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19th April 2024
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Numbnuts at Paphos Land Registry

Despite being put under pressure the Government reduce the backlog of Title Deeds, numbnuts at the Paphos Land Registry are refusing to accept current British passports as identification.

Title Deed fiasco haunts IPT collection

Neither the Inland Revenue Department nor the Land Registry, responsible for issuing Title Deeds, has a mechanism to apportion blame for the non-issuance of Title Deeds, so IPT notices will only be sent to property owners.

Property valuations could cause storm of appeals

The Cyprus Association of Valuers has warned that significant discrepancies between property valuations carried out by the Land Registry, commercial banks and private appraisers could result in legal tangles.

Property valuations rigged

MPs have accused the Banks and the Land Registry of rigging property valuations for their own benefit, while expert appraisers have pointed out that property valuers and the banks use different methodologies.

Six thousand foreclosure requests filed at land registry

Six thousand foreclosure requests filed by banks at land registry offices across Cyprus remain pending and are not expected to proceed soon due to the land registry offices heavy workload.

Land Registry myth exploded

The myth that Cyprus has one of the best Land Registries in the world was exploded yesterday when Parliament heard that it does not have exact ownership details for a quarter of a million properties.

Criminal investigation into land registry officials

Disciplinary and criminal investigations are underway into a number of land registry officials relating to allegations of corruption, bribery, embroilment, violation of personal data laws and depriving the state of revenue.

Bailiffs strip Paphos Land Registry office

Bailiffs acting on a court order have stripped the Paphos Land Registry office of anything that wasn't nailed down to compensate creditors whose land was expropriated for the Paphos/Polis road and who have yet to be paid compensation.

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