Government Offices

General

The Department of Lands and Surveys of the Ministry of Interior has been managing the major land matters of Cyprus regarding surveying - including maintenance of the state survey infrastructure, mapping, investigation into title, registration, conveyance, valuations, conservation and management of State Lands, compulsory acquisition/requisitions and encumbrances.

It administers statutes providing services for the property rights of individuals effectively and efficiently within a unified coordinated structure, with distinct branches in Tenure, Registration, Valuation, Management of State Lands, Survey, Cartography and Administration. It is also the Official Service for the compilation, production and issue of maps and plans for which the state copyright is reserved.

Acquisition of immovable property by foreign persons

The following documents must be submitted for the consideration of the application:
1] Survey plan.
2] Copy of the title of ownership.
3] Copy of the building permit for the erection of the house/block of flats or for the residential development of estates. If separate titles of ownership have been issued for the flats of the block or if the house is mentioned on the title of ownership, applicants need not submit a copy of the building permit. For plots under division, applicants must submit a copy of the division permit.
4] Copy of the deed of sale.
5] Sectional view of the building or the flat. Very old houses mentioned on the title of ownership are exempted. A division plan must be submitted in the case of division of plots. In areas of residential development, the plan must be submitted showing the position of the house on the entire holding.
6] Area in square metres of the plot which is to be acquired.
7] Documents proving the financial situation of the applicants.
8] Copies of the pages of the applicants' passports and those of their spouses (the pages containing the data and the photo of the holders and stamps of arrival to and departure from Cyprus).
9] Certificate of marriage of the applicants or relevant attestation of their Embassy and in cases where the spouses do not have the same surname and when the name of the husband is not written on the wife's passport.
10] Copy of residence permit and work permit of the applicants in Cyprus.
11] Application COMM 145, completed clearly and in full.
12] If the applicant is a company or a shareholder in an offshore company, it is necessary to submit the certificates of registration, of shareholders and of the registered offices of the Company.
13] If the applicant is a Company, a copy of the company's Articles of Association must be submitted and written information must be furnished on the company's activities in Cyprus and the staff it employs, both Cypriots and foreigners with the social insurance numbers.

The above information was extracted from the Cyprus Government Web Portal.

Land Registry: Pafos Branch
PO Box 60008
8100 Pafos | [Show Area Map]
Tel: +357 26 804 160 | Fax: +357 26 306 129
padlo@dls.moi.gov.cy | www.moi.gov.cy

Please note that the Land Registry office of Pafos periodically operates a sub-office in the premises of the Municipality of Polis.

Land Registry: Limassol Branch
54 Demokratias Street
PO Box 50200
3012 Limassol | [Show Area Map]
Tel: +357 25 804 800 | Fax: +357 25 804 880
lidlo@dls.moi.gov.cy | www.moi.gov.cy

Land Registry Customer Service Hours
8:00 - 12:30 (Monday - Friday)