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A Developer Who Ended the Sale Still Had to Repay the Buyer
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- If the developer lawfully terminates, can it keep what the buyer paid?
- What legal basis did the court use for the refund?
- Could the sellers set off a fall in the value of the flats?
- Could the sellers claim the profit they would have made on the sale?
- What happened to the contracts lodged at the Land Registry?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
A Landlocked Plot in Cyprus: Rights of Way and Easements
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- How is a right of way over someone else’s land created in Cyprus?
- My plot has no access to a public road. What can I do?
- Who decides the route and the compensation?
- Does the right of way cover water and sewage pipes?
- Can a right of way be moved to a different route?
- Can a right of way come to an end?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
A Long Lease Needs an Express Registration Clause
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- When does a Cyprus lease have to be registered?
- What happens if a long lease is never registered?
- Why was our lease refused registration?
- Can a registered lease be mortgaged?
- Can the landlord and tenant cancel a registered lease between themselves?
- Does changing the rent count as an amendment?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Adverse Possession in Cyprus: Thirty Years on the Land
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- I have farmed the same field for over thirty years. Is it mine?
- What counts as adverse possession under Cyprus law?
- Does adverse possession still exist at all in Cyprus?
- Which thirty years count?
- Can long use give me a right of way even if it cannot give me ownership?
- How does the Turkish invasion affect adverse possession?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
An Off-Plan Reservation Fee Bought a Refund, Not a House
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- What is an option or reservation document for an off-plan property?
- Why was the document in this case void?
- Was a price per square metre not enough to fix the price?
- Does an unclear document drafted by the developer not get read against the developer?
- What did the buyer recover?
- Did the Supreme Court decide whether the arrangement was conditional on the planning permit?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
An Oral Land Sale From 1972 Beat the Registered Title
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- Can an oral agreement to sell land in Cyprus be enforced?
- What must the person claiming the land prove?
- I received my property as a gift. Can a trust bind me?
- Did the later gift deeds cancel the oral sale?
- Did the neighbours get the strip registered in their names?
- Would adverse possession have worked instead?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Buying a Resale Property in Cyprus
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- The house already has a title deed. Is due diligence still necessary?
- What is the most common problem on a resale house?
- The seller has a mortgage over the house. Does that stop the sale?
- Do I pay stamp duty on a resale purchase?
- How are transfer fees calculated on a resale?
- The estate agent has recommended a lawyer. Should I use them?
Buying Off-Plan Property in Cyprus
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- How long do I have to lodge the contract?
- What does lodging actually give me?
- I missed the six months. Is specific performance gone?
- Is there a deadline for the action itself?
- What can the order require the seller to do?
- What do I check first when buying off plan?
- The plot is mortgaged. Is that a problem?
- How should the payments be staged?
- When will I get the title deed?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Buying Off-Plan Property in Cyprus: Risks and Protections
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- What is the single most important protection for an off plan buyer in Cyprus?
- The land is mortgaged to the developer's bank. Should I walk away?
- Is a developer's guarantee any use?
- How should the payment schedule be structured?
- The developer has gone into liquidation. What is my position?
- How long do I have to bring a claim about defects?
- Do I get the reduced 5% VAT on a first home, and whose job is it?
- The developer offers one guarantee for the whole building. Can it be split by element?
- Can the guarantee be extended, and does a short guarantee limit my right to sue?
- What is the order of things, from signing to a title in my name?
- How do I make sure the property is actually released to me on delivery?
- Do I need documents for the first message?
- Does reviewing the agreement include checking the property?
- Does legal review replace a building survey?
- Is negotiation included?
Buying Property at Auction in Cyprus
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- Is a winning bid binding?
- The legal pack looks complete. Why is a separate review necessary?
- What is the difference between a lot with a title deed and an assignment lot?
- The property is occupied. Does the auction deliver vacant possession?
- A judgment has been registered against the current owner. Does that stay behind on the sale?
- How quickly can you review a pack?
Buying Property in Cyprus by Power of Attorney
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- Can I sign the contract myself abroad rather than use a power of attorney?
- Does a power of attorney give my advocate control of my money?
- I have already paid a reservation deposit. Is it too late to instruct anyone?
- We are buying jointly and we live in different countries. Do we each need a power of attorney?
Buying Property in Cyprus from Abroad
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- What protects me once I have signed?
- Must the seller give me anything with the contract?
- Can the seller mortgage the property after I sign?
- Do I need to come to Cyprus to buy?
- What is the single most important step on this page?
- Where do people get burnt?
- What does all this cost?
Buying Property Without a Title Deed in Cyprus
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- What is a note of irregularity?
- I am buying at a fund auction. Does that change anything?
- What do I actually receive when I buy a property that has no title deed?
- Is buying by assignment of contractual rights safe?
- Why does the property have no separate title deed in the first place?
- What should I check before buying by assignment?
- Can a bank finance a purchase by assignment?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Common Expenses in Cyprus Buildings: Rights and Disputes
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- The developer still runs the management. Is that lawful?
- Can I refuse to pay common expenses because the building is badly maintained?
- How are common expenses shared between owners?
- Is a management committee compulsory?
- Can the building’s regulations be changed?
- What can owners do about a failing management committee?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Compulsory acquisition in Cyprus: deadlines and compensation
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- How long do I have to object to a compulsory acquisition in Cyprus?
- The notice was published more than a year ago and nothing has happened.
- Can I take the money offered and still argue for more?
- At what date is my land valued?
- Only part of my field is being taken and it ruins the rest. Is that compensated?
- My business operates from the property. Do I get anything for the disruption?
- Is interest paid on the compensation?
- The authority never used my land. Can I get it back?
- There is a mortgage on the land. Who receives the compensation?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Cyprus Auction and Tender Legal Pack Review
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Cyprus Contract Review Before You Sign
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Cyprus Property Contracts: What If the Loan Is Refused?
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- What happens if my bank refuses the loan after I have signed in Cyprus?
- How long should the finance condition run?
- Is an approval in principle enough to satisfy a finance clause?
- Can the seller keep my deposit if the loan is refused?
- What should I check about the property before the finance clause matters at all?
- Should the finance condition be in the contract or in a side letter?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Cyprus Property Guide for Lithuanians
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- How long do I have to lodge the contract?
- What does lodging give me that signing does not?
- Must the seller attach anything to the contract?
- Can the seller mortgage the property after I sign?
- What if I miss the six months?
- Does a Lithuanian buyer need a permit?
- How does the purchase run?
- If no permit is needed, what actually matters?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Cyprus Property Lawyers for Buyers and Sellers
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- How much are property transfer fees in Cyprus?
- Do I have to pay stamp duty when buying property in Cyprus?
- What does depositing my contract of sale with the Land Registry actually protect?
- How long do I have to bring a claim if something goes wrong after I complete my purchase?
- What documents and searches does a property lawyer carry out before I sign?
- Can you act for me as the seller?
- Can I enquire before a sale agreement has been drafted?
- Do I need documents for the first message?
- When will I know the fees?
Cyprus Property Transfer Fees & VAT Calculator
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Cyprus Property: Dutch Buyers
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Cyprus Property: German Buyers
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- Does a German national need permission to buy property in Cyprus?
- Is there a notary, as there would be in Germany?
- We have signed the contract. Does the property belong to us?
- Is stamp duty still payable on the contract?
- What should be checked before an offer goes in?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Cyprus Property: Polish and EU Buyers
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- How long do I have to lodge the contract?
- What does lodging give me that signing does not?
- Must the seller attach anything to the contract?
- Can the seller mortgage the property after I sign?
- What if I miss the six months?
- Can a Polish citizen buy property in Cyprus?
- What exactly does EU citizenship remove?
- What should be established before an offer is made?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Cyprus Rent Control Checker
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Cyprus Reservation Agreement: Is the Deposit Refundable?
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- What does it have to say to protect me?
- The seller is pressing me to sign today.
- Is a reservation deposit refundable in Cyprus?
- Does a reservation agreement give me any rights over the property?
- Who should hold the reservation deposit?
- How long should the exclusivity period be?
- What can I recover if the seller breaks a reservation agreement?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Cyprus Title Deed Not Issued: Five Problems, Five Remedies
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- I have paid in full but the developer's bank has a mortgage over the land. Is there anything I can do?
- Does the developer going into liquidation stop the process?
- What happens if I have paid only part of the price?
- There is a note on the title about the building. Does that stop a transfer?
- A judgment was registered against the seller. Does it disappear when I buy?
- My contract was never deposited. Is my position hopeless?
EAC power line or poles on your land in Cyprus: your rights
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- The EAC wrote asking for my consent to place poles on my land. Do I have to agree?
- Is a power line across my field an expropriation?
- Can the EAC put a line over my house?
- Who decides if I refuse: the EAC or the District Officer?
- Will I be paid for the line?
- The line has been there for years and now blocks my building plans. What can I do?
- How long do I have to go to court against the District Officer’s consent?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Expropriation letter in Cyprus from a ministry or municipality
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- The letter about the expropriation came from the Ministry of the Interior. Is the Ministry acquiring my land?
- The letter is from the Department of Town Planning and Housing, the Public Works Department or the Department of Lands and Surveys. Who decides?
