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...
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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...
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...
Homes more affordable to workers now than 6 years ago
By Stelios Orphanides Housing in Cyprus has become much more affordable to workers in recent years mainly as a result of the drop in property...
Inflation down but food prices rise
Harmonised inflation was down 0.7 per cent in January year-on-year on lower energy costs but the price food and non-alcoholic beverages was up 2.8 per...
Co-ops to reduce lending rates on agricultural and housing loans
The co-operative sector will soon reduce agricultural loan rates by around 2.0 per cent, it said on Wednesday. Head of strategy and communications Yiannos Stavrinides...
Biggest problems for Roma are housing and schooling
By Jean Christou HOUSING is one of the least optimal aspects of Roma life in Cyprus, along with segregation in education, according to the EU’s...
President announces ‘Guaranteed Minimum Income’ for all citizens
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades on Friday announced the complete reform of social policy based on the principle of securing a Guaranteed Minimum Income for all citizens....
