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Property lawyers in Cyprus – Review – Gary Robb case- Completed on 15th August 2011 - http://www.lawcyprus.org

The first ever European arrest of a rogue developer selling properties on the Turkish Republic Northern Cyprus has been issued and the accused arrested.

UK national Mr Gary Robb is a convicted drug dealer. He escaped a prison sentence by fleeing to the north of Cyprus where he preceded in passing himself off as a developer and illegally selling many Greek Cypriot owned properties without title deeds of course, and also went on to sell properties on a large development which he then failed to complete and left the island. Leaving many people with unfinished properties and of course once again no title deeds.

However, he returned to the north after making a deal with the authorities and was later arrested by the police in the north and sent back to Cleveland the original place of where he had fled from the drug charges.

Under a new law that prohibits the illegal selling of Greek Cypriot owned properties on Northern Cyprus, once the European arrest warrant was granted the Cypriot police flew to England and the UK police handed him over as he had just finished serving a drug sentence. No luck for the wicked!

Mr Robb will now be interrogated and his case sent to the attorney general.

Well we could say better late then never for the new law to come into action but it’s like everything else in this Mediterranean island many people must suffer before anything is ever done!

These individuals who knowingly sell Cypriot owned property in the north are nothing more than con men and deserve to go to prison. They have purposely used the political situation to gain money and hurt a lot of people along the way and deserve to go to prison.

There are many developers who have done what Me Robb has done and we for one are happy that this new law has been implemented.

If you have any issues both on the north or the south of Cyprus regarding any property issues contact us immediately for a consultation.

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE ON 15TH AUGUST 2011 - http://www.lawcyprus.org

Cyprus Property lawyers – review – Cyprus Title Deed Reform Delays

After all the controversy over the title deed issues, and the urgency in devising the 5 new legislations to form a new title deed procedure, we are still no closer to a solution.

We have to however, respect the efforts of Mr Syliotis Cyprus Interior Minister as his efforts towards this issue have been outstanding.  It may have been along time coming but since the controversy broke out Mr Syliotis really has tired his best to have this matter resolved as quickly as possible.

Mr Syliotis recently slammed the house of parliament claiming MPs were delaying the legislation. We for one are outraged that further delays are evident.  Why would MPs want to delay this strategy from coming into effect as soon as possible? What possible valid reason is there for not wanting to put public outrage to rest?

Last year we were waiting in anticipation for the 5 legislations to be passed then to be told there was a delay due to imperfections in the bills and discussions would resume after the summer break in September.

We are now in April 2011 and low and behold we are once again being told 2 of the 5 bills are still not ready.

This is very hard to conceive. The new reform will not only help many thousands of homeowners, clear the back log of deposited application and issue thousands of title deeds, but it will also bring in hundreds of thousands of euros each year helping the Cyprus economy.

We are asking the MPs outright what is the reasoning behind this we would like to know?

We would like to thank Mr Syliotis for his efforts. We feel he is the only politician who really tries to do something!  We support him and we will continue the fight for Cyprus Title Deed Reform until public justice prevails.

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE

Property Lawyers in Cyprus – Review – Turkish Protests

Turkish Cypriots took to the streets again in a friendly protest but with anger in their hearts.

This was a planned protest to show Turkey and their Turkish Cypriot leader that they no longer want to be under Turkeys thumb, they no longer want to have to abide by Turkeys rules and they no longer want to live oppressed.

Turkey has imposed some unwanted budget cuts forcing over thirty thousand Turkish Cypriots to pull together and make a stand.

The measures forced on the Turkish Cypriots include Turkish government salary reductions, taxing pensions and reducing the non-taxable income limit by 7%.

These measures were agreed upon by the Turkish Cypriot leader and it is said that these cuts must be imposed otherwise the TRNC could face bankruptcy by the end of the year.

The Turkish Cypriots are also angry the government is not standing up to Turkey and agrees with all rules and regulations they impose!