- A municipality wants to acquire part of my land. Is the procedure the same?
- The EAC wants to put poles or an electricity line across my field. Is that an expropriation?
- Can I take the notice of acquisition to court?
- What do the courts look for when an acquisition order is challenged?
- The letter says the land is needed for defence. Is anything different?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
How a Cyprus Title Deed Is Issued
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- Why does a title deed take so long to issue?
- Which link matters most?
- Does the brochure tell me what may lawfully be built?
- What decides what is actually included in my unit?
- Can the buyer apply for the certificate of approval themselves?
- Is it lawful to live in the property before the certificate of approval?
- What deadlines does the Law set for the application?
- Does a building permit cover the whole building?
- Does the whole project have to wait for a certificate?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Land for flats in Cyprus: how the landowner stays protected
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- What is an antiparochi agreement?
- Should I transfer my land to the developer before the flats are built?
- Do I need to deposit the antiparochi agreement at the Land Registry?
- The developer has stopped building. What can I claim?
- If I end the agreement, do I keep the flats the developer sold?
- Does the five-year rule on capital gains tax affect me?
- Can the agreement say that it must not be deposited?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Lawful permits did not excuse changing a sold development
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- Are the plans and permits attached to my contract of sale part of the contract?
- Can a seller change the development if the planning authority approves it?
- What does specific performance give a buyer whose seller has changed the project?
- Who can sue once a buyer has assigned the rights under the contract?
- Does the Sale of Immovable Property (Specific Performance) Law protect an assignment made by gift?
- What happened to the costs?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Letting short term in Cyprus: the register, and the number
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- Do I have to register a holiday apartment I let out?
- Where does the registration number have to appear?
- How long does registration take, and how long does it last?
- What has to be true before I can file the declaration?
- What is the penalty for letting without registration?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Off-Plan Buyer Who Stopped Paying Could Not Terminate
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- Can an off-plan buyer stop paying instalments because construction has not started?
- Does a delay in the building permit count against the developer?
- The buyer knew there was no permit yet. Did that matter?
- If the termination was unlawful, why did the buyer get its money back?
- Does the returned money carry interest?
- Did the late payment interest survive the termination?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Planning enforcement notice in Cyprus: what you can do
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- I received an enforcement notice from the Planning Authority. What is it?
- How long do I have to react?
- Does an appeal to the Minister stop the demolition?
- On what grounds can I appeal?
- Who decides the appeal?
- Can I still legalise the building?
- What happens if I do nothing?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Planning Permits and Objections in Cyprus
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Property Law in Cyprus: Contracts, Title and Transfer
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- What does depositing the contract of sale at the Land Registry actually protect?
- The title has a note about unauthorised works. Can I still buy?
- The property has no separate title deed. Is that a dealbreaker?
- The tenant is not paying. How does that proceed?
- I am a co-owner and the other co-owner agrees to nothing. Is there a way out?
Property Scams and Red Flags in Cyprus
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- What document must the seller attach to the contract?
- What happens to a seller who does not attach it?
- Can the seller mortgage the property after I have signed?
- Why does lodging matter so much in a scam?
- They are pressing me to pay a reservation fee today. Should I?
- The seller has offered me their lawyer. Is that acceptable?
- I am told the permits will turn up. Is that normal?
- An email asks me to pay into a different account. What do I do?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Refusing a VAT Objection Takes Reasons, Not a Formula
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- Is VAT due when a developer’s own people move into unsold homes?
- Can the Tax Commissioner refuse an objection because no new evidence was filed?
- What is the test for due inquiry by a Cyprus authority?
- If I win on failure of due inquiry, do I win the tax point?
- What had the company actually argued in its objection?
- How long has this assessment been running?
- Who pays the costs of an appeal like this?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Rent on Cyprus Property Must Now Be Paid by Electronic Means
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- Can a landlord in Cyprus still accept rent in cash?
- Does the rule apply to small rents, or to a room let to a student?
- What is the penalty for taking rent in cash?
- Our tenancy was signed years before this rule. Does it still apply?
- Does this cover deposits and arrears as well as monthly rent?
- I live abroad and an agent collects my Cyprus rent. Does this affect me?
Requisition Compensation: Lower Interest Proposed
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- What if I learn of the deposit too late?
- What happens to files that are already pending?
- Is the requisition reform in force?
- What would happen to the interest on requisition compensation?
- Can compensation be paid without the owner accepting it?
- How long would an owner have to dispute the amount?
- Could a requisition notice arrive by email or on a website?
- What new purposes would allow property to be requisitioned?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Selling Property in Cyprus Without a Title Deed
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- Why does the deposit of the contract matter so much?
- Can I sell my flat in Cyprus if I never received a title deed?
- My contract was never deposited at the Land Registry. Is it too late?
- Does the developer have to consent before I can assign my rights?
- Am I still liable to the developer after I have assigned?
- The bank has a mortgage over the whole block. Can anything be done?
- How long does the buyer have to enforce, and does that concern me?
- Which register is searched, when I have no registration of my own?
- What will a properly advised buyer ask me for?
Selling Property in Cyprus: The Seller's Side
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- What does a seller have to produce before a Cyprus property transfer?
- Can I sell a property in Cyprus that has a mortgage on it?
- What can stop a transfer at the Cyprus Land Registry?
- What happens once the buyer deposits the contract of sale?
- When is capital gains tax dealt with on a Cyprus sale?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Selling Property in Cyprus: What Stops a Sale
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- Can I sell my house in Cyprus if there is still a mortgage on it?
- There is a memo on my title from an old judgment. Does selling remove it?
- The title has a note about unauthorised works. Can I still sell?
- My brother owns half the property and will not sign. What can I do?
- The buyer wants to deposit the contract at the Land Registry. What does that do to me?
- Do I pay tax when I sell property in Cyprus?
- My buyer is not an EU citizen. Does that affect me as the seller?
- Do I have to be in Cyprus to sign the transfer?
Source of Funds: Why Your Money Is Stuck at the Cyprus Bank
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- Why does the bank need this if I am the one sending money to Cyprus, not taking it out?
- Can my company or my father send the money instead?
- How far back do the statements have to go?
- The bank keeps asking for one more thing. Is that normal?
- Does using a Cyprus lawyer speed this up?
- Can I complete the purchase while the funds are still under review?
Specific Performance in Cyprus
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- What does depositing the contract of sale actually do?
- Is there a deadline for depositing the contract?
- Do contracts still need to be stamped before deposit?
- What can I do if the seller refuses to transfer the property?
- Does the protection carry across on a resale by assignment?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Specific Performance or Damages in Cyprus
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- Can I force the seller to transfer the property to me?
- I never deposited the contract. Is that the end of it?
- Which is better, the property or the money?
- How long do I have to sue?
- I bought a resale without a separate title deed. Am I protected?
- Does the deposit still matter if I end up claiming money?
Stamp Duty Abolished in Cyprus: What the Repeal Changes
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- Does the repealing Law say anything about old documents?
- What is that general law?
- Is duty that accrued before 2026 wiped out?
- Can I claim back duty I already paid?
- I signed my contract in December 2025 but the transfer completes in 2026. Is duty payable?
- Does the Land Registry still require a contract to be stamped before deposit?
- Does the repeal affect documents other than property contracts?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Street widening scheme on your plot in Cyprus: compensation
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- I was told part of my plot is affected by a street widening scheme. Have I lost that part?
- Who prepares the scheme and where do I see it?
- How long do I have to object?
- I never objected to the scheme. Have I lost my right to compensation?
- Do I have to give the strip for free when I get a building permit?
- Is there a percentage of my plot I must give for free?
- The state is now acquiring the strip affected by the scheme. Will I be paid for it?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
The Cyprus Property Buyer’s Pack
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The Developer Never Finished the House. The Loan Still Binds
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- The developer never finished my house. Do I still have to repay the bank?
- Did the bank have to check the work before paying the developer?
- Does assigning my sale contract to the bank make the bank responsible for completion?
- I signed the loan through the developer and was never a customer of the bank. Does that help?
- The loan agreement carried two different dates. Is it void?
- How much did the buyer have to pay?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
The eighteen months that decide whether a building is still new
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- What are the two Orders?
- What is the definition of first use?
- What is the definition of first installation?
- Are the three places amended in the same way?
- Why does first installation decide whether VAT is charged?
- What is the rate on a transfer that stays outside the exemption?
- Which transactions are inside the carve-out?
- Does this affect the five per cent rate on a main residence?
- What changes for the renovation rate?
- So are the eighteen months added to the three years?
- What does paragraph 11 of Table B actually cover?
- Are older buildings outside all of this?
- What will be looked at to show systematic use?
- When were these Orders made?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
The Six Month Deadline to Deposit Your Contract
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- What does lodging actually give me?
- Without lodging, do I lose specific performance?
- The deadline has passed. Is there a route?
- Must the seller attach a search certificate?
- What is the deadline for depositing the contract?
- Does the period always run from signature?
- Is a late deposit possible?
- Is my contract worthless if it was never deposited?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Title Deeds in Cyprus: Records, Searches and Transfers
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- What is a title deed in Cyprus?
- How do I check the title of a Cyprus property?
