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Resolving Cyprus property disputes
Finally, you are on your way to having your dream home in Cyprus, you’ve signed a contract, made your payments and it seems nothing can go wrong… think again!
Finding lawyers in Cyprus
People buying property in Cyprus are generally unaware of the island’s different business culture and the fact that many lawyers work for the developers’ interests rather than those of the buyers.
BuySell Cyprus replies to report
Last month we reprinted an article from the Cyprus Sunday Mail on a dispute between Supertrust Estate Agents Ltd (BuySell Cyprus) and Mr Mike Skierka, the British owner of a house in Peyia.
If you can’t trust a lawyer in Cyprus, who can you trust?
If lawyers (and the Cyprus Bar Association) took their responsibilities seriously, the image of Cyprus would remain untarnished and its property industry wouldn’t be in the mess it’s in today.
Getting rid of this wretched Cypriot lawyer
Providing you have settled your account, you can dispense with this woman’s services immediately and get yourself another lawyer. The British High Commission in Nicosia publishes a list of English speaking lawyers you can find by
Cyprus property disputes to be funded by UK investors
Buyers are all too often being mis-sold properties in Cyprus by developers or their agents at UK property fairs or “property seminars”, with Cypriot lawyers sometimes being part of the problem
Cyprus title deed seminar
A Title Deed seminar is being organised by CPAG where courses of action that buyers may take to secure full legal ownership of their property will be discussed.
Misrepresented property and conflicts of interest
What can you do if the property you bought is significantly different to the plans you were shown and your lawyer appears to have a conflict of interest?
Cyprus lawyer at centre of protest replies
FOTOS PITTADJIS, the lawyer at the centre of yesterday’s peaceful protest in Paphos, has given his side of the story concerning allegations made against him to the Cyprus Mail. In an article by Bejay Browne in today’s paper, he said:
“I have heard about this demo, and I must say I find it offensive and annoying. [...]
Cyprus protesters take to the streets
Earlier today a group of around 100 Cypriots and expatriates mounted a peaceful protest outside the new Paphos offices of the law firm Fotos Pittadjis.
Property awarded to couple after legal battle
A BRITISH couple came very close to losing their €680,000 property at Ayia Thekla in Cyprus when their developer sold it to someone else behind their backs.
According to Yiannos Georgiades, the couple’s present lawyer, the two Britons set up a company and bought the property in Ayia Thekla, which they planned to rent out. The [...]
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