The Cypriot landscape, combined with an ideal climate, friendly culture and people, relative low cost compared to other EU countries and prospering economy, makes Cyprus a first choice for the savvy investor looking for a place in the Sun or for those who have decided on Cyprus for their retirement home

Cyprus Holiday Home - Growth in Tourism

• Strong tourist ties with GB, driving strong rental potential

• Rising tourist numbers. Larnaca airport has seen passenger numbers nearly double in 10 years. A new terminal will enable it to handle millions more passengers, trebling the capacity

• English language spoken widely

• Fantastic climate, 300 + days of sunshine

• Beach improvement schemes & further golf courses on the island, create stronger tourist traffic

• The Island is the 3rd largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia), so there is a decent-sized economy and population to drive a healthy property sector

Property in Cyprus - benefits from a Solid Infrastructure

• Cyprus has an established infrastructure of roads, airports and ports. It's accession to the EU has been a key driver in improving communications and facilities, particularly in the medical and educational sectors

Buy Cyprus Property in a country with stable Politics / Economy

• Buoyant economy, until the global downturn

• The possibility of a political resolution to the island’s divide (more medium to long term than short term), which would provide a significant boost to the island’s economy and in turn the property market

• It is a European Union State-implying legal and economic stability

Buoyant Cyprus Property market

• Property prices competitive compared with: Spain, Portugal, France and as such can offer significant return on investment.

• Gross rental yields have averaged between 7-10%, based on the rental of a 3-bed villa by the sea (plus the capital growth)

• Availability of financing property purchases is becoming easier

• English-speaking developers, banks, lawyers

• Year-round climate, means that there are possibilities of long-term year-round rentals, also known as a “snowbird” location

• Cyprus has strict building regulations aimed to prevent overdevelopment. A prime example is that no residential building can be higher than three storeys. Many countries do not have such building controls.

Cyprus Holiday Home - Accessibility

• There is easy accessibility to Cyprus with flights from Gatwick, Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester, Luton and most regional airports, to either of the international airports Paphos or Larnaca.

• Cyprus is served by some 30 major airlines and there are regular flights to Paphos from across UK.

• Whilst the flights are about 4 hours 30 minutes from the UK, these are still fairly short flight times considering the year round climate that would rival other far-off destinations around the world

• Budget airlines are starting to make Cyprus more accessible, boosting Cyprus' growth as a key holiday and retiree market, the most important of which, by far, is the UK

Monarch Airlines now flies from Luton airport to Larnaca from March 26, offering a four day a week service to Cyprus, making the island a hot holiday destination. This will also introduce greater levels of price competitiveness.

• Airlines running scheduled services to Cyprus include British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, Emirates and Cyprus Airways.

• The many budget and charter options include Avro, Excel, ThomsonFly, Helios and First Choice, which fly from airports all over the UK, among them Exeter, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Hull, East Midlands, Newcastle and Edinburgh.

• There are no direct flights to northern Cyprus, which is not recognised by the international community, so all flights go via Turkey. Crossing the border is not a simple task, however - most taxis refuse to do the crossing - so if you're heading for the south, it's best to fly straight there.

For a fuller overview of Cyprus go to the Cyprus Property - Snapshot section, or maybe look at the individual towns and cities profiled in Cyprus Towns & Cities section.

To see what property is available in Cyprus, click here on Cyprus Property. If you cannot find what you like, please contact us on +44 (0)1932 849536, as we have lots more properties than are shown on the website.

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