Buying property in the Republic of Cyprus is relatively easy.
Most Estate Agents (Coffee shop owners) have a vast portfolio of Properties ranging from Bedsits made of dry straw and mud (Peyia and Pafos) for downsizing British pensioners. Through to Mansions made of bricks and mortar (in the Capital Nicosia) for the more enlightened purchaser.
The buying process, In Paphos and Peyia consists of giving your money to a developer or sales representative of the seller, and using a lawyer which can be obtained from a list held by the developer, wait until your pension does not cover the cost of living and sell at a loss or not at all (depending on whether deeds are available- or you have/have not actually moved into the property).
The process in Nicosia is not quiet so straight forward as many lawyers will not have dealt with the wise old expatriate population. Most of the people who buy in nicosia are actually Cypriots so as this article is aimed at British Expatriates who want to live in ''UK in the Sun' I will not go into further detail on this.
The other option is to buy in the illegal turkish invaded area of the island , This option is likely to appeal to criminals on the run and persons of very limited budget who cannot afford to buy in the world recognised areas.
This again is a very simple process in that you give shed loads of money to a man in a bar who you have just met and he gives you a cheaply built property on stolen land and for which you will recieve ''carpetbagger'' deeds. The fact that the land and property is not his to sell should not prevent you waiting 3 years before your money runs out and you resort to prostituting your body to pay for a flight back to the UK. If you should actually move into a property then a call from the ECHR usually suffices to establish your legal claim on it.
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