Cyprus Legal News and Insights

A practical guide to UK State, workplace, private and government-service pensions for people moving to or living in Cyprus in 2026.

Bring your pet as part of the family move. This guide explains the EU and UK document routes, rabies timing, travel planning and pet-friendly housing in Cyprus.

A practical 2026 guide to importing a used UK car into Cyprus: transfer-of-residence relief, customs duty and VAT, RoRo vs container shipping, V5C, SVA, emissions, registration and key risks.

Cyprus Law Chambers will be at A Place in the Sun Live Birmingham, 18-20 September 2026. View our practical Cyprus property and residency webinar on A Place in the Sun.

Planning a move to Cyprus? Understand the UK pension changes from April 2027 and the tax, wills and succession questions to review before relocating.

Bringing a car or household belongings from the UK to Cyprus can be tax-free in certain relocation cases, but only if the customs conditions and documentary deadlines are satisfied.

Can a UK-company employee earning over £100,000 work from Cyprus? A practical 2026 guide to residence, treaty salary, PAYE, the 50% exemption, social security and employer risk.

The UK has no broad personal deemed-disposal charge merely on departure, but temporary non-residence, UK land and business assets, return timing and separate company exit charges can preserve UK tax.

Should you rent before relocating to Cyprus or buy a home first? This lawyer-led guide separates property ownership from entry, residence, work, tax residence and citizenship.

How Cyprus treats foreign pensions and dividends in 2026, including the annual pension election, SDC, non-dom status, GESY, treaty checks and worked examples.

When a UK probate grant may be resealed in Cyprus, who can apply, the court documents required and the steps that still follow.

A 2026 guide for foreign Cyprus property owners on wills, habitual residence, nationality-law choices, reserved shares and cross-border probate planning.

A practical Cyprus relocation document checklist covering identity, residence, family, income, source of funds, work, property, tax, healthcare and succession records.

Buying a Cyprus home does not automatically grant residence. Learn the legal checks, non-EU acquisition permission and immigration routes that must be handled separately.

Cyprus permanent residence under Regulation 6(2), including qualifying €300,000 investments, secure income, dependants, MIP2 filing, the March 2026 criteria change and ongoing compliance.

British visitors: Cyprus’s separate 90/180-day limit, residence and property distinctions, and what full Schengen accession would change. Updated 6 September 2026.

A practical 2026 Cyprus retirement guide covering realistic budgets, UK and EU residence routes, pensions, tax residence, non-dom, healthcare, property and wills.

A post-Brexit checklist for UK nationals moving to Cyprus: 90-day visits, residence routes, work, property, S1 and GeSY healthcare, tax and wills.

Avoid common Cyprus property risks involving title deeds, searches, planning permits, developer mortgages, contracts, VAT and acquisition permission.

How Cyprus 5% VAT works for a qualifying primary home, including the 130 m² and €350,000 qualifying portion, overall caps, mixed rates and ten-year use condition.