24 guides
Cyprus property, explained properly
Written by the team that designs and builds the homes: process, costs, residency, returns, neighbourhoods and how to judge construction quality.
Buying in Cyprus
Process, costs, taxes and legal steps for purchasing a new-build home in Cyprus, written for international buyers.
9 min read
Buying property in Cyprus as a foreigner
Cyprus is one of the more straightforward European markets for a foreign buyer. Here is the whole sequence, from reservation to title deed, with the costs at each stage.
8 min read
Cyprus property purchase costs and taxes
What you actually pay on top of the headline price, when each amount falls due, and where the 5% reduced VAT rate applies.
7 min read
Buying off-plan in Cyprus
Off-plan gets you a better price and first choice of unit. Here is how to take that opportunity without carrying the developer's risk.
7 min read
Cyprus mortgages for non-residents
Cyprus banks lend to non-residents, but the terms differ from domestic lending. What to expect on deposit, rate, term and paperwork.
6 min read
Cyprus title deeds explained
Title in Cyprus arrives later than in many markets. Understanding the sequence removes most of the anxiety around it.
6 min read
Snagging and handover: a practical checklist
The inspection before handover is your best leverage. Use a written list, photograph everything, and do not sign until items are scheduled.
Locations
Neighbourhood-level guides to the areas where Arvora builds — schools, beaches, transport, dining and daily life.
7 min read
Living in Amathus, Limassol
The eastern coastal strip of Limassol: archaeological coastline, mature landscaping, low-rise residential streets and quick access to the city without living in it.
6 min read
Living in Pissouri Bay
A hillside village above a sheltered bay, midway between Limassol and Paphos — the calmest of the established coastal communities in Cyprus.
6 min read
Limassol or Paphos: choosing between them
Two very different propositions on the same coast. The right answer depends on whether you want a city, or the absence of one.
6 min read
International schools in Cyprus: a buyer's overview
Where the schools are, what they teach, and how school choice tends to determine which neighbourhood a relocating family ends up buying in.
8 min read
Moving to Cyprus: your first year
The administrative sequence that turns a purchase into a life: what to do in month one, month three and before month twelve.
5 min read
Cyprus climate through the year
Nearly three hundred sunny days a year sounds simple. Designing a home that is comfortable in all of them is not.
Investing
Yields, residency, tax structure and the numbers behind Cyprus property investment.
8 min read
Cyprus permanent residency by property investment
The most-used route for non-EU buyers: a qualifying property purchase plus verified overseas income, granting permanent residency for the whole family.
7 min read
Cyprus tax residency basics
Cyprus is one of the more attractive tax residencies in the EU for investment income. Here are the rules that decide whether you qualify.
7 min read
Cyprus property rental yields, honestly
Gross yield is a marketing number. This is how to get to a net figure you can actually plan around.
6 min read
Buying Cyprus property from the UK
Britain remains the largest source of foreign buyers in Cyprus. Post-Brexit, the property side is unchanged; the immigration and tax sides are not.
6 min read
Buying Cyprus property from Israel
Cyprus is a fifty-minute flight from Tel Aviv, which changes what a second home can be used for.
6 min read
How to read the Cyprus property market
Rather than forecasts, a set of indicators you can check yourself before committing capital to a Cyprus purchase.
Living well
Design, construction quality and what it is actually like to live in a Mediterranean home.
7 min read
What makes a well-built home
Almost everything that determines how a home performs for thirty years is invisible on a viewing. Here is what to ask about instead.
6 min read
How to read a floor plan properly
A plan tells you more than a render does. Five checks separate a home that works from one that only photographs well.
6 min read
Scandinavian design in a Mediterranean climate
Nordic architecture chases light. Mediterranean architecture controls it. The interesting work is where the two disciplines meet.
5 min read
Why we build nine homes at a time
Nine homes is a deliberate constraint. It changes what can be built, how it is supervised and what it costs to run.
6 min read
Sustainability that matters in Cyprus housing
In a hot dry climate, the measures that count are cooling demand, water use and material longevity — in that order.
5 min read
Furnishing a Mediterranean home
Sun, salt and humidity are hard on interiors. Choosing for those conditions is most of the job.