Andreas Georgiou, Cyprus contributor

Covers the Cyprus private-sale process from primary sources, where a transfer runs through the Department of Lands and Surveys rather than a closing table. This desk tracks the documents a seller controls, from the Energy Performance Certificate (Πιστοποιητικό Ενεργειακής Απόδοσης) that belongs in the first advert to the Capital Gains Tax declaration and the Tax Clearance Certificate (Form N313) that must be filed before the transfer appointment.

A Cyprus private sale does not end at a signing table; it ends at the Department of Lands and Surveys, and that single fact reshapes how a seller has to prepare. Most English-language guidance is written for foreign investors or stays vague about which office does what, so this page sets out the route in plain terms. The Department of Lands and Surveys is not just a registry. It is where both parties, or their proxies, appear on the day to complete the transfer, and a missing document can push that appointment back.

The focus here is on the mechanics a seller actually controls. Filing the Tax Clearance Certificate (Form N313) in good time. Treating the lawyer as a contract drafter and registry coordinator rather than a notary. And recognising that the moment the buyer deposits the signed contract at the Land Registry, the transaction is locked in for both sides.

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