- Can I buy a property in Cyprus that has no separate title deed?
- What entries on a Cyprus title can stop a transfer?
- How much are the transfer fees?
- When do I actually become the owner?
- Does the seller have to give me a search certificate?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Trapped buyer in Cyprus: when the bank refuses consent
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- The developer’s loan was sold. Whose consent do I need now?
- How long do I have after the bank or servicer refuses?
- Does the refusal have to be in writing?
- What if the bank or servicer never answers?
- What does the application change while it is pending?
- Has a court said what abusive and unjustified means?
- What proof of full payment should I collect if the developer is insolvent?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Trapped Buyers in Cyprus: The 2025 Law
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UK Buyers of Cyprus Property After Brexit
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Urban land consolidation: what Law 112(I)/2025 does to a plot
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- What does the Law actually do?
- Where does it apply?
- Whose land is excluded?
- How can a scheme be started?
- What does the majority route actually require?
- Are all assets counted in that 85 per cent?
- Who may set the majority route in motion?
- What is the compulsory route?
- How is my property valued, and can I object?
- Can I object to the redistribution plan itself?
- What happens to my mortgage or my tenant?
- How is the new land divided up?
- What if my share is too small for a whole plot?
- What are the offences?
- When did it come into force?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
When the Land Registry Is Wrong: Errors and Boundaries
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- There is a mistake on my title deed. Can it be corrected?
- A registration was obtained through a false statement. What can be done?
- Will I be warned before the Land Registry changes or cancels a registration?
- My neighbour disputes our boundary. Do we go to court?
- Who pays for the boundary marks?
- Can I challenge the Director’s decision?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Who Still Gets the Reduced 5 Per Cent VAT on a Cyprus Home
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- What is the reduced rate, and where does it come from?
- What are the size and value limits?
- Who is an eligible person?
- Is there anything extra for a person with a disability or a large family?
- How is the reduced rate claimed?
- What has to be filed with the declaration?
- What happens if I stop living in the property?
- Can I use the reduced rate twice?
- What was the transitional route under the old rules, and is it still open?
- Can you act for me if I am abroad?
Construction22 pages
A Cyprus tender challenge now costs a guarantee
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- How long is there to challenge a tender decision?
- What is the guarantee introduced in 2025?
- What happens to the guarantee at the end?
- Does the challenge stop the contract being signed?
- How fast does the Authority move?
- Can the contract be undone after it is signed?
- Where does a claim for damages go?
A designer who agreed to supervise paid for the defects
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- If I agree to supervise works, am I liable for the contractors’ poor workmanship?
- How does a Cyprus court read a clause about supervision?
- What damages can an employer recover for defective work?
- The repair costs were calculated a year after the contract ended. Does that matter?
- Who has to prove that the injured party failed to mitigate its loss?
- Can a new point be raised for the first time on appeal?
Building Defects in Cyprus: Remedies
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- What is the difference between a building defect and normal wear and tear?
- Do I need an expert report to make a building defects claim?
- How long is a defects liability period in Cyprus?
- What can I do if the defects liability period has already expired?
- How long do I have to bring a building defects claim in Cyprus?
- Can I get the developer to repair the defect instead of paying damages?
- Is the developer responsible for defects in a property bought off-plan?
- Should I get legal advice before signing a settlement with the developer over a defect?
Construction and Workplace Accident Claims in Cyprus
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- I was not employed by anyone on the site. I invoice for my work.
- Nobody wrote anything down at the time.
- I am worried about my job.
- The building itself was defective. Is that the same claim?
- Several companies were working on the site. Who is answerable?
- Where do I find out who the supervising engineer on the project was?
- How long do I have to bring a claim after a site accident?
- The company says the accident was my fault.
- I am receiving social insurance payments. Do they come off the claim?
- I was not wearing the protective equipment. Do I lose the claim?
Construction Claims in Cyprus: The Proof
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- What is the hardest of the four to prove?
- Is it enough to claim a single global figure?
- What does a construction claim have to establish?
- Why do most construction claims fail?
- Is an extension of time the same as a claim for money?
- How do liquidated damages work under Cyprus law?
- Can I be paid for work done where there was no concluded agreement on price?
Construction Delay Claims in Cyprus
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- What is an extension of time in a Cyprus construction contract?
- Can an employer always claim liquidated damages for a late project?
- What happens if I miss the notice deadline for a delay claim?
- How long do I have to bring a delay claim in Cyprus?
- Do I have to arbitrate a construction delay dispute in Cyprus?
- What evidence should I keep during a construction project in case of a delay dispute?
- Can a subcontractor bring a delay claim against a main contractor in Cyprus?
- Should I get legal advice before responding to a delay claim?
Construction Delay: The First Two Weeks
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- Is it enough to say it on site?
- What should I do first when a construction delay appears?
- Should I wait until I can quantify the delay before giving notice?
- What should an employer do when a delay notice arrives?
- What records decide a delay dispute?
- Can the contractor stop work when the employer causes delay?
Construction Dispute Lawyers in Cyprus, Nicosia
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- What can I do if the contractor is late delivering?
- How long do I have to bring a claim about a defect?
- Do I need an engineer, or is a lawyer enough?
- Arbitration or court for a dispute with the contractor?
- Can I set off what I owe against the cost of putting defects right?
- We are still on site and the relationship has broken down. Is it too early to take advice?
- The contract fixes a sum for every week of delay. Is the employer simply entitled to it?
- The subcontractor did the work badly. Can I claim against the subcontractor directly?
- Does a defects liability period limit what I can claim?
Construction Law in Cyprus: Contracts, Permits and Disputes
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- How long do I have to bring a claim about a building defect?
- Can you review a building contract before I sign it?
- The contractor has stopped work and is asking for more money. What are my options?
- Do I need a written contract at all for a small build?
- We are partway through and the relationship is deteriorating. Is it too early to take advice?
- Who is responsible if the design is wrong rather than the workmanship?
- The building is finished but items are outstanding. Should I pay the final account?
Construction Lawyers in Cyprus: Developers and Contractors
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- At what point should a lawyer be involved in a construction project?
- Can you act if the project is outside Nicosia?
- Do you work with technical experts?
- We are on opposite sides of a project with an existing client of yours. Can you still act?
- What should I send with a first enquiry?
- Can you advise while the project is still under way?
- Do I need documents for the first message?
- When will I know the fees?
Construction Project Structure in Cyprus
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Contractor Paid and Walked Away in Cyprus: Owner's Remedies
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- I paid the contractor in full and the work has stopped. Can I take the contractor to court?
- What can I claim back?
- Is it enough that I ended the contract lawfully?
- Do I have to pay another contractor to finish the job before I can claim?
- How do I prove what the unfinished work is worth?
- Can I recover what I paid the expert?
- Which court, and how long do I have?
Contractors Joined as Third Parties Can Recover Their Costs
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- What is third party procedure?
- Am I a defendant in the main action if I am joined as a third party?
- Who pays the costs when a third party is cleared?
- Can the trial judge refuse costs because the outcome might have been different?
- Where does this sit under the Civil Procedure Rules 2023?
- What should a contractor do the day it receives a third party notice?
- Does this apply beyond construction?
Energy
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- Do I need a licence from CERA for a rooftop solar installation?
- How long does the general licence take to come into effect?
- Does a CERA licence let me build?
- Does energy storage need a licence?
- CERA refused my application. What can I do?
- Can a licence be extended if the project is running late?
- How quickly can a customer change electricity supplier?
- Can a supplier change a fixed-price contract during its term?
- Can I hold more than one supply contract at once?
- What does a breach carry?
- What is the right order to assemble a solar project?
- Do you file the licence applications themselves?
Extensions of Time in Construction Contracts: How to Apply
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- Nobody applied for an extension. What is the position?
- Does an extension of time entitle the contractor to more money?
- What should an extension of time application contain?
- What happens if the notice deadline is missed?
- How is concurrent delay treated under Cyprus law?
- What if the contract gives no way to extend time when the employer causes delay?
Ten Clauses in a Building Contract
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Who Is Liable on a Cyprus Building Project
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- Is the employer answerable for its own consultants’ delays?
- Is the contractor answerable for its subcontractors?
- What does the supervising engineer bring that the others do not?
- Why does it matter which contract each party on a project holds?
- Can the employer claim directly against a subcontractor?
- Who is responsible for the design?
- The architect designed the building and also certifies payment. Is that a conflict?
- How do employers create liability for themselves?
- Who can sue the engineer if the structure proves inadequate?
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A Bounced Cheque in Cyprus: the Holder's Rights Under Cap. 262
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- Is a bounced cheque a crime in Cyprus, or only a debt?
- Can I bring the criminal case myself, or must the police and the Attorney General do it?
- What does taking on a private prosecution actually require of us?
- The drawer stopped the cheque rather than letting it bounce. Does that avoid the offence?
- Is there a case where section 305A does not apply at all?
- What must the bank write on the returned cheque?
- The cheque bounced. Do I have to prove the whole underlying deal?
- What must I do in the first days after the dishonour?
- How much can I recover beyond the face amount?
- I sat on the cheque for months before presenting it. Have I lost the claim?
