Practical background for anyone considering an apartment in Zakaki, Limassol. Written by the owner of A. DomeNik Residence, with legal and tax figures cited to their official source and dated so you can check whether they are still current.
What a private roof garden gives you, how to read the m² breakdown, and what to check before you buy one.
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The €300,000 route for non-EU buyers: thresholds, income rules, dependants, fees and what changed in 2023.
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Where Zakaki sits, what is genuinely nearby, and what is being built that changes the area.
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What buying direct changes, what you gain, what you give up, and the checks to run when no agent sits in between.
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The process end to end: the six month deadline to deposit your contract, permission to acquire, and title deeds.
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What a buyer pays on top of the price. Transfer fees are zero on a new build and stamp duty was abolished in 2026.
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The four municipalities after the 2024 reform, the seafront towers named with their figures, and how to weigh an area.
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What is actually being built in Zakaki, what has recently sold, and what to check on any new build there.
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What a 2011 amendment appears to change for EU buyers, plus currency, language and the tax treaty.
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The Cyprus side in full: paying for it, visas, residency, and what we will not advise you on.
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Why the double tax treaty position is not what many sites claim, plus visas and buying as a non-EU purchaser.
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What the law protects, what it does not, and what therefore has to be written into your contract.
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What category A has required by law since 2020, and where A+ sits on a scale we could not pin down.
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Rental income tax, short-let registration, the trap under the reduced 5% VAT rate, and why we will not quote a yield.
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One document, sent to your inbox. It covers both remaining residences: full measurements, what is and is not included, and the payment stages through to handover.