MESOGI, PAFOS - 4 BED STONE HOUSE - €540,000.  See Ref: CRP-755

The beautiful sunsets over Paphos harbour, the clear blue seas and golden sand of Laura Bay, the traditional villages and many traditional tavernas serving healthy Mediterranean food, and the endless days of glorious sunshine – Cyprus, the home of Cerise Consulting. Our web site provides a varied range of properties available for sale in the Republic of Cyprus, browse through the selection of property to find those that might make your dreams come true and contact us so that we can tell you more about the property for sale that you are interested in.  We also have a unique portfolio of land for sale in Cyprus, we select some of the very best pieces of land for sale, of particular interest to investors looking for commercial opportunities.

Our services aim to make the decision making process easier for you when buying a property in Cyprus. We take away some of the concerns you may have about where to live on the Island of Cyprus, questions about the individual property for sale, and hints and tips about the lifestyle in Cyprus. From what our clients tell us we save them time and take a lot of the stress out of buying a property in Cyprus. We work in most areas of the Republic of Cyprus, Pafos being our home, and offer an ever growing portfolio of quality resale villas, bungalows, penthouses, townhouses and apartments.  If you require off plan properties we work with the best developers also, ensuring you are provided with an excellent range of property for sale and land for sale. 

We support and help you with a number of add-on services which you will need when you buy one of our properties for sale in Cyprus, we will introduce you to architects, constructors, solicitors, banks and brokers for currency exchange - and take you to the best restaurants and tavernas – its all in a days work for us and makes your life easier when buying property in Cyprus.

Welcome to Cerise Consulting in Cyprus, take a look inside our web pages and see for yourself the resale property for sale, off plan villas, bungalows, penthouses and apartments for sale, land for sale, commercial investment opportunities, villas and apartments for rent and, of course, our contact form.  Do please get in touch with us with any questions about our web site or any comments you might like to make because we are always striving to improve our services for the benefit of our customers.

We welcome your comments: comments@ceriseconsulting.com

Cerise Consulting

Building a business on great customer service, Cerise has successfully conquered the property market in Cyprus

Since the company’s early days back in 2003, a unique attention to detail and an emphasis on customer service for discerning international buyers were the most important tools for Patricia Marks and the team at Cerise Consulting. 

Building their business share in a niche property market on the sparking jewel of the Mediterranean that is Cyprus, the company has come a long way since then and is now one of the most successful web-based real estate consultancies on the island, a fact highlighted by the recent award of ‘Best Luxury Real Estate Team’ by Overseas Living property magazine. 

Cerise Consulting is a family run business with Patricia Marks, the founder of the company, at the helm.  Disappointed with her own experiences in buying property on Cyprus, Marks saw a gaping hole in the market; clients were being sold “at” rather than sold “to”, with the priority on profits and not the more important realisation of a dream for each customer. 

Marks’ local knowledge is incredibly useful in the property market, and her willingness to really listen to clients wishes has resulted in an unblemished customer satisfaction record in providing a tailor-made and customised service.

Quoted from Overseas Living property magazine Jan-Feb 2010 edition. 

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Below is one example of prime 'front line' land which is available for investors

CRL: 113
	Land in Latsi, Polis, Cyprus with beach frontage close to Latsi Marina with water, electricity and access road, suitable for a hotel, tourist village or individual villas. Plot:  62,800m2 (47 donums) Build:  35% for Hotel (22,000m2) or 20% for dwellings (12,560m2) Price:  €44,000,000  /  CY£23,996,234

Cyprus tops the list of destinations because it has an income-tax rate of just 5% on pensions for retired residents, as well as low property prices and no inheritance tax. It also scores highly on related issues such as ease of gaining residency, low property buying and selling costs and benefits for pensioners.

Do you feel you’ve had enough of the rat race and want to jet off to a life in the sun? Here are your options

RECORD numbers of Britons are fleeing the country for more appealing climates, lower taxes, more affordable property and fewer traffic jams.

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 200,000 people left Britain for good last year, and the majority of them were retirees.

However, many of those who live the dream underestimate the financial implications. Many couples retiring to Spain, for example, think they will pay lower tax, only to be hit by a wealth tax of 0.2% to 0.5% of their worldwide assets.

And many couples fail to realise that in Spain and France, unlike in Britain, inheritance tax can be levied on assets passed between a husband and wife – and the rate is 30% on average.

Today, we reveal the best places in the world to retire, based on eight key financial categories – income tax, inheritance tax, property tax, property costs, ease of gaining residency, healthcare, climate and culture.

The comprehensive research, conducted by the Homebuyer and Property Investor Show, gave the 10 most popular retirement countries a mark out of 10 in each category, to come up with an overall score out of 80.

Nick Clark, managing director of Homebuyer Events, said: “Not only does Cyprus offer a warm, sunny climate, it also benefits from favourable taxation and healthcare policies.”

Panama, now infamously the chosen destination of “back from the dead” canoeist John Darwin and his wife Anne, comes a close second. This is largely thanks to its pensionado scheme, which offers attractive discounts for pensioners.

CYPRUS
Southern Cyprus is a four-and-a-half hour flight from Britain. It is favoured by retirees because of its hot, dry summers and mild winters – not to mention its preferential 5% tax rate on pensions.

English is widely spoken and they even drive on the same side of the road as in the UK.

Tax
Retired residents from overseas are taxed on their pensions at the rate of 5% above about €3,417 (£2,554) a year, whether it is a state, company or personal pension. To qualify for the low rate, you must have lived in the country for at least 183 days.

Alternatively, you can pay the normal rates, in which case the first €19,500 is tax free, rising to 30% on €36,301. So the smaller your income, the better off you are under the normal system.

Remember that if you continue to have assets in Britain, such as bank accounts or an investment portfolio, you will still be liable for UK tax on any income, even if you are resident in Cyprus. Many retirees therefore move their assets offshore, and then bring the income into Cyprus, in which case there would be no tax to pay, according to Jonathan Spring-Rice of adviser Towry Law.

British retirees will also be attracted by the fact that Cyprus abolished inheritance tax in 2000. However, to benefit from this, expatriates will have to prove they have severed all links with Britain – and this may not be as easy as you think.

It can take more than five years and involves closing down all accounts and selling all UK property, and cancelling your registration with your doctor and dentist, among other things.

Property costs
Property prices in Cyprus start from about £77,000 – although the island is rapidly catching up with prices in more established retirement hotspots such as France and Spain.

Stamp duty is 0.15% for properties worth up to about £130,000 and 0.2% on more expensive homes, compared with 1% to 4% in Britain.

However, there may be property transfer fees of 3% of the first £65,000 or so, 5% on homes worth between £65,000 and £130,000 and 8% on those valued at more than £130,000.

Ease of gaining residency
Retired EU nationals do not require a visa to move to southern Cyprus, but they do need a temporary residence employment permit that should be applied for on arrival.

Those wanting to buy property must also prove they have adequate income or financial resources to live without working. The minimum requirement is about £8,000 a year.

Healthcare
Now that southern Cyprus has joined the European Union, pensioners from other EU countries are entitled to use the public health system.

However, there are few state residential nursing homes or hospices for the terminally ill on the island, so many people needing long-term care simply return home to Britain

Source:  'The Sunday Times' newspaper.  January 20, 2008.