- The drawer says he stopped the cheque, so it was never going to be paid.
- Should I report it for prosecution instead of suing?
A Freezing Order Has Been Served on You
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- What did they have to prove to get it?
- Can an order be made before any claim is filed?
- The main case is abroad. Why is a Cyprus court involved?
- What protection do I have if the order turns out to be wrong?
- Has my property been taken?
- Why was it granted without hearing me?
- Can I pay my rent and my lawyer?
- What happens if I move an asset anyway?
A Freezing Order Must Name a Sum for Each Company Separately
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- What are the conditions for an interim order in Cyprus?
- When does the clock for urgency start running?
- Do I have to prove the defendant intends to dissipate assets?
- Why is urgency more than a formality?
- Can an arbitration clause stop a Cyprus freezing order?
- Can I raise delay for the first time on appeal?
- What happens if my accounts hold less than the frozen sum?
After annulment: compensation under Article 146.6 in Cyprus
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- Does winning the recourse mean I will be compensated?
- Which court hears the claim for damages?
- Do I have to ask the authority before I sue?
- The authority made the same decision again. Can it do that?
- What do I have to prove to recover damages?
- Can a bidder recover the profit it lost on a public contract?
- Is there a time limit for the damages claim?
Arbitration in Cyprus is two statutes, not one
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Arbitration or Court: What That Clause Actually Decides
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- When is it too late to ask for a stay?
- Will the court definitely stay the case?
- Does the court case stop the arbitration in the meantime?
- Can an award be challenged?
- How is an award turned into something enforceable?
- Can I ignore an arbitration clause and go to court?
- When must the stay be applied for?
- Is arbitration cheaper?
- When is the court the better forum?
Arbitration under Cap. 4: the clause, the award, the court
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- We have been sued despite an arbitration clause. What do we do first?
- Can we change our minds about arbitrating?
- Our clause says nothing about how many arbitrators. What happens?
- Can an arbitrator order specific performance of a property contract?
- The other side will not produce documents. Can the arbitrator make them?
- We think the arbitrator has gone wrong. Can we challenge the award?
- The arbitration is dragging on past its deadline.
- Is an award worth anything if they do not pay?
- Our contract says each side bears its own costs whatever happens.
- Does the limitation clock stop while we arbitrate?
Banking & Fintech Disputes
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- My bank has frozen my account and will not tell me why. What can you do?
- Can a Cyprus court freeze the accounts of someone who took my money?
- I lost cryptocurrency to an investment platform. Is it worth suing?
- Do you handle licensing or authorisation applications?
- Can you review a guarantee before I sign it?
Being Sued in Cyprus: Deadlines and First Steps
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- How long do I have after being served with a Cyprus claim form?
- What is the memorandum of appearance, and does it commit me?
- When must the defence be filed?
- What happens if I do nothing?
- I live abroad and was served there. Do the same rules apply?
- Can I dispute that the Cyprus court has jurisdiction?
- What does it cost?
Bringing a Claim Without a Lawyer in Cyprus
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- Which Part governs small claims?
- Who decides which track my case goes into?
- If I win, do I recover my costs without a lawyer?
- Where is a litigant in person most exposed?
- What is a settlement offer and why does it matter to me?
- Am I allowed to bring a claim without a lawyer?
- When does going alone make sense?
- Can I fix a badly drafted claim later?
- Is there something between doing it all myself and handing it over?
Commercial Dispute Lawyers in Cyprus
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- The other side broke the contract. Can I just stop performing?
- Our contract has an arbitration clause. Can I still sue in court?
- How long do I have to bring a contract claim in Cyprus?
- What does a dispute like this cost?
- Is there a specialist commercial court in Cyprus?
- Can a claim be decided without a trial?
- What is an offer to settle, and why does it change the arithmetic?
- Can the other side make me put up security for costs?
- Can I be paid something before the case ends?
Cross-Border Litigation Lawyers in Cyprus
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- I have an EU judgment against a debtor with a Cyprus bank account. How fast can I move?
- My judgment is from a non-EU country. Is it enforceable in Cyprus?
- Can a Cyprus court freeze assets when the main case is abroad?
- Do you replace our lawyers in the main proceedings?
- Is there a faster route for an undisputed cross-border debt?
- The sum is small. Is a claim in another country worth bringing at all?
- Our witnesses are not in Cyprus. How is their evidence taken?
Cyprus Debt Recovery for Foreign Creditors
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- What does the assessment cost?
- How is this different from just sending a letter before action?
- The debtor is a Cyprus company that looks dormant. Is it worth pursuing?
- Can you enforce my English or other foreign judgment here?
- Do you act for creditors based outside Cyprus?
- Is there a minimum debt size?
Cyprus Legal Opinions: Jurisdiction and Transactions
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- Can I ask for a Cyprus jurisdiction opinion before deciding whether to bring a claim?
- What does a preliminary jurisdiction assessment cover?
- Who can give a legal opinion on Cyprus law?
- Is a legal opinion the same as a certificate of good standing?
- Can you opine on English law provisions in the documents?
- Will a Cyprus court give effect to a choice of foreign law?
- Do you issue capacity and authority opinions on their own?
- Is an opinion needed where the Cyprus company is only a guarantor or security provider?
- Does a charge created by a Cyprus company have to be registered?
- Do you opine on tax?
- Will the opinion be given without qualification?
- Can a Cyprus legal opinion be addressed to a foreign lender?
- Will you use the finance parties' form of opinion?
- How long does a Cyprus law opinion take?
- Do you need original corporate documents, or will copies do?
- Do we need an apostille on Cyprus corporate documents?
- What happens if the transaction documents change after the opinion is drafted?
- How is the fee for an opinion agreed?
- Can you act as Cyprus counsel where another firm leads the transaction?
- We have a draft Cyprus opinion from the other side's counsel. What should we be checking?
- The opinion assumes the resolutions were validly passed. Does that hollow out the corporate authority limb?
- The opinion is addressed to the agent and the lenders but not to us. Does it give us anything?
- The searches paragraph gives a date but no time. Does that matter?
- Can a Cyprus legal opinion be apostilled?
- Our notary will not proceed until he has confirmation that the company exists and that the people signing represent it. Is that the same as a legal opinion?
- Can the opinion be dated to the day of a notarial appointment or a completion?
- Does a Cyprus company need a company seal to sign?
- Is a transaction outside the company's objects void in Cyprus?
- Does Cyprus have financial assistance rules?
- Is a legal opinion the same as a legal due diligence report?
- Do we need a Cyprus opinion at all if the facility agreement is governed by English law?
- We are buying an asset that already carries a charge. Does anything have to be filed in Cyprus?
Cyprus Limitation Periods Calculator
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- How long do I have to bring a claim in Cyprus?
- My claim arose before 2016. Does that help or hurt me?
- What is the 39 month suspension I keep reading about?
- Someone died. Is it three years from the accident or from the death?
- Can a claim that is out of time still be brought?
- Does a payment or a letter restart the clock?
- Does this Law apply to claims against the Government?
Cyprus now has an anti-SLAPP law, in force since May 2026
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- What is a SLAPP, in the words of the Cyprus statute?
- Does the Law protect me if the whole case is Cypriot?
- What can a defendant actually apply for?
- Who has to prove what on an early dismissal application?
- Can the claimant escape by discontinuing?
- What are the costs consequences?
- Which court hears these applications?
- What if the claim is brought abroad?
- When does it start, and does it reach a claim already filed?
- Does this change the law of defamation?
Debt Recovery Lawyers in Cyprus
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- Is my debt too old to recover?
- The debtor is ignoring me. Does a lawyer's letter really work?
- What happens if the debtor does not respond to a court claim?
- The debtor has no assets. Is it worth suing?
- Can you recover debts from a company that is still trading but refuses to pay?
- I have no written contract, only invoices and emails. Is that enough?
- The debtor keeps promising to pay. Should I keep waiting?
- Can I recover my legal costs from the debtor?
- The debtor is abroad, or the company is foreign. Can you still act?
- How long does it take?
Defamation in Cyprus: the Defences and the One Year Limit
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- Someone posted it first and I only shared it. Am I safe?
- It was sent only to me. Can I sue?
- What I wrote is true. Does that end the matter?
- I complained about a professional to their regulator. Can they sue me?
- A false review is destroying my business but it is about my products, not me.
- How long do I have to bring a defamation claim in Cyprus?
- Will an apology reduce the damages?
Enforcing a Judgment in Cyprus
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- For how long can a Cyprus judgment be enforced?
- The debtor has appealed. Does that stop enforcement?
- I do not know what the debtor owns. Where do we start?
- The debtor owns property but I do not want a forced sale yet. Is there a middle step?
- The debtor is a company. Is execution still the best route?
- My judgment is from another country. Can you enforce it in Cyprus?
- What methods of execution does a Cyprus judgment actually give me?
- Somebody else owes the debtor money. Can that be caught?
- Can the debtor be made to disclose what they own?
- A third party says the seized goods are theirs. What happens then?
- My judgment orders property to be returned rather than money paid. How is that enforced?
Enforcing Foreign Judgments in Cyprus
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- Do I have to litigate the case again in Cyprus?
- What about a judgment from another EU member state?
