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Market analysis, legal explainers and honest area portraits from our research desk in Germany and our experts in Cyprus. No sales talk, just what we would want to know before buying here ourselves.
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Every owner meets the tax office three times: at the purchase, quietly every year, and once more on the day of the sale. Here is the whole arc in order, who traditionally pays what, and which numbers only your lawyer should confirm.
Most owners here are away more than they are present, and the house keeps spending while they are gone. A walk past every meter and clause, with a cut-or-keep lever at each stop.
You paid a reservation fee. Then the process disappears into a quiet period that can last a very long time. Here is what is actually happening at each stage, what you should be holding, and where the delays really come from.
North Cyprus adverts follow a fixed photo script. Learn what each frame was composed to hide, and the one thing to request instead, before you book a single viewing.
Most foreign buyers sign one document that lets the purchase continue while they are back at work in Germany. Here is what a power of attorney should say, what it should never say, and how remote buyers stay in control.
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