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29th March 2024
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Property news in brief

Over the past week a number of news reports concerning property in Cyprus have appeared in the local media about non-performing loans (NPLs), recent property deals and the bank of Cyprus.

Call for efficient title deeds system

The European Commission and the European Central Bank has called on the Cypriot authorities to establish an efficient title deeds issuance and transfer system in a press release following the Troika's mission to Cyprus.

Troika back in Cyprus

Representatives from the troika of Cyprus' international lenders, the IMF, EC and the ECB, have been in Cyprus since Monday conducting a fourth post-programme review, which they are expected to complete next Friday.

BOC intends to sell restructured loans

The Bank of Cyprus intends to sell about €20 million worth of restructured non-performing loans of developers and construction companies to a small Cypriot bank according to reports.

Small drop in non-performing loans

Although non-performing loans had fallen by €180 million at the end of January compared to the previous month, as a percentage of total loans the figure remained the same at 47.2 per cent.

Swiss Franc loans: 80 per cent non-performing

Although Swiss Franc loans declined €274 million in the first half of the year, 80 per cent of the remaining €1,778 million are non-performing according to the head of the Cyprus Central Bank's Supervision Division.

EC report highlights non-performing loans

Efforts to restructure non-performing loans have not yet shown tangible results although financial institutions have stepped up their debt restructuring efforts according to a European Commission report.

Debt relief and foreclosures

While the Cyprus Insolvency Service has received four applications since the scheme came into force, it seems likely that the Bank of Cyprus will be the first lender to foreclose on property offered as loan collateral.

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