Property Lawyers in Cyprus – Review – Turkish Protests – Completed on 4^th March2011. http://www.lawcyprus.org/

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 ON 4^TH MARCH 2011. http://www.lawcyprus.org/

Property Lawyers in Cyprus – Review – Cyprus Title Deeds – Completed on 7^th March 2011 http://www.lawcyprus.org/

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 ON 7^TH MARCH 2011. http://www.lawcyprus.org/

Property lawyers in Cyprus – review – Iraq Investment – completed on 26th February 2011 http://www.lawcyprus.org/

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 ON 26TH FEBRUARY 2011. http://www.lawcyprus.org/

Lawyers in Cyprus – Studies – Drug Strategy – Completed on 8^th March 2011.

About to be discussed in the House of Parliament is the decriminalization of narcotics.

This is a very controversial subject that that has been discussed many times on other countries but has never come to fruition.  There are too many arguments for and against for any agreement ever to be made.

It is zero tolerance in Cyprus with regards to drugs, but realistically that means nothing to drug addicts or to the drug dealers. In fact most countries are zero tolerance but it does not and never will stop the drugs.

If a drug addict wants drugs he will get them by hook or by crook and there will always be a drug dealer to give a help in hand.

We have been very lucky in Cyprus if you compare to places like the UK and the USA just for example.  Drugs in these countries are rife, which in return leads to drug houses, prostitution, gangs and gun crime, even murder is a common occurrence and nothing out of the ordinary now.

If you look at the issue no matter how much energy, time and money the police put in to the drug issue, it has not worked, it does not work and it never will work.  The UK and USA are prime examples of this.

We do not condone drugs, it is a very sad and painful path to follow, not just for the drug addict but for their families and also for the people they will inevitably end up committing a crime against to feed their habit.

However, putting the drug dealers out of business would be a rejoiceful day! They pray on the weak, they make money of ruining people’s lives and the money they make either fund other criminal activities or help them live a very luxurious life.

Decriminalizing drugs would take this power away from the drug dealer and the drug user would be more protected and are not supported, when they could be receiving proper treatment.

It is a good time to look at the drug issue in Cyprus, as this issue although on the rise is still quite tame so to address the issue now would be perfect before it does get out of hand and many drug deaths and crime become a lot more apparent.

For this strategy to work however there must be major preparation, education, adequate facilities and fully trained staff in each area to be able to deal with this sensitive procedure.

Many will agree and disagree on this subject but if nothing we have done already has worked maybe it really is time for a change of tactics.

Tell us your views on this subject we know many of you will have very strong ones!

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE ON 8^TH MARCH 2011 http://www.lawcyprus.org/

Cypriot Lawyers – Help and information on How To Get Title Deeds in Cyprus.

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Property Lawyers in Cyprus – Review – Cost of Living – Completed 25th November 2010 – Cyprus Property Lawyers.

At long last the Cyprus Government are taking the high price of living here in sunny Cyprus seriously, and sent a warning to all retailers to keep their prices down, otherwise investigations in to their business will be conducted….and we are sure this is an action that many shop keepers would like to avoid.

For many months we have been reporting how high the cost of living is here in Cyprus compared to other EU states.  What you can buy in Cyprus for the Euro is dramatically less than what you can buy in say Spain just for one example.

These warnings we feel should have come a long time ago, at least when the Euro replaced the Cypriot pound.  And with one of the worst recessions in history to hit our island these warnings and investigations should have been present throughout, but better late than never we could say!

Everyone must play their part in the Cyprus economic recovery and retailers are definitely of no exception.

The blame for some of the rises have been put on the fact that the minimum wage has recently increased, therefore rises are evident to cover the cost of staff wages, but if the truth be told, the cost of living has been rather high for some time now, in fact quite some time before the rise in minimum wage, and therefore profits have been happily made, but the time has come to stop the high level of profiteering as if continued our island will be sent to rack and ruin.

The high cost of living has been a very frustrating issue and has made us very disappointed that the business sector has not before now reduced or capped prices to keep the tourism trade coming to our island.

We are very happy though that the government are taking steps to combat this issue and we hope they keep their word and force this in to action.

After so much negative press the Cyprus Government appear to actually be listening to what the public are saying and what the island really needs and we hope and pray that this will be reiterated in other areas that also need correction.

Good move from the Cyprus Government!

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALIS LAW OFFICE http://www.lawcyprus.org/

Cyprus Property Lawyers - As we have predicted the 2011 Cyprus Economy appears to be looking quite promising and this seems to be the general consensus as well as the Cyprus Governments also.

Making promising progress we believe, towards helping the Cyprus economy, the countries spending and the high deficit issue, the Cyprus Minister of Finance has been reviewing the matter of reducing the salaries of various high positioned members of government, which will also include the Ministers themselves. The Cyprus government staff not only receives high salaries but include all the added benefits as well and it reaches to quite a tidy sum.

However, though some union heads are optimistic about the future of the Cypriot economy, others are not so happy at the way the Finance Minister has addressed the issue regarding reducing government wages.

Representing state officials PASYPI Union, were absent from a meeting called on by the Minister to discuss the Cyprus economy and financial plans for the next year, stating reasons for this is that the Minister has shown lack of regard for the Union by discussing the reduction of Government staff allowances without the Union being present at the discussions.

It is widely thought that any attempt to reduce government wages could result in members of the Government going on strike.

While putting a smile on our faces that the Finance Minister is seriously looking at reducing the high level at which the these officials are getting paid, it also makes us feel angry that the lower paid workers who maybe do not even take home 600-800 euros a month are fighting for their wages to be increased by 5-10 euros a month and they could probably do a better job than the government are doing of running our country right now.

The wide spread views in Cyprus that the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor, may not necessarily be true for much longer if the governments are serious about such cuts. And it will not stop there. Putting government officials aside, many of the rich and affluent society in Cyprus could very well be taking money out of there pockets also in helping the recovery of the Cyprus economic state, as yet to be decided by the Cyprus Finance Minister and members of the cabinet.

We would like to hear your thoughts on this issue and whether you feel the governments’ wages should be reduced to help the economy along with the rich and affluent Cyprus society?

PUBLISHED BY A&G KOUZALI LAW OFFICE http://www.lawcyprus.org/