Areas of practice
The work we do.
Property
Property contracts, title checks and Land Registry searches. Advice for buyers, sellers, landlords and developers, through to completion.
02Construction
Building contracts, project advice and disputes over defects, delays and variations. For developers, contractors and consultants.
03Litigation & Arbitration
Civil disputes, arbitration and debt recovery. Practical advice from assessing your position to resolving or pursuing your claim.
04Corporate & Commercial
Company formation, shareholder arrangements and commercial agreements. Advice for Cyprus businesses and their owners.
05Trusts, Wills & Succession
Wills, probate and estate administration. Clear guidance for families with assets and interests in Cyprus.
06Personal Injury
Claims involving road, workplace and other accidents, and medical negligence. Representation for claimants and insurers.
Working with us
Clear advice. Agreed fees.
We agree the scope and fee basis before work starts. For standard property transactions, we give a fixed completion fee in advance.
How we workRecent work
Our work in practice.
Standing counsel to a major Cypriot building contractor
Contracts, project advice and disputes across public and private construction projects.
Property purchases for clients abroad
Due diligence, contracts and purchases by power of attorney for clients outside Cyprus.
Recovering unpaid business invoices
Pursuing overdue invoices, with statutory interest calculated from the date 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 and property transfers in Cyprus
What a deed records, how to read a Land Registry search certificate, and why a property may have none.
Building defects: your 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.
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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