Areas of practice
The work we do.
Property
We act for buyers, sellers, landlords and developers on property contracts, title checks, Land Registry searches and leases, from due diligence through to transfer of title.
02Construction
We advise developers, main contractors, subcontractors and consultants on building contracts, permits and project set-up, and act in construction disputes over defects, delay and variations.
03Litigation & Arbitration
We act for claimants and defendants in civil disputes before the District Courts and in arbitration, recovering unpaid invoices, loans and rent arrears, and acting in personal injury claims on both sides.
04Corporate & Commercial
We advise Cyprus companies and their shareholders on incorporation, director duties, shareholders' agreements and commercial contracts, from planning through to signing.
05Trusts, Wills & Succession
We prepare wills and guide families through probate and the administration of estates, with the least possible delay.
06Personal Injury
We act in claims arising from road traffic accidents, accidents at work and on construction sites, accidents in public and private places, and medical negligence, for injured claimants and for insurers.
Direct partner involvement
Direct contact. Personal responsibility.
The bulk of the work is property and construction, together with commercial disputes and debt recovery, company and contract matters, and a selected private client practice. That includes complex commercial and construction disputes, among them multi-party and cross-border matters.
We aim to give advice that is clear, properly grounded in the documents and useful in practice. Law firms abroad also instruct us as Cyprus correspondent counsel on the Cyprus element of their matters.
What we commit to
For standard property transactions we give you a fixed completion fee before we take the matter on, so the cost is known in advance. For everything else we agree the basis of our fee with you before any work starts. We reply to every enquiry within one business day.
Recent work
Real matters, without the names.
Standing counsel to a major Cypriot building contractor
Across public and private projects: building contracts and subcontracts, arbitrations, subcontractor and supplier disputes, insurance claims and planning matters.
British and European buyers, week in, week out
People outside Cyprus with property here or property they want: purchases run by power of attorney, due diligence before signature, contracts deposited in time.
Unpaid invoices, with the interest computed
Businesses owed money on invoices that stopped being answered. The claim goes out with statutory interest computed year by year from the day the debt fell due.
Free tools
Calculators for Cyprus law.
Transfer fees and VAT Limitation periods Forced heirship Rent control Tax residency and non-dom View all calculators
Insights
A closer look at Cyprus law.
Title Deeds in Cyprus: What the Register Records and How a Transfer Is Completed
What a deed records, how to read a Land Registry search certificate, and why a property may have none.
Building Defects in Cyprus: Legal Remedies
What counts as a defect, the developer's obligations, defects liability periods and the remedies open to you.
Directors’ Duties Under Cyprus Law
The duties a director of a Cyprus company owes, the transactions that most often breach them, and the remedies.
All publications What changed: the timeline Not sure where to start? Three questions
Frequently asked
Where is the firm, and what does it cover?
Kleanthous & Platis LLC is in Nicosia, at Florinis 7, Greg Tower. We act for Cypriot and international clients across six areas: property, construction, litigation and debt recovery, corporate and commercial, wills and succession, and personal injury claims. It is a registered law company of the Cyprus Bar Association, HE 441973.
Do I need a lawyer to buy property in Cyprus?
We recommend it without reservation, and not because we act for buyers. No notary presides over a Cyprus purchase: the contract is drafted and negotiated by the parties and their advocates, so nothing in the procedure supplies impartial scrutiny by default. The lawyer carries out the Land Registry search that confirms the seller's title, any mortgages and any unauthorised works, drafts and reviews the contract of sale, deposits it with the Department of Lands and Surveys within the period the law allows, and sees the transfer of title through.
Can a non-EU national buy property in Cyprus?
Yes. Citizens of an EU member state buy without any permit, on the same footing as a Cypriot. Nationals of countries outside the Union may also buy, but ordinarily need the approval of the Council of Ministers before the title can be registered in their name, and that application is one we make on the buyer's behalf.
What do your fees look like?
For standard property transactions we give a fixed completion fee before we take the matter on, so the cost is known in advance. For everything else we agree the basis of the fee with you before any work starts. The published fixed-fee services are set out on the fixed fees page.
Can I buy a property that has no title deed?
Yes, though it needs to be structured carefully. Many Cyprus properties, including newly built homes, units bought at auction and assignments of contractual rights, still have no separate title deed of their own. The buyer's protection in the interval comes from depositing the contract of sale at the Land Registry under the Sale of Immovable Property (Specific Performance) Law of 2011, Law 81(I)/2011, which carries a deadline.
How do I reach you?
Write to office@kleanthousplatis.com. We reply to every enquiry within one business day. The office is at Florinis 7, Greg Tower, 2nd Floor, Office 202, 1065 Nicosia, open Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 18:00, and if you would rather speak to someone the number is +357 22 680 330.
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