The Turkish Cypriots do not want to be ruled anymore they want their lives back, they want to be independent and they also want a people’s government that is going to look out for its people.

These issues are a reoccurring story in several other countries at the moment and while the protests are friendly they are getting bigger and bigger and more and more Turkish Cypriots are jumping on board.

The Republic of Cyprus are still being blamed for these outbursts, albeit having whatsoever to do with these issues.

This is something that Turkey have done themselves and if Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya are anything to go by Turkish Cypriot Erdogan should really be looking at what his people are saying.

So what does this mean for Cyprus on a whole and how will this affect the Cyprus Political problem?

Tell us your thoughts we would love to hear from both the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities?

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE

Property Lawyers in Cyprus – Review – Cyprus Title Deeds

In a bid to try and combat the islands Town Planning and Title Deed issues a brand new Town Planning and Housing department is due for total restructure and development.

The actual new Town Planning and Housing main office in Nicosia will be a new development constructed to a very high modern standard and is said to be completed by the latter part of 2012.

The restructure of the Town Planning departments will see all departments throughout the island work with one main frame computer system.

This will help communication issues between the islands offices and quicken the procedures. It will avoid issues such as lost paperwork and communication error and delays between local and main offices just for example. Which are the most common problems and sometimes unavoidable when many offices are not working within the same main frame.

Complete and overall synchronization of the offices was top of the list to help combat Title Deed application issues and it is the only way to work in this era and should have been dealt with many years previous. Now you can go to any office in any part of the country and find out the status of your application or for any relevant information.

The Town and Planning website has also updated its website so that any individual can view the status of the Title Deed application. For this service visit www.moi.gov.cy

These are excellent steps forward for property purchasers, on the other hand there is still along way to go but at least some progression is evident!

The amendments to 5 bills created to initiate the Title Deed Reform are also now being addressed in parliament which saw previous delays due to the lack of preparation of the bills and certain disagreements between all parties.

The Town and Planning department are now committed to dealing with and finalizing Title Deed application within a one month period.

Finally progression is evident, it may not be immediate but it does look clearer for the future and more effort is being made. We really hope the government pulls their finger out now. As we said 2012 and 2013 are going to be the turn around years for Cyprus and we truly believe the island will revive itself so the government can not let us down.

We will continue to push for the Title Deed reform and carry on all the handwork and effort our office has put in to this issue.

PUBLISHED BY Cyprus Property Lawyers A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE

Property lawyers in Cyprus – review – Iraq Investment

Iraq is the new country on the block for investment!  For over 30 years this country has seen nothing but war and death.  This is now over and all militaries are getting ready to leave and for those that remain life can only get better.

The war has left nothing but devastation and now it is time after 30 solid years of war to rebuild this country bigger and better than ever before.

Iraq is actually a sitting gold mine being one of the biggest oil producers in the world.  Now it is time for the Iraqi Nationals to take full advantage of this!

One Cypriot Company has already secured a huge deal to build 30,000 houses, hospitals, schools and mosques.  They have also put in a tender for restoring Sadam Husseins palace (Iraq’s previous president) and turning it in to a tourist complex.

Investment opportunities in Iraq are endless as there is nothing left in the country.  Therefore, residential and commercial investment is desperately needed from world-wide investors.

Iraqi Nationals are living in derelict houses and poverty what more can we say! The need for residential housing and commercial and industrial investment is very high.  Grants are being given to the Iraqis for housing and more jobs are becoming available. But a whole new country starting from scratch is what we are looking at here.

It could be said that these investors are making money from the very sad devastation and death these people have experienced for so long.  However, for the remaining nationals it is very important to recuperate there economy, bring in foreign investment and rebuild there country and help them build a brand new life, and to be fair after all this time they deserve this!

Each of the 18 states in Iraq are preparing lists for future projects of which world wide investors will be welcomed to put forward there tenders.

We really wish the best for the Iraqi Nationals, they more than deserve a new life and we are going to hear many good and positive things about this country for a long time to come.

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE