Cyprus' leading on-line resource for home buyers & real estate investors -

27th April 2024
Cyprus Property News logo
HomeTagsForeclosure

Tag: foreclosure

Bill to exempt old mortgages from foreclosure

Officials from the government and the Cyprus Central Bank have warned that a bill seeking to exempt pre-2014 mortgages from the foreclosure laws would wreak havoc on banks' balance sheets.

Primary residences protection scheme falls flat

The government backed primary residences protection bill designed to protect an estimated 200 crisis-stricken homeowners against foreclosure has failed MPs heard on Monday.

Court bans banks foreclosing

The Larnaca District Court has banned banks from foreclosing on properties used as collateral for loans for which courts gave the go ahead before the new foreclosure law came in effect last year.

Little interest in Cyprus property auctions

The auctions by the Bank of Cyprus of ten properties valued in excess of €2.3 million got underway last week with just three of the seven plots in Paphos being sold yielding a total of €1.05 million.

Foreclosures legislation effective from Friday

The Cyprus parliament has passed the regulations controlling property foreclosures; the law will come into effect tomorrow, smoothing the path for the resumption of bailout loan payments.

Waiting for the fat lady to sing

The ECB has yet to decide whether the foreclosures legislation passed by MPs earlier this month is sufficient to enable a review of the Cyprus Economic Adjustment Programme to be concluded.

Cypriot banks to benefit from foreclosure law

In its Credit Outlook, which assesses credit implications of current events, Moody's Investors Service considers the implementation of the foreclosure law is credit positive for Cypriot banks.

MPs vote to protect home buyers (update)

MPs have voted to protect home buyers who are unable to obtain the deeds and who face the threat of losing their homes if their developer fails to repay his loans or becomes insolvent.

Top Stories

Elsewhere in Cyprus Property News