Huge increase in housing budget planned
The interior ministry’s housing expenditure is up threefold for 2022, minister Nicos Nouris told the House finance committee during discussion of the ministry’s budget. Nouris...
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Affordable housing project in Limassol, part two
Two months ago, we wrote of our disagreement with the plan of the Limassol municipality to undertake an extensive housing development project in collaboration with...
MPs highlight state of refugee estates
MPs on Friday highlighted the standing problems plaguing refugee estates, especially in Limassol, due to lack of proper maintenance. The members of the House committee...
Limassol’s plan for affordable housing
In an interview on the radio, the Limassol mayor announced an initiative of the municipality to get involved in the construction of over 600 housing...
Housing costs for the disabled in Cyprus least burdensome in EU
People with a disability in Cyprus experienced the lowest rate of housing cost overburden in the EU in 2019, Eurostat has reported. The housing cost...
67.9% of Cyprus population in household owning own home
In the EU in 2019, 70 per cent of the population lived in a household owning their home, while the remaining 30 per cent lived...
Cyprus house prices down by 3%, rents by 4.8% since 2010
Cyprus is one of the few EU countries where both house prices and rents decreased over the period from 2010 until the second quarter of...
Municipality moves against building overcrowding in old Nicosia
Nicosia municipality has taken legal measures against the owners of more than 40 buildings in the old part of town for arbitrarily turning them into...
Foodstuff and transport costs in Cyprus above EU average, housing cheaper
When it comes to most products and services, Cyprus is a little cheaper than other European countries, but not much, new Eurostat data show. The...
President calls for easier access to housing benefits
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday gave instructions for an info centre from where the public can learn about the government’s housing policy and who can...
Plan unveiled for affordable housing
The government on Friday unveiled a plan aimed at creating affordable housing for vulnerable groups of the population based on eight pillars, including the introduction...
Experts advise against minors’ facility in Zygi
The European Commission and expert opinion have advised against the creation of a state facility for unaccompanied minors in an empty military camp in the...
Church to construct low-rent housing for needy students
The Church of Cyprus plans to construct some 200 flats to house students who cannot afford renting places in Limassol, it was announced on Friday....
Interior, agriculture ministers on Limassol fact-finding mission
The government aims to have a closer dialogue with the public through consultations with communities across the country, ministers of agriculture and interior said on...
Housing the main issue for asylum-seekers in Cyprus, study shows
Housing is a major problem for asylum seekers in Cyprus, and some of them, even families with children, may remain homeless for some time, a...
Eden City project moving forward
A PROPOSED €3.4 billion development project in Geroskipou in Paphos has finally been given a partial green light after protracted delays. Eden City, a project...
Fight for justice in housing ordeal
Cracks are opening in walls, water pipes bursting and electrical pipes tearing apart as the land moves beneath houses in the village of Limnes. Three...
Disquiet on the home front: house prices soaring
By Marja Elsinga Why governments ought to accommodate community-driven solutions to affordable housing. Societies are urbanising, cities are growing and land and house prices keep...
The right to a roof over your head
Housing has become a principle vehicle for wealth concentration across the globe, reaping huge profits for some, but also causing displacement, evictions and drastic inequality...
Property transactions rise 42% in June, new post May 2012 peak
Property transactions rose in June 42 per cent to 657 compared to the respective month of 2015, which is the highest since May 2012, the...
