House rejects president’s veto on TC properties
The House on Thursday rejected the president’s veto of a law passed in late March which requires structural integrity checks on Turkish Cypriot properties in the south.
MPs had ...
Lawmakers set to reject president’s referral of a bill on handling of TC properties
Lawmakers on Tuesday indicated they would reject the president’s referral of a bill they passed in late March which provides that Turkish Cypriot properties in the south must undergo ...
President refers law on handling of TC properties
President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday referred back to parliament a law it passed in late March regarding the handling of Turkish Cypriot properties in the south, deeming the legislation unconstitutional.
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TC properties in south must pass structural integrity tests
Turkish Cypriot properties in the south leased to Greek Cypriots must first pass structural integrity checks to ensure they’re safe for habitation, under a law passed by parliament on ...
Turkish Cypriot properties officials to be transferred
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Wednesday ordered civil servants in the Turkish Cypriot property management office involved in the scandal that broke out months ago over mismanagement and nepotism be ...
‘Omissions and gaps’ in management of TC properties
There are “omissions and gaps” in the management of Turkish Cypriot properties with only 65 per cent of them have been granted to refugees, data from the audit office reports showed ...
Old Nicosia building collapses
The Nicosia municipality on Tuesday said that the partial collapse of a wall inside a building on Arsinoe street in old Nicosia has to be addressed by the Guardian of ...
T. Cypriot Property Service staffers may face criminal charges
A number of staffers involved with the Turkish Cypriot Property Management Service may face criminal charges for acquiring property they were not entitled to, it emerged on Thursday.
The development ...
Anastasiades gets his way on most House bill referrals
The House on Wednesday accepted four out of seven referrals made by President Nicos Anastasiades on laws related to the environment, family law, refugee property management and education.
The president ...
Information on Turkish Cypriot properties finally handed over
The auditor general’s office has finally received the data it requested from the interior ministry – on a locked USB stick – on civil servants managing Turkish Cypriot properties, as it ...
Interior minister confirms some Turkish Cypriot properties illegally sublet
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has confirmed to MPs that some of those leasing Turkish Cypriot properties from the state were then illegally subletting them and profiteering.
He detailed that since 2017 ...
Bribes asked for Turkish Cypriot properties, MPs hear
Large scale bribes were requested from the Turkish Cypriot Property Management Service to promote applications, the House refugee committee heard on Tuesday as Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said an investigator ...
Revisions to law on Turkish Cypriot properties to be tabled to parliament
Revisions to the law on the management of Turkish Cypriot properties are expected to be tabled to parliament in October to cover a multi-million deficit, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said ...
Our View: Time for action to be taken over abuse of Turkish Cypriot properties
Chairman of the House refugees committee Nicos Kettiros had written to the interior ministry last February asking for a list of names of civil servants of the Service for the ...
More people to be investigated over Turkish Cypriot property use
Eleven more people from the advisory committees on management of Turkish Cypriot properties will also be examined by the audit office and the attorney general’s office, according to reports ...
MPs to examine who benefits from Turkish Cypriot properties
A list with the names of people from the Turkish Cypriot property management service at the interior ministry and from advisory committees that own said properties is to be submitted ...
Law passed that allows GCs leasing TC properties to use for commercial purposes
Parliament on Thursday approved legislation that allows Greek Cypriots leasing Turkish Cypriot properties in the south to use them for commercial purposes.
The bill had been tabled by Diko MP ...
Interior minister hits back over mismanagement claims of Turkish Cypriot properties (Updated)
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris has hit back hard at allegations his ministry is complicit in corrupt practices and mismanagement of Turkish Cypriot properties in the south, challenging Paphos mayor Phedonos ...
Cool welcome for Edek proposal on TC properties
An Edek proposal to put a halt to local authorities and public organisations leasing Turkish-Cypriot owned properties came before the House Refugee Committee on Tuesday, with the interior ministry, municipalities, ...
Probe into Paphos municipality’s role over Mouttalos properties
A probe will be launched on whether there have been arbitrary interventions by the Paphos municipality in Turkish Cypriot properties in Mouttalos, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday.
Speaking ...
Mayor of Paphos lashes out over ‘misuse’ of TC properties
The mayor of Paphos has hit back at MPs and other attendees at Tuesday’s session of the House refugee committee, calling them out for ‘political cannibalism’ and ‘personal insults’ ...