Every citation verified against the primary source: the public register Registered law company HE 441973, Cyprus Bar Association Partner-led, replies within one business day
Direct partner involvement
Two partners, more than forty years of combined experience, and direct contact on every file.
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 aim to reply to every enquiry within one business day.
Areas of Practice
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 & Debt Recovery
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.
05Private Client
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.
Meet the team
Andreas Kleanthous
Partner
Andreas has practised law in Cyprus for over 30 years. His work includes litigation, personal injury and insurance claims, debt recovery, administrative law, real estate, wills, probate and administration of estates.
Klitos Platis
Partner
Klitos advises on litigation, corporate and commercial matters, property and construction. His contentious work includes pleadings, interim applications, evidence, negotiations and trial preparation.
Free tools
Five calculators built from the statutes, so you can put a number on a question before you call anyone.
Transfer Fees and VAT on a Property Purchase
The Land Registry scale, the 50 per cent reduction, buying in joint names, and the 5 per cent reduced VAT rate.
Which Limitation Period Applies to a Claim
The claim types under Law 66(I)/2012, with what starts the clock, what suspends it and what starts it again.
How Much of an Estate Can Be Left by Will
The disposable portion under section 41 of Cap. 195 and the spouse's share under section 44, as exact fractions.
Whether a Tenancy Falls Under Rent Control
The three questions that decide it: where the property is, what it is used for, and when the tenant went into occupation.
Tax Residency and the Non-Dom Exemption
The 183-day rule and the five conditions of the 60-day rule, and whether the non-dom exemption from special defence contribution is available.
Each one cites the provision it applies and says plainly where the answer stops being arithmetic and starts needing your documents. What each one does, and what it does not.
News & Publications
Practical guidance on Cyprus property, company and construction law, written by the partners.
Title Deeds in Cyprus: A Complete Guide
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.
Specific Performance in Cyprus
What depositing the contract of sale at the Land Registry gives the buyer, and the protection it offers against the seller.
Directors’ Duties Under Cyprus Law
The duties a director of a Cyprus company owes, the transactions that most often breach them, and the remedies.
Your Bank Sold Your Loan: What It Had to Do First
The forty five days a borrower has to buy their own credit facility, and the notice due within fifteen working days of the sale.
Examinership: Putting a Cyprus Company Beyond Its Creditors
Protection from creditors runs from the day the application is filed, for four months and up to twelve.
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?
Telephone +357 22 680 330 or write to office@kleanthousplatis.com. The office is at Florinis 7, Greg Tower, 2nd Floor, Office 202, 1065 Nicosia, open Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 18:00. We reply to every enquiry within one business day.
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