Our View: More than an app needed to solve problems in rental market
It was very interesting to read that a local company, by the name of Proper Property, has created the Tenant Credit Check Tool, which enables the owners of properties and ...
Land boundaries and judicial protection
Boundary disputes over immovable property are a common phenomenon in Cyprus, as land is a valuable asset with deep social and economic significance. These cases are not confined to private ...
Environmental rights and local government in Cyprus
The protection of the environment is emerging as one of the most significant issues of modern law. The Council of Europe, through the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, has ...
Director of Land Registry’s authority in property distribution
The issue of how a co-owner can release their share in a jointly owned property often arises. A separate title deed adds significant value, in contrast to a co-ownership deed ...
Appointment of a provisional liquidator in corporate law
A breakdown in trust and communication between a company’s directors, coupled with their inability to make decisions in furtherance of the company’s objectives, may result in a management ...
Renewal of a memo on a property
A creditor who secures a court decision against a debtor may register it with the Land Registry as a charge on immovable property that is registered and has a title ...
Illegality in a property sale agreement
A collateral agreement to pay under the table for an immovable property, in addition to being illegal and void, may also incur criminal liability of the contracting parties, and others ...
Liability for hidden defects in a building
A lack of contractual liability or statute limitation when it comes to any hidden defects, failures or defective materials and consequential damages to apartment owners, which may arise after the ...
Rectification of agreement due to fraud or common mistake
Good practice and honesty do not allow a party to vary a term in an agreement that two parties have reached in order to deceive the other party and transfer ...
When one lawyer acts for both sides
Cyprus is home to one of the most active real estate markets in the Mediterranean. From luxury seaside villas and modern urban apartments to traditional stone houses in charming villages, ...
Parliament to hold emergency session on August 5
Parliament will hold an emergency plenary session at 1pm on August 5 to debate the president’s referral of a recently passed law on livestock zones.
The law, which was approved ...
Family Court has power to regulate use of family home
Family peace and calm are essential conditions for the smooth cohabitation of spouses, as well as for the psychological development and health of their children. Where these do not exist, ...
Transfer of property to defraud a creditor
Any transfer of an immovable property by a debtor made with the purpose of avoiding payment of debt owed to a creditor, cannot be tolerated by the court and upon ...
Early abandonment of property by a tenant
A tenant, for various reasons, mainly financial, may abandon a property before the end of the rental period specified in their rental agreement and cease paying the rent. The question ...
We won’t solve our gripes just ‘sitting on the sofa’
Scrolling through the archive of complaints received by the Cyprus Consumers’ Association (supplied by the CCA, with personal data redacted of course), makes for illuminating reading.
“In July 2025 I travelled ...
Limited grant for special purpose
Representing a deceased person for whose estate no administrator has been appointed, may be done through a limited grant. This could be for a limited duration and for a specific ...
Compensation for mental distress from breach of contract
The mental distress that a person suffers as a result of a breach of a contract, which is intended to provide peace of mind and security, may give rise to ...
Transfer of business and employees
Concern for employees led to the safeguarding of their rights in the event of a transfer of an undertaking, establishment or part of an undertaking to another employer, as a ...
Property affected by town planning and building permits
The development possibilities of a property depend on the urban planning in the area in which it is located. Consequently, urban planning changes and building permits, such as the granting ...
EU pressures Cyprus on green and cyber laws
Cyprus has received two reasoned opinions, the last stage before being referred to the Court of Justice of the EU, over the transposition of a directive on the application of ...
Disposal of a deceased person’s property and tax exemption
A recent decision of the Administrative Court differentiated the interpretation and application of the provisions of the capital gains legislation for the exemption of disposal of property of a deceased ...
Exchange of a share of a property does not constitute a sale
A way out for co-owners of immovable property is the possibility of exchanging their share with other immovable property, when other co-owners do not agree to purchase the share, to ...
How the court awards costs
The success of a party in a case, as well as their procedural conduct, are factors that the court takes into account in awarding costs.
The law grants the court ...
There is a gap in new legislation regarding buffer zone property
The amendment to the legislation that took place on February 24 (Law 9(I)/2024) no longer allows the sale of immovable property located in areas not controlled by the Republic of Cyprus ...