Properties for Sale in Cyprus

Yes. EU and EEA citizens buy on the same terms as Cypriots, with no permit and no limit. Non-EU citizens, which since Brexit includes British buyers, need a permit under the Immovable Property Acquisition (Aliens) Law, now granted by the District Administration rather than the Council of Ministers. It is routine for a residence and usually takes about a month; the permit covers up to two units, for example two homes, or a home and a shop or office, or a plot of up to 4,000 m² for a private house. You can sign the contract and lodge it at the Land Registry before the permit arrives; you register the title once it is granted. INTRIC lists homes on both sides of the island, and the rules differ. In the Republic, title is registered at the Land Registry under EU law. In North Cyprus (TRNC), every foreign buyer needs Permission to Purchase from the TRNC Council of Ministers, the number of units a foreigner may hold is capped, and the deed type matters: pre-1974 Turkish or foreign title is the most secure, while exchange and allocation titles rest on land that the Republic and the European courts still treat as its displaced Greek Cypriot owners', and the EU Court of Justice allowed a Republic judgment against buyers of such land to be enforced elsewhere in the EU (Apostolides v Orams, 2009). Our Girne, İskele and Gazimağusa guides and the Cyprus Investor Guide set out what to check before you reserve there.

Yes. Brexit changed the paperwork, not the welcome. British citizens are now treated as third-country nationals, so you apply for the same District Administration permit as any other non-EU buyer, which is a formality for a residence and typically takes about a month. Everything else is unchanged: English-language contracts, a legal system rooted in English common law, driving on the left, and the UK still supplies almost a third of all visitors and the largest group of foreign buyers in Paphos and Famagusta. The permanent residency route is open to British buyers on the same terms as everyone else.

In the Republic, yes, with two checks that no serious buyer skips. First, the title deed: many Cyprus homes were sold for years before their separate deeds were issued, so your lawyer confirms either that a deed exists in the seller's name or that the development is deed-ready and the contract is lodged at the Land Registry to protect you. Second, the jurisdiction: North Cyprus is a separate legal system that only Turkey recognises, EU law is suspended there, and a purchase rests on TRNC law and the title type behind the deed. Pre-1974 Turkish or foreign title is the most secure; exchange and allocation titles carry the risk that the land's pre-1974 owner pursues a claim in Republic and EU courts, as the Orams case showed. If you buy in the north, use an independent TRNC lawyer, apply for Permission to Purchase, register the contract at the TRNC Land Registry within 21 days and have the title type checked before you pay a deposit. With an independent lawyer (not the developer's), a lodged contract and a clean deed, the Republic is one of the more straightforward markets in Europe: EU member, euro currency, English-language transactions and no annual property tax. The harder part is usually knowing which developers to trust before you get that far, which is where INTRIC earns its place: every developer and agency listing here is vetted before their first property goes live, and our concierge can introduce you to independent local lawyers to run the title and deed checks.

Yes, for most overseas buyers it is, and the data backs that up. The Central Bank of Cyprus index rose 8.5% year on year in Q2 2026, up from 5% in the third quarter of 2025, and every district grew, from 5.7% in Nicosia to 10% in Famagusta. Sale contracts were up 15.4%, mostly on foreign demand, and tourism set a record of 4.5 million visitors with revenue up 15.2%. Gross yields run around 5.3% in Limassol and 4.7% in Nicosia and Paphos, with apartments stronger than houses. The caveats are real but manageable: the market has grown fast since 2019, coastal lets depend on the tourist season, and every purchase needs proper title-deed diligence. Buy a new build with an independent lawyer and the title checks above, and the case is strong. Capital at risk.

It depends on the district and the view. INTRIC's Republic of Cyprus listings currently open with Limassol Greens at EUR 550K to EUR 5.50M; new Paphos, Larnaca and Famagusta launches are being published and the alert below sends them by budget. In North Cyprus, apartments in Girne, İskele and Gazimağusa start under GBP 100K and are priced in sterling. Prices are the sellers' own, in the listing's currency, with a live USD equivalent on every listing. For a sense of the market: Limassol commands the highest prices on the island, Paphos and Larnaca sit well below it, Nicosia is the most affordable of the five districts for a house, and the Central Bank index shows all five rising between 5.7% and 10% a year.

Buy a new residential property from a developer for at least €300,000 plus VAT, paid in full from funds transferred from abroad, and show a secured annual income from outside Cyprus of at least €50,000, plus €15,000 for a spouse and €10,000 for each dependent child. Resales do not qualify. The permit is permanent, covers your spouse and children, requires only one visit to Cyprus every two years, and the official review target is two to three months, though allow longer for the card. You confirm each year that the property, income and health insurance are still in place. It does not lead to citizenship by itself; naturalisation takes years of actual residence.

On a new build: VAT at 19%, or 5% on the first 130 m² if it will be your primary residence and the price is under €475,000 (reduced-rate portion capped at €350,000, total area under 190 m²), under conditions tightened from 1 September 2026, so confirm eligibility before you reserve. No transfer fees apply where VAT is paid. On a resale: no VAT, and Land Registry transfer fees of 3% up to €85,000, 5% to €170,000 and 8% above, halved because the purchase is VAT-exempt. Stamp duty on property contracts was abolished from 1 January 2026. Each year: nothing; immovable property tax was abolished in 2017, and local council fees are small. On rent: income tax by band after allowances. On death: no inheritance tax in Cyprus. These are the Republic's taxes; North Cyprus levies its own under TRNC law, which your lawyer there will set out.