ideal Home) expo that starts on Friday in Nicosia. The...
Home prices up 0.3% in Q1, for third consecutive quarter, says CBC
THE Central Bank of Cyprus said that home prices rose 0.3 per cent in the first three months of the year compared to previous quarter,...
Free paint for Paphos residents to spruce up their homes
PAPHOS municipality has launched a programme which will enable residents to obtain free paint to decorate the outside of their homes. A municipality spokesman said:...
Firefighter dies, air cover to resume 5am on Tuesday, planes due from France and Italy (Update 20: adds statement from Anastasiades)
One of three firefighters from the forestry department whose vehicle overturned on Monday has died. Politis said the forestry department firefighter had been riding on...
Cabinet proposes flat IPT rate of 0.05 per cent
The government on Wednesday proposed introducing a flat immovable property tax rate to 0.05 per cent and scrapping the IPT paid to local authorities altogether....
Busy weekend for fire services
Two homes went up in flames over Easter when people decided to bring the holy flame from church into their houses and leave it lit...
First foreclosure auctions in July – reports
The first foreclosed properties are to go under the hammer in July and will involve around 25 Bank of Cyprus cases of commercial real estate...
Netanyahu seeks to return Israeli army-evicted settlers to West Bank houses
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would allow Jewish settlers evicted by the Israeli army from two houses in the West Bank city...
Concern over surge in break-ins during Christmas period
Law enforcement agencies are concerned about an increase in break-ins and burglaries in Paphos over the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Cyprus News Agency...
Fires cause extensive damage to two homes
Two fires caused damage to homes on Sunday, while a third one badly damaged a brand new luxury car. In Mazotos a fire caused damage...
Bushfire destroys nearly 100 homes in Western Australia, missing people found
A bushfire destroyed nearly 100 homes in western Australia as it swept through countryside south of Perth, but there were no casualties reported after emergency...
Subsidy scheme for ‘green’ homes
The energy ministry has announced the first call for submission of proposals for the upgrade of residential buildings. It is estimated that each unit will...
‘Dogs driving us barking mad’
By Bejay Browne PEYIA residents are organising against the nuisance of barking dogs, which they say are not only affecting their wellbeing but also impacting...
Making homes energy efficient could boost economy
By Constantinos Psillides MAKING homes energy efficient could boost the economy by up to €2 billion and create 30,000 new jobs, the Technical Chamber (ETEK)...