- Which ground of refusal is raised most often?
- What documents does a foreign arbitral award need in Cyprus?
- Can the Cyprus court refuse to enforce an award because it disagrees with it?
- What should be done before anything else?
Faulty Goods in Cyprus: Two Years, 25 Days, 30 Days
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- The shop says the guarantee was only one year. Is that the end of it?
- Do I have to prove the product was faulty when I bought it?
- How long can the repair take?
- It broke in the first week. Must I accept a repair?
- The seller says I must claim from the manufacturer.
- I bought it second-hand from a dealer. Do the rights apply?
Fire Spread Next Door: the Occupier Must Disprove Fault
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- If a fire starts on my premises and damages my neighbour’s, who has to prove what?
- Does the neighbour have to prove how the fire started?
- What if nobody knows what caused the fire?
- Is there any defence apart from proving I was careful?
- My neighbour’s shop had illegal extensions. Does that reduce what I pay?
- Can the neighbour’s insurer sue me?
Fraud and Asset Recovery in Cyprus
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- Is there a separate claim for "fraud" in Cyprus, or only deceit?
- What do I have to prove?
- Is the standard of proof higher because it is fraud?
- Can I find out who is behind an account or where my money went?
- Will the court order disclosure just because it would help?
- Can I use what the bank discloses for a different claim?
- My money went to a crypto exchange. Do these orders work?
- Can the freezing order be set aside?
- How fast do we have to move?
Freezing Orders in Cyprus
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- How quickly can a freezing order be obtained in Cyprus?
- Can assets be frozen before I file my claim?
- The main case is abroad. Can Cyprus assets still be frozen?
- I have been served with a freezing order. What do I do first?
- What does the court have to be satisfied of before it freezes anything?
- Can the court order a search of premises as well?
- Can an order reach assets that are in someone else's hands?
- Can a freezing order be suspended once it has been made?
- Is freezing the only interim order worth considering?
How to File a Negligence Claim in Cyprus: The Three Year Limit
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- What are the four elements?
- Where do negligence claims usually fail?
- Does a different standard apply to a professional?
- When does the period start to run?
- The person who caused my loss has no money. Is there any point?
- Do I need an expert report before I start?
- The negligence happened four years ago. Is it over?
Insurance claim refused in Cyprus: what the policyholder can do
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- My insurer has refused my claim. Is that the end of it?
- Can the insurer refuse because of something I did not mention when I applied?
- My policy says I must sue within three months of the rejection. Is that valid?
- Can I take the dispute to the Financial Ombudsman?
- How long do I have to sue my insurer?
Interim measures in Cyprus tenders: holding the contract
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- Does filing a recourse stop the contracting authority signing the contract?
- How do I ask the Tender Review Authority for a suspension?
- How much is the guarantee, and when is it lodged?
- When is the guarantee paid, and when is it returned?
- What if the contract is signed before my recourse is decided?
- My tender is below the thresholds. Can the Administrative Court stop the contract?
Late Payment Interest in Cyprus: Reference Rate Plus 8 Points
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- Do I have to warn the debtor before interest starts running?
- Our contract says nothing about payment terms. When is the invoice late?
- The customer insists on ninety-day payment terms. Is that allowed?
- What is the interest rate?
- Can I claim the cost of chasing the debt?
- Our terms say no interest is payable on late invoices. Does that hold?
Lent Money Without a Written Agreement in Cyprus?
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- Years have passed. Is it time-barred?
- What is a message admitting the debt worth?
- What about the instalments they were repaying?
- I lent money without a written agreement. Have I lost it?
- What kind of evidence actually works?
- They say it was a gift. What then?
- Should I message them before taking advice?
Letter Before Action in Cyprus | Fixed Fee
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Limitation periods in Cyprus: how long you have to sue
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- How long do I have to bring a claim in Cyprus?
- I only found out about the injury years later. Is it too late?
- Can a court extend a limitation period?
- The debtor paid something towards the debt. Does that give me longer?
- My action was struck out on a technicality. Have I lost the claim?
- The other side hid what they had done. Does the clock still run?
- Does the court check limitation on its own?
- I am chasing an old loan with no repayment date. Is it time-barred?
- Are administrative decisions covered by this Law?
- My claim concerns property in the north. Has time run?
Litigation and Arbitration Lawyers in Cyprus
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- Is contact before proceedings compulsory?
- What about a judgment from a foreign court?
- How long does a civil case take in Cyprus?
- Will my case go to trial?
- I have been served with a claim. What should I do first?
- Can I get an urgent order to stop assets being moved?
- Our contract says disputes go to arbitration. Does that change anything?
- Do you act for defendants, or only claimants?
- What will it cost?
- Court or arbitration: which is better for my dispute?
Mediation in Cyprus: what it stops, and what it produces
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- Will mediating cost me my deadline?
- Can the other side use what I say in the mediation against me?
- Can a court order us to mediate?
- We are in an employment dispute. Does this Law apply?
- Is the settlement just a contract, or can we enforce it?
- Can the court refuse to enforce it?
- What happens if the other side walks out?
- Can we mediate only part of the case?
- How do we know the mediator is qualified?
- How long does the mediator keep the papers?
Neighbour Disputes in Cyprus: Nuisance, Noise, the Site Next Door
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- The noise was here before I bought the house. Do I have no claim?
- How often does something have to happen before it is a nuisance?
- Can I claim for a blocked view?
- The site next door has cracked my walls. Do I wait for the case to finish?
- Everyone on the street is affected, not just me. Does that help or hurt?
- Is a letter worth sending before suing?
Norwich Pharmacal Orders in Cyprus
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- How fast do we have to move?
- Why are applications of this kind refused?
- What is a Norwich Pharmacal order used for?
- What is the legal basis for the order in Cyprus?
- What does the court have to be satisfied of?
- When is it worth applying?
- What makes an application weak?
- Can we use the information for anything else once we have it?
Professional Negligence Lawyers in Cyprus
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Public & Administrative
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- How long do I have to challenge a decision?
- What kind of decision can actually be challenged?
- Who is entitled to bring a recourse?
- Does filing a recourse stop the decision taking effect?
- If the recourse succeeds, does the Court take the decision itself?
- Is a tax decision reviewed differently?
- The authority has done nothing since the judgment. What now?
- Can the loss the decision caused be recovered?
- Can the judgment be appealed?
Received a Lawyer's Letter in Cyprus? What to Do
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- Can replying make my position worse?
- Does a small payment to show good faith do any harm?
- How old can the claim against me be?
- If the claim is out of time, is it over?
- I paid something that turned out to be time-barred. Can I recover it?
- Is a lawyer’s letter legally binding?
- Can I just ignore it?
- Should I reply straight away?
- What if part of the claim is right?
Recovering a Debt in Cyprus, Step by Step
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Restructuring & Insolvency
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- A creditor has served a statutory demand. What now?
- We are still trading and paying most people. Is it too early to take advice?
- The bank wants a business plan and a cash flow forecast. How much detail is expected?
- We cannot pay everyone this month. Can we simply pay the creditors we need most?
- Someone has offered to buy the business. What should we do before responding?
- What happens at a first meeting, and what should we bring?
Shareholder Disputes in Cyprus: Section 202 and Buyouts
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- I own 20% and the majority ignores me. Do I have rights?
- Can I force the others to buy me out?
- Am I entitled to see the company's books?
- Can I sue the director who damaged the company?
- Can the court hold the position while the dispute is fought out?
- Is a dispute like this heard in a specialist court?
- Does a formal offer to settle work in a dispute between shareholders?
Shut Out of Your Own Company: What the Shareholder Can Do
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- What can I force with ten per cent?
- What is the remedy for being shut out?
- Do I have to ask for a winding up to have leverage?
- What can I demand to see as a shareholder?
- Can I demand the board minutes and the accounting books?
- What is section 202 for?
- Is being removed as a director the same complaint?
Tender Review Authority recourse in Cyprus, step by step
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- Who can bring a recourse before the Tender Review Authority?
- Our contract is below the EU thresholds. Can we still go to the TRA?
- When does the fifteen-day period start?
- Can we see the winning tender?
- How long does the TRA take?
- What happens if the TRA annuls the decision?
- Can the TRA’s decision be challenged?
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A Cyprus Company or a Branch: Which to Register
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- Is a branch cheaper to set up than a company?
- Can a branch be converted into a Cyprus company later?
- Does a branch need a Cyprus resident director?
- Which one do our customers contract with?
- We only want an address and a presence, not an operation.
A Data Breach in Cyprus Is Criminal, Not Only a Fine
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- Is failing to report a data breach a crime in Cyprus?
- How long do I have to report a breach?
- Can I avoid telling the people affected?
- What age can a child consent at in Cyprus?
- Can biometric data be used for insurance?
- Does Article 37 of the Regulation tell me whether I need a data protection officer?
A Success Fee Clause With Two Bases Is Void in Cyprus
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- What does Article 29 of Cap. 149 actually say?
- Does the other side have to plead that a clause is unclear?
- Is the phrase and/or the problem?
- Can a court just pick the more reasonable of the two readings?
- What was the financial difference in this case?
- Does a claim for reasonable remuneration survive if the written term is void?
