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Benefits of changing VAT policy on homes

Inspired by Greece’s success, there’s a proposal to fully suspend VAT on houses in Cyprus, mirroring Greece’s 0% VAT rate on new homes from January 1, 2020, to the end of 2024.

25th December 2023

Cyprus/Guests/Property

Credit where credit’s due

It is rarely that my articles praise civil servants in Cyprus. The failings of the public services are well known and reported regularly in the media, but there are some noticeable exceptions.

24th December 2023

Columnists/Cyprus/Life & Society/Property

A minimum wage for all?

It took several years of hard-fought negotiations among social partners in Cyprus to conclude a national minimum wage, set in stone earlier this year, with an option to increase it in the

17th December 2023

Comment/Cyprus/Editorial

New crackdown ahead for Russia sanction-busters

By Nick Kochan Western law enforcement agencies are closing the loopholes in sanctions policies in a bid to ratchet up the pressure on anyone seeking to circumvent sanctions on Russia. A period

17th December 2023

Comment/Cyprus/Guests/World

A need to increase rental supply

In a previous article I reported on the introduction of a new tax on the sale of real estate (which is the responsibility of the seller) and wondered how the Government that

16th December 2023

Columnists/Comment/Cyprus/Property

Time running out for successful response to climate change

By Eva Psalti Climate change refers to the long-term change in temperature and its variation from typical weather patterns. Although the Earth’s climate has been changing throughout its history, since the industrial

16th December 2023

Comment/Guests/Life & Society

And where does the buck stop?

When Nikos Christodoulides was campaigning for the Cyprus presidency and even after he was elected, he was basically declaring that “the buck stops here”, and that he would not tolerate abuse of

12th December 2023

Comment/Cyprus/Editorial/Life & Society

New property tax not justified

A new property tax was introduced in February 2021, but because of a mess up at the House of Representatives, the tax was actually introduced in October 2022 and refers to a

12th December 2023

Columnists/Comment/Property

AI in real estate: disruptive force or mere transformation?

Data’s transformative role in real estate offers growth and efficiency opportunities in an ever-evolving industry By Thomas Dimopoulos The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in real estate and more specifically in

11th December 2023

Comment/Cyprus/Guests/Property

Don Quixote chasing windmills again

The financial oversight of the public sector in every democratic country is as important as the political oversight itself. That’s because public trust in state institutions, the pillars of any democracy is

3rd December 2023

Columnists/Cyprus