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26th April 2024
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Lower VAT on land bought for primary residence

Purchasers of undeveloped land to build an owner-occupied primary dwelling may soon be able to obtain a partial VAT refund if a bill currently being prepared by government is approved.

MPs table bill to tax Airbnb-style rentals

A bill to regulate and tax the income on short-term Airbnb-style property rentals has been tabled by two MPs and should go before the plenum prior to the parliamentary summer recess.

Government striving for Title Deeds solution

The Cyprus government is trying to expedite a resolution to the Title Deeds-cum-fraud mess in which people were duped into buying property built on land that the developer had earlier mortgaged to the bank.

Another stab at resolving the Title Deeds mess

The Cyprus government to take another stab at resolving Title Deeds mess created by nefarious developers who duped people into buying mortgaged property as the law passed in 2015 failed to fully address the problem.

Title Deed applications exceed 8,000

More than 8,000 trapped buyers of property in Cyprus have applied for their Title Deeds under the provisions of the ‘hidden mortgage’/'trapped buyers' law that was introduced last September according to the Cypriot Interior Ministry.

Hourican disappointed by shenanigans

John Hourican, the outgoing CEO of the Bank of Cyprus said he was disappointed by the 'shenanigans' of lawmakers that delayed and diluted laws aimed at helping banks collect on a huge number of non-performing loans.

Cabinet gives the nod to fourth insolvency bill

Yesterday the Cyprus Council Ministers (Cabinet) approved the fourth of five bills comprising the insolvency framework designed to update and amend the personal and corporate bankruptcy laws.

Foreclosures law to Troika

President Anastasiades is to speak with European leaders and officials in efforts to gain their understanding and support for the foreclosures law that was passed by parliament on Saturday.

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