- Which commercial clauses are most exposed to this?
An Unregistered Counterparty Does Not Void Your Contract
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- Is a contract void if the other side has no licence?
- What did the Court of Appeal actually decide in the Rock FM appeal?
- Can an architect who let the annual licence lapse still claim a fee?
- What is the test for an implied statutory prohibition?
- Where is the line for an unqualified supplier?
- Does the regulator’s own delay matter?
- What did the appeal cost the radio station?
Asset Recovery in a Cyprus Liquidation: Claw-Back Windows
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- From what date does the six-month period for fraudulent preference run in Cyprus?
- Can a receiver appointed under a debenture set aside a fraudulent preference in Cyprus?
- Can a foreign liquidator be appointed liquidator of a Cyprus company?
- What happens to a floating charge granted shortly before a Cyprus liquidation?
- Can the court force a corporate services provider or accountant to hand over a Cyprus company’s records in a liquidation?
- Is there a way to set aside a fraudulent transfer in Cyprus without a liquidation?
Buying or Selling a Business in Cyprus
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Changing the Board of a Cyprus Company: Documents and Traps
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- How long do we have to notify a board change?
- Does the director stop being a director when the form is filed?
- Do we need a Cyprus-resident director?
- What happens if we file late?
- The outgoing director will not sign anything. Now what?
- We changed the board six months ago and never filed. Is that a problem?
Commercial Contract Lawyers in Cyprus
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Company Formation Lawyers in Cyprus
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Corporate and Commercial Lawyers in Cyprus
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- We are two equal shareholders and we get on. Do we really need a shareholders' agreement?
- Can you review a contract that has already been signed?
- My co-shareholder is excluding me from the company. What can I do?
- How long does it take to set up a Cyprus company?
- Do you act for the company or for the shareholder?
- What does this work cost?
Cyprus Company Annual Compliance Pack
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Cyprus Consults on Who May Own a Ship and on Amending Mortgages
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- Is any of this in force?
- Which law is being amended?
- What is the main change to who may own a Cyprus ship?
- Do United Kingdom and Swiss nationals gain a right to register?
- Can a bank be registered as the owner of a ship?
- What is new about ship mortgages?
- Does the amendment of a mortgage need anyone else to agree?
- What happens to a mortgage if a ship is struck off for sanctions reasons?
Cyprus FDI screening: what Law 194(I)/2025 stops you doing
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- When did the Cyprus screening regime start?
- Which three tests have to be met together?
- What is a qualifying holding?
- How is control defined?
- What makes a business one of strategic importance?
- What else does the Annex weigh?
- What has to go in the notification?
- How long does the authority have?
- When is the investment actually approved?
- What can the authority do if it objects?
- What happens between prohibition and compliance?
- What if we simply do not notify?
- What are the fines?
- Does the transaction document need anything?
- Who actually decides?
- Can a decision be challenged?
Cyprus Non-Dom Status and the 2026 Defence Contribution
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- Do I need to apply for non-dom status?
- How long does non-dom status last?
- What do non-doms pay on dividends, if not the defence contribution?
- My salary is already over the ceiling. Do I still pay on the dividend?
- Did the 2026 reform abolish the deemed distribution rules?
- Is the 5 per cent rate available for dividends out of old profits?
- Does the reform change anything for rental income?
Cyprus Process Agent Services
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- How quickly can the appointment be in place?
- What does the fixed fee cover?
- What happens when a document is served at your offices?
- What do you need in order to accept an appointment?
- Can you act where the documents are governed by English or another law?
- Does the appointment lapse if we forget to renew?
Cyprus Registered Office and Mail Handling
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Cyprus Tax Residency and Non-Dom Checker
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Cyprus Tax Residency: The 183-Day and 60-Day Rules
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- Can I be tax resident in Cyprus and in another country in the same year?
- My Cyprus employment ended in October. Does the 60-day rule still cover me for the year?
- Does a rented flat count as a permanent home for the 60-day rule?
- How are arrival and departure days counted?
- What does becoming a Cyprus tax resident mean for my dividends?
Directors' Duties in Cyprus: Conflicts and Section 191
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- Where do the duties come from?
- Which transactions attract the most scrutiny?
- Who does a director of a Cyprus company owe duties to?
- Is a conflicted transaction acceptable if the terms were fair?
- What happens if a director profits from his position?
- Can a subsidiary give guarantees or transfer value for the benefit of its group?
- Who can sue for a breach of directors’ duties?
Distance Selling in Cyprus: The Right to Withdraw
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- Does my website need a cancel button?
- Do I have to say why I am returning it?
- The website says returns are accepted within seven days. Is that binding?
- Who pays to send the goods back?
- I opened the box and tried it. Have I lost the right?
- I sell digital downloads. Do I have to accept withdrawals?
- The parcel never arrived. Whose loss is that?
Do UK companies still need an EU representative?
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- Does a UK company still need an EU representative after Brexit?
- Our processing is small. Does the Article 27(2) exemption cover us?
- Is the representative the same thing as a Data Protection Officer?
- Which Member State should the representative be in?
- We are an EU company selling into Britain. Does this work in reverse?
Electronic signatures in Cyprus: what binds and what needs more
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- Is a contract signed on an e-signature platform valid in Cyprus?
- What is the difference between a simple, an advanced and a qualified electronic signature?
- Can a lease be signed electronically in Cyprus?
- Can directors sign a written board resolution electronically?
- Is a qualified signature from a UK or US provider qualified in Cyprus?
- What should we keep to prove an electronic signature?
Family leave and flexible working in Cyprus
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Is an Oral Agreement Binding in Cyprus? Cap. 149 Answers
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- We agreed everything on the phone. Is there a contract?
- Our tenant has a two-year tenancy we never put in writing. Can we enforce it?
- My employment contract has a two-year non-compete. Do I have to comply?
- The other side lied to get my signature. Is the contract dead?
- A promise was made to me with nothing in return. Can I hold them to it?
- Our contract says disputes can only go to arbitration. Is that allowed?
Moving a Business to Cyprus: Structure, Staff and Sequence
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- What does relocating a business to Cyprus actually mean?
- Can the company keep its identity and its contracts when it moves?
- We are only moving the staff, not the company. Is that simpler?
- Our contracts are governed by foreign law. Does that hold for staff working here?
- What most often makes a relocation uneconomic?
- How do we actually move the people?
Personal Guarantees in Cyprus: What a Guarantor Really Owes
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- The bank restructured the loan without telling me. Am I still bound?
- The creditor gave the debtor more time to pay. Does that affect me?
- The bank released the mortgage it held from the debtor. Do I still owe everything?
- Can I get out of a guarantee I signed years ago?
- Nobody told me the account was already in arrears when I signed.
- I paid as guarantor. Can I recover from the debtor, or the other guarantors?
- Does the guarantor’s death end the guarantee?
Setting Up a Cyprus Company
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Shareholders' Agreement Lawyers in Cyprus
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Striking Off Your Company Does Not Move Its Debts to You
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- If my company is struck off, do I become liable for its debts?
- So how did the individuals end up liable for anything?
- Can a claim be proved if it was not pleaded?
- Which court hears a claim arising from an employment contract?
- Is a contract unenforceable because the supplier charged no VAT?
- What should I do before closing a Cyprus company I owe money through?
- How do I avoid contracting personally by accident?
Struck Off the Cyprus Register: Section 327 and the Way Back
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- The company was struck off years ago. Is it too late to restore it?
- The company still owned land when it was struck off. Whose is it now?
- Does strike-off wipe out what the directors or the company owed?
- Can we simply strike off a company we no longer need?
- We received the registrar’s letter asking whether the company operates. Does it matter?
- Who bears the cost of a restoration?
Substance in a Cyprus Company
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- What makes a company tax resident in Cyprus?
- So does incorporating here make the company resident?
- What if the company redomiciles to Cyprus?
- Is a company on the Cyprus register a company established in Cyprus?
- What does management and control actually mean?
- Can the evidence be assembled later, if someone asks?
Technology & E-Commerce
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- An agency built our product and we paid every invoice. Do we own it?
- What should we have in place before an investor or a buyer starts asking?
- The supplier will not move on its liability cap. Is that unusual?
- Can we adapt terms and conditions from another website?
- Our platform account has been suspended and we cannot trade. What can be done?
The DSA in Cyprus: what Law 122(I)/2025 requires of a provider
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- Who is the Digital Services Coordinator in Cyprus?
- Does the Law apply to my business?
- Is there a register, and must I be on it?
- What has to go on the register?
- What does a takedown order have to satisfy?
- How are administrative fines set?
- Is a breach also a criminal offence?
- What is the daily fine ceiling?
- Can a court order more than a fine?
- Are the Coordinator’s decisions immediately effective?
- Will I have to pay an annual fee?
- Where does the Coordinator’s money come from?
The EU AI Act: What a Business Has to Do
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- When does a business that only bought the system become its provider?
- Does every deployer need a fundamental rights impact assessment?
- What counts as real human oversight?
- What is outside the Act?
- How high do the fines go?
- Who supervises this in Cyprus?
- When does the AI Act actually apply to us?
- The high risk rules are deferred. Can we wait?
- Does the Act regulate the technology or the use?
