Buy Property In Cyprus…Dream Homes Within Your Budget
If you have reached the stage that you are looking into property investment, buying a holiday villa or just looking at somewhere new to set up, then you should definitely consider the option of Cyprus as it has become an ideal location for property investment and will carry on being so for many years to come. Recently Cyprus was made a full member of the EU and it’s economic growth hasn’t stopped since causing it to become a very popular place to live. So much so that the foreign resident population has reached new highs as more and more people are choosing Cyprus to start a new life. As things stand at the moment you really can’t go wrong as far as property investment is concerned and your lifestyle will change for the better too.
Cyprus benefits from a wealth of resources due to its beneficial location with excellent climate, it is also now a member of the European Union, providing highly beneficial advantages in communications, transportations and trade and growth throughout the economy. In fact, the EU is the source of over 50% of trade for Cyprus and over 70% of 2006’s 2.4 million tourists were from the EU. Cyprus is also strongly tied to both the middle east and Africa, all of which helps to understand the increasing interest to buy cyprus property.
The property price index has been on the rise for the last few years and if we are going to take notice of the present indicators this will not change for many years to come. At the same time and a very exciting factor is that new property development is still rising too as supply is still lagging behind demand. If you don’t want to lose out on potential profits then you should really get moving fast as what we are witnessing here in Cyprus is the same as what happened in Spain 20 years ago and we know how much money was made there.
The good news for property investors is that there are still many villas available both resale and new build. You will find a varied choose in both Estate Agent and Developers and all more than anxious to help you, so make sure you get well informed before you start to tackle with these guys.
You certainly won’t have any communication problems in Cyprus as everyone speaks English. You will find that very pleasing when it comes to signing legal documents as even the small print is in English. People from the UK will find everything very home from home as the legal system is virtually identical and guess what?… They drive on the left hand side of the road, so you can drive there too.
Two differences that you should be aware of are that as a non-resident of the island it is only permitted for you to own one piece of property on Cyprus (although there is a possibility of this changing in the future) and that when buying new Cypriot property, it is quite likely that the title deeds will not be received for up to five years after completion. Importantly this does not prevent sale of the property before the documents are received, in fact some people already sell on their properties before construction is complete.
