Legal & Financial

Residency in Cyprus by Investing in Real Estate

For non-EU nationals, buying property in Cyprus can do more than secure a home or an asset. It can open the door to residency. Our in-house legal team guides clients through that route from the first question to the final approval, so the property purchase and the application move forward together rather than as two separate problems.

The investment program in Cyprus is fairly simple, extremely efficient and can provide you with full EU rights. You will be able to live and work in any EU country. The application period lasts about six months and is available to all nationalities. The citizenship by investment scheme is one of the best things for investors in Cyprus.

Put plainly: an application window of roughly six months, no restriction by nationality, and full EU rights at the end of it. That combination is what draws investors to Cyprus rather than to more complicated jurisdictions.

Who We Represent

Berkos offers legal help and represents all kinds of clients whom:

• Real estate is an essential asset
• Real estate is an alternative investment
• Whose business operations revolve around real estate

Each of those clients needs something different. An owner treating property as an essential asset is focused on security and clean title. An investor treating it as an alternative investment is focused on returns and exit. A business built around real estate needs structure, financing and compliance to hold together over time. We shape the advice to the position you are actually in.

Investment, Tax and Transactional Advice

Berkos investment team starts by gaining a detailed and precise understanding of your investment requirements and strategy. We have funds and tax lawyers who can help you maximize your returns. This is fully integrated with financing, regulatory, tax and transactional advice, creating a comprehensive approach to real estate investment.

The value of keeping those disciplines under one roof is that the pieces are designed to fit. Financing, tax treatment, regulatory position and the transaction itself are decided with each other in mind, instead of being stitched together after the fact by separate advisers.

Real Estate Finance and Funding

The real estate finance market has undergone enormous change, with increased regulation, the entrance of more categories of lenders and changes to documentation. People at Berkos understand the challenges that these changes mean for clients, and that's why we help to create the industry standard documentation.

You can find help with funding assets such as commercial and residential real estate, ground rent investments, hotels, healthcare assets, theaters, logistics portfolios, shopping centers, house building and supermarket developments. The breadth of that list is deliberate: financing a logistics portfolio and financing a residential scheme call for different lenders, different documentation and different risk conversations.

Speak to the Berkos Legal and Financial Team

Whether you are applying for residency in Cyprus through investment, structuring a purchase or arranging funding for a real estate asset, our in-house team can advise you. Contact us to discuss your situation.