- What is the first question to ask about our own exposure?
The product safety liability you cannot contract out of
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- What is Law 116(I)/2025?
- Which body enforces it?
- What are the administrative fines?
- How is a fine imposed and when is it collected?
- What conduct is caught by section 17?
- When does it become a criminal offence?
- What are the criminal penalties?
- Can someone injured by an unsafe product sue?
- Can that liability be excluded in the contract?
- What counts as damage for that purpose?
- What happened to the old law?
- Can a consumer complain directly?
Trade marks in Cyprus: registering, and keeping the right
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- We have used our name for years. Do we already own it?
- Our mark describes what we sell. Is it registrable at all?
- Someone registered a company with our brand name. Can we stop it?
- How long do we have to oppose someone else’s application?
- We are opposing, but we have not used our mark much. Does that matter?
- Our mark is well known. Does that help against different goods?
- Can a competitor mention our brand in their advertising?
- When does our registration expire?
- Can we register a sound, or the shape of our packaging?
- Our distributor registered our mark in their own name.
Unfair commercial practices in Cyprus: what is banned
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- Our advertisement was accurate. Can it still be unfair?
- Does this apply if nobody bought anything?
- We describe our product as eco friendly. Is that a problem?
- What is on the list of practices banned in all circumstances?
- Our cancellation process is more involved than our sign-up process.
- How much can we be fined?
- Does it matter that our customers are not typical consumers?
- Is influencer content covered?
- Does Part II override the contract rules?
What a Cyprus trader must now tell a consumer
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What to send your Cyprus process agent
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- What does a Cyprus process agent actually need from us?
- Should we send the full transaction bundle so the agent has the context?
- How quickly does the signed acceptance come back?
- Several group companies appoint under the same documents. Is that one appointment?
- What happens if something is actually served on the agent?
When a Cyprus Director Pays the Company's Debt
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- Exactly when is a director made to pay the company’s debts?
- What if there was no dishonesty, only bad management?
- What do I risk by not cooperating with the liquidator?
- Am I personally liable for my company’s debts?
- Then why do directors end up paying?
- What changes when the company becomes insolvent?
- Can I be liable outside company law entirely?
Winding Up a Cyprus Company
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Your Cyprus company changed size in 2023 and nobody told you
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- What decides the size of a Cyprus company?
- What are the current figures?
- What did Law 28(I)/2025 change?
- When did that take effect?
- Does crossing a threshold change my class immediately?
- What actually changes if my company is small?
- And if it is part of a group?
- What is the Financial Reporting Standard for small-sized entities?
- Is Law 2(I)/2026 in force?
- Does size affect sustainability reporting?
- Does being small remove the audit?
- Why does a change reaching back to 2023 matter now?
Wills and succession26 pages
Administering a Cyprus Estate From Abroad
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- How long will the Cyprus part take?
- My grant was issued in England. Do I have to start again in Cyprus?
- Can a Cypriot bank release the money without any of this?
- The estate at home is already finished. Is it too late for Cyprus?
- Do all the heirs have to instruct you?
- Is there tax to pay in Cyprus on an inheritance?
Can You Disinherit a Child in Cyprus?
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- Exactly how large is the disposable portion?
- If the will exceeds the limit, is it void?
- Does property I already gave a child count?
- Can a will release a gift from being brought into account?
- Can I disinherit my child in Cyprus?
- How much can I actually leave freely?
- Is a will that ignores the statutory portion invalid?
- Does a clause explaining why I am excluding someone help?
Changing the Trustee of a Cyprus Trust
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Contesting a Will in Cyprus: Grounds and Process
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Cyprus Forced Heirship Calculator: What a Will Can Leave
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- Can I leave my Cyprus property to whoever I want?
- What happens if my will gives away more than the disposable portion?
- Is there any way to leave everything to my husband or wife?
- How much does my spouse get if I have children?
- I am British. Does Cyprus forced heirship apply to me?
- Does this apply to property I transfer during my lifetime?
- What changes if I die without a will at all?
Cyprus International Trusts
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- Can a trust be used to get around the reserved portion in Cyprus?
- Can a Cyprus trust hold immovable property in Cyprus?
- Our trustee is going abroad for months. Can somebody act in his place?
- Can my attorney under a power of attorney set up or run a trust for me?
- Why does this page say so little about the 1992 Law itself?
- We are relocating to Cyprus. Should the review of our structures wait?
Cyprus Lawyers for Cypriots Living Abroad
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Do British expats need a Cyprus will?
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Estate Administration Lawyers in Cyprus
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Giving property to a child in Cyprus: can you take it back?
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- Can I revoke a gift of property I made to my child?
- Can the gift be made conditional, so that my child returns the property if something happens?
- What is the difference between a right of residence and usufruct?
- Do I pay Land Registry fees on a gift to my child?
- Is a gift to my child taxed?
- Will the gift count against my child’s inheritance?
- Can my creditors undo a gift I made to my child?
Immigration & Employment
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- How long do I have to bring a termination claim?
- I was employed for five months. Do I have a claim?
- My employer says the dismissal was for redundancy. Do I have to disprove that?
- How much can be awarded, and who pays it?
- How much annual leave is an employee entitled to?
- Does a work permit follow the employee or the employer?
Inheriting Property in Cyprus From Abroad
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Making a Will in Cyprus: Forced Heirship Explained
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- I am a foreign national with property in Cyprus. Does forced heirship bind me?
- Can I write the will myself?
- How much of my estate can I actually leave by will?
- Do I need a Cyprus will if I own property in Cyprus?
- Can I leave everything to my spouse?
- Can a trust be used to get around the reserved portion?
- What happens if the will is invalid?
Non-dom in Cyprus: what the status actually exempts
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- Which tax does non-dom status actually exempt you from?
- How long does non-dom status last in Cyprus?
- I was born in Cyprus but have lived abroad for decades. Am I domiciled here?
- Did the 2026 reform change what a non-dom pays?
- Is there a way out once the seventeen years are up?
- Is non-dom worth planning around for everybody?
- Do I need to be Cyprus tax resident before any of this applies?
Non-Dom Status in Cyprus: How It Works
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- Is Cyprus non-dom status something you apply for?
- How does Cyprus decide tax residence?
- Is tax residence the same as a residence permit?
- What decides domicile in Cyprus?
- How long does the Cyprus exemption last?
- Is there anything to do once the seventeen years run out?
- The United Kingdom changed its own rules in 2025. Is Cyprus non-dom the equivalent?
Selling Inherited Property in Cyprus
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The 60-day rule: the condition that was repealed
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- What does section 2 say now?
- Does it matter if the permanent home stops being held?
- What are the conditions of the Cyprus 60-day rule?
- I am still tax resident in my old country. Can I use the rule?
- How exactly are the days counted?
- Do the conditions apply if I am here more than 183 days?
- Does it matter if my Cyprus employment or tenancy ends during the year?
The EU Succession Regulation (650/2012) and Cyprus
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- Which law applies to my Cyprus property when I die?
- I am British. Does the Regulation apply to me at all?
- What is habitual residence, and how is it decided?
- Can I avoid the Cyprus reserved portion by choosing my national law?
- I have assets in three countries. Do I need three wills?
- What is the European Certificate of Succession?
Trusts, Wills & Succession
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- Can I disinherit my child in Cyprus?
- I have a will in my home country and property in Cyprus. Do I need a Cyprus will as well?
- How long does it take to administer an estate?
- The property is still in my grandfather's name. Can we sell it?
- Can I be an executor if I live abroad?
- The other beneficiaries will not tell me what is happening with the estate. What are my rights?
- What does a will cost?
What an Executor Actually Has to Do in Cyprus
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Who Inherits Without a Will in Cyprus
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- My spouse died without a will and we have two children. What is my share?
- There are no children. Do my late husband’s parents inherit?
- My brother died and one of his children had already died. What happens to that child’s share?
- Do half-siblings inherit the same as full siblings?
- My only relatives are distant cousins. Do they inherit?
- Does any of this apply if there is a will?
Will and Inheritance Disputes in Cyprus
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Wills Made Abroad and Cyprus Property
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Personal injury10 pages
A Road Accident Claim in Cyprus, Step by Step
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Accidents in Public and Private Places in Cyprus
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- I did not report it at the time. I was too embarrassed.
- They asked me to sign something before I left.
- It happened in the communal area of my own block.
- My child was hurt.
- I slipped in a supermarket. Who is the claim against?
- There was a "caution, wet floor" sign. Does that end it?
- It happened on a pavement or in a public space.
- How long do I have to claim after a fall?
Injured Abroad, or on Holiday in Cyprus
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- I was injured in Cyprus but I have gone home. Do I need to come back?
- My travel insurer says it will deal with everything.
- I live in Cyprus and was hurt abroad.
- Everything I have is in Greek, or in a language I cannot read.
- Which country will decide my case?
- I signed a disclaimer before the activity.
- The accident involved a hire car in Cyprus.
- How long do I have to bring a claim?
Injured at a Hotel in Cyprus: Who Answers, and How
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- What should I do before I leave Cyprus?
- Is it enough that there was a defect?
- Something was stolen from my hotel room. Is that the hotel’s problem?
