Cyprus
Limassol · Larnaca · Nicosia · Paphos
The near-abroad of choice — a fast-growing Lebanese community, 40 minutes from Beirut, and one of the top foreign-buyer nationalities in the island's land registry.
Can foreigners buy? Non-EU buyers need a (routinely granted) Council of Ministers permit, generally for one property. Permanent residency requires a €300,000+ NEW-BUILD purchase — resale properties do not qualify, a detail Lebanese buyers have been caught out by.
Browse on NAKIL
Cyprus properties NAKIL carries from partner agencies and permitted sources — aggregated ones link back to their original listing.
Where Cyprus searches
The platforms locals actually use. Every link opens the source itself — NAKIL shows you the map; the listings live with them.
Bazaraki
Good for buying a homeCyprus's biggest classifieds site and its de-facto property portal — the volume leader for both rentals and sales.
Free ads and direct owner contact make it fast but noisy: expect duplicates and always verify the lister.
BuySell Cyprus
Good for buying a homeThe island's largest agency network doubling as a portal — the bulk of professionally marketed sale listings pass through it.
More curated than the classifieds, with island-wide agent coverage.
DOM
Good for buying a homeAn agency-curated property database refreshed continuously by DOM Real Estate's own branches in Limassol, Nicosia, Larnaca and Paphos.
Popular with international buyers who want inventory plus hand-holding in one place.
Agencies worth knowing
The established names a newcomer to Cyprus would be pointed at.
Market leader since 1999 — island-wide network, the biggest professionally listed inventory.
The institutional name — established 1968, valuations and agency, Nicosia and Limassol offices.
The island's largest chartered-surveyor firm (since 1980) — agency plus honest consultancy.
Limassol-based master franchise with thousands of listings across the island.
The famous developer-seller since 1960 — the route to a NEW-BUILD purchase, which is what qualifies for permanent residency.
Buying a home in Cyprus — how it works
- 1Reserve with a deposit, then sign the contract of sale — your lawyer files it with the Land Registry to protect you before title transfers.
- 2Non-EU buyers apply for the Council of Ministers permit (a formality in practice, handled by your lawyer).
- 3Budget roughly 2–8% on top: transfer fees or VAT (19% on new builds, often reduced to 5% on a primary residence), stamp duty, legal fees.
- 4Always confirm the title deed situation before paying — separate title deeds are the thing to insist on in Cyprus.
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