- I did not report the accident to the hotel before leaving. Is the claim dead?
- The hotel offered a free stay next year if I sign their form. Should I?
- I booked through a foreign tour operator. Can I still claim?
Medical Negligence Claims in Cyprus
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- Will you tell me straight away whether I have a claim?
- I have already complained to the hospital.
- I do not want to sue the doctor. I want to know what happened.
- The treatment was several years ago.
- The hospital is refusing to give me my records.
- Is there an official body I can complain to?
- I signed a consent form. Does that mean I accepted the risk?
- How long do I have to bring a medical negligence claim?
Personal Injury Lawyers in Nicosia, Cyprus
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- How long do I have to bring a claim?
- The accident was partly my own fault. Is there any point?
- Should I accept what the insurer has offered?
- You act for insurers as well. Is that a conflict?
- I have not seen a doctor yet. Does that matter?
- What heads of loss does a claim actually cover?
- I receive sick pay or an insurance payment. Does it come off the claim?
- The injured person is a child. Is anything different?
- The accident was fatal. What happens then?
Road Traffic Accident Claims in Cyprus
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- What should I do immediately after a car accident in Cyprus?
- The other driver had no insurance. Can I still claim?
- The car that hit me drove off and was never found. Is there anything I can do?
- I was a passenger in the car that caused the accident. Can I claim?
- I think the accident was partly my fault. Does that end my claim?
- I was not wearing a seat belt. Does that ruin my claim?
- How long do I have to bring a claim after a road accident in Cyprus?
- The insurer has offered me a figure and wants an answer this week. Should I sign?
- How do I get a copy of the police report of the accident?
What a Cyprus Court Actually Awards for Personal Injury
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- Who can claim when someone is killed?
- Is there a separate award for bereavement?
- Who brings the action, and by when?
- Does my own share of the blame end the claim?
- Why will you not just tell me what my case is worth?
- The insurer’s offer is one round number. How do I judge it?
- Do I really need experts?
Other topics34 pages
AI and Client Confidentiality in a Law Firm
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- Does the Digital Services Act reach a law firm’s tools?
- Who supervises it in Cyprus?
- What happens if a provider we rely on is in breach?
- Is putting a client’s document into an AI tool a disclosure?
- Can the firm decide for itself that a tool is safe enough?
- What is the exposure for an advocate specifically?
AI and Liability: Who Answers When It Fails
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Annual Leave in Cyprus: 20 Days, and the 48 Hour Week
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- How many days of annual leave am I entitled to?
- I was off sick for two months. Does that cut my leave?
- My employer counted a public holiday as one of my leave days.
- Can I be paid for my leave instead of taking it?
- Can leave be carried into the following year?
- I regularly work more than forty-eight hours. Is that lawful?
- Am I entitled to a break during the day?
Contact
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Cyprus Citizenship by Naturalisation
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- How is the residence requirement for naturalisation calculated?
- Does time spent in Cyprus as a student or asylum seeker count?
- Do I need to speak Greek to apply for Cypriot citizenship?
- What can defeat an application on good character grounds?
- Which version of the law will my application be judged by?
Cyprus Digital Nomad Residence Route
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Cyprus Energy Law: Licensing and Grid Connection
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Cyprus Power of Attorney From Abroad
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- Can I sign in front of a notary near me instead of travelling to the consulate?
- Does the power of attorney have to be in Greek?
- How long does a power of attorney last, and can I cancel it?
- Four of us are inheriting and we live in three countries. Do we each need one?
- Is it safe to give a power of attorney to a lawyer I have never met?
Developing a Solar Project in Cyprus: The Legal Sequence
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- Does my project need a CERA licence?
- How long does the general licence take?
- Does a CERA licence let me build?
- What permits are needed for a renewable project in Cyprus?
- Should I secure the land before or after the grid position is known?
- What makes a PPA bankable?
- Do you advise on oil, gas and offshore matters as well?
Foreclosure in Cyprus: The 45 Days to Challenge the Notice
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- How long do I have to challenge a foreclosure notice in Cyprus?
- On what grounds can a Type “IA” notice be set aside?
- How quickly does the court have to decide?
- Can the bank simply serve a new notice after I win?
- What if I dispute the amount rather than the notice?
- Can the property be auctioned for any price?
- Does my own conduct matter?
Generative AI at Work: Employer Duties
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- Can I monitor staff use of these tools?
- Can I discipline someone who breached the policy?
- When do the Artificial Intelligence Act obligations start?
- Should we allow staff to use generative AI at all?
- What is the exposure, in order of how often it materialises?
- Is a line in the staff handbook enough?
- What has to be in the policy?
Harassment at work: what Law 42(I)/2025 asks of an employer
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- What counts as harassment under the Law?
- Where is the workplace, for these purposes?
- What must an employer actually do?
- What happens if there is no code of conduct?
- What must the code of conduct contain?
- Is harassment at work now a crime?
- Can the company itself be prosecuted?
- What protection is there against being dismissed for complaining?
- Who has to prove what?
- Which court, and what can it order?
- Can a contract or a policy sign these rights away?
- Does it apply to the public sector?
Law Firm in Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Where exactly is Kleanthous & Platis LLC located in Nicosia?
- Do you only handle cases in Nicosia, or across Cyprus too?
- How quickly will a lawyer respond if I contact your Nicosia office?
- Do I need to visit your Nicosia office in person, or can everything be handled remotely?
Loan Restructuring in Cyprus
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- Is it simply a continuation of the old facility?
- Where is the cost actually hidden?
- What should I ask for before signing?
- Does restructuring reduce the amount I owe?
- What does a payment holiday actually cost?
- The bank wants my relative added as a co-borrower or guarantor. Is that a formality?
- If I can make a lump sum payment, what should I watch?
- What test does the lender actually apply?
- What should be read before signing?
Maternity Protection in Cyprus
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- How long is maternity leave in Cyprus?
- I was dismissed and only then told my employer I was pregnant.
- How long am I protected after the leave ends?
- My employer is recruiting someone permanent while I am on leave.
- Can I be dismissed for a genuine redundancy while pregnant?
- Is the breastfeeding hour paid?
- I have only been there a few months, and part time. Am I covered?
Non-compete clauses in Cyprus: void unless the law saves them
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- My employment contract bars me from working for a competitor for two years after I leave. Does it bind me?
- Can my former employer stop me approaching its clients?
- What can an employer protect instead?
- Can I forbid an employee to take a second job?
- I am buying a business. Can the seller promise not to compete?
- Can partners agree not to compete?
- Does a void non-compete bring down the whole contract?
Opening a Bank Account for a Cyprus Company
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Opening a Bank Account in Cyprus
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- Which section makes the bank ask?
- Are anonymous accounts allowed?
- Can a Cyprus bank refuse to open an account without giving reasons?
- What is the difference between source of wealth and source of funds?
- Can a company with no office in Cyprus open a Cyprus bank account?
- Why do Cyprus bank account applications get refused?
- What should I do if my Cyprus bank account is frozen?
Our Fixed Fees
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Permanent Residence by Investment in Cyprus
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Personal Insolvency and Bankruptcy in Cyprus
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Smart Contracts and Cyprus Property
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Telecommuting in Cyprus: Employer Obligations
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- Does telecommuting change the employment status?
- Can an employer in Cyprus simply tell staff to work from home?
- Who pays for the laptop and the internet connection?
- Is the allowance treated as pay?
- What has to be put in writing, and by when?
- Does the law apply to someone who works from home two days a week?
- Can we monitor remote staff with a camera or screenshot software?
Termination of Employment in Cyprus: Notice and Compensation
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- How much notice am I entitled to in Cyprus?
- I was dismissed without any reason being given. Is that lawful?
- What is the most the court can award for unlawful dismissal?
- My employer says I am redundant but is hiring for my job. What can I do?
- I resigned because the situation became impossible. Do I have any rights?
- How is the redundancy payment calculated?
- Was I even entitled to notice during probation?
Unpaid wages in Cyprus: the employer's duties and how to recover
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- My employer pays me late every month. Is that only a breach of contract?
- How long do I have to claim unpaid wages?
- Can I resign and claim compensation because my wages are not paid?
- Who has to prove that wages were paid?
- Can my employer deduct money from my wages for damage I caused?
- My employer has gone into liquidation. Who pays my wages?
- My business cannot meet this month’s payroll. What is my exposure?
When a Cyprus Business Changes Hands, the Staff Come With It
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- Do employees transfer automatically when a Cyprus business is sold?
- Can the buyer and seller agree that employees do not transfer?
- Can employees be dismissed because of the sale?
- What if the dismissal happens before completion?
- What if the buyer offers worse terms?
- How long do collectively agreed terms survive?
- Does the Law apply if the company is insolvent?
Working in Cyprus as a Non-EU National
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- What is the difference between entry, stay and the right to work?
- Who applies for the right to work, the employer or the employee?
- What does a labour market test involve?
- Is there a faster route for a company of foreign interests?
- What does an employer have to check before the first day?
- What does it cost an employer to be caught employing someone without a permit?
- Can my spouse work as soon as we arrive?
- How long can the authority take to decide?
- What happens if a residence permit expires before the renewal is granted?
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