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Company Profile
Antonis Loizou & Associates is a professional firm of Chartered Surveyors
offering valuation, agency and project management services. The firm was set up
in 1980 and is the largest and most comprehensive professional firm of
Chartered Surveyors in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean over the last 31
years. The firm employs 55
members of staff across 7 offices in Cyprus and Romania, and is one of
the leading real estate advisors for corporations, finance houses, as well as
the local government and individual members of the public.
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Issue 31,
December 2011



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The 5th Issue
of our Index covers the period 1.1.2010 up to 31.12.2011.
It provides prices for various types of real estate and for various locations
(including building plots, houses, flats, land, shops, offices, hotels,
factories etc). The Index provides returns, rental income, expected capital
growth etc, for the various types of real estate. The Index provides also market
trends and expectations and it discusses the various factors, which affect the
Cyprus Property Market and the local building
industry in general. It refers to the industry’s problems and the firm’s anxiety
as to the state of the market and suggests several corrective measures. The
Index, published is a compact 100 page booklet, is revised every 12 months and
each publication will be upgraded with more and varied information.
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Previous indices
Sales Contracts / Land Registry
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REAL ESTATE CONTRACTS |
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2010 |
2011 |
± |
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Jan |
570 |
522 |
-8% |
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Feb |
704 |
602 |
-14% |
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March |
792 |
625 |
-21% |
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April |
675 |
542 |
-20% |
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May |
803 |
697 |
-13% |
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June |
864 |
589 |
-32% |
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July |
797 |
605 |
-24% |
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August |
554 |
527 |
-5% |
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September |
687 |
608 |
-11% |
| October |
714 |
565 |
-21% |
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November |
741 |
485 |
-19% |
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Total |
7,901 |
6,367 |
-19% |
Sale contracts by the Land
Registry by Local and Foreign
buyers:
Year: 2006
2007 2008 2009 2010
11/2011
Local:
6199 9964
8031 6049
6568
4831
Foreigners: 10754 11281
6636 1761 2030 1536
It is evident from the sales
contracts the crisis that exists
in the Cyprus property market
which shows a continuous drop in
sales of property especially in
2011.
See
further
information from Land Registry
in Greek
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Cyprus Economy
•
Euro area annual inflation
was 3.0% in November 2011, unchanged compared with October. A year earlier the
rate was 1.9%. Monthly inflation was 0.1% in November 2011. For Cyprus the annual inflation rate
for October was at 4.00% , compared to a 3.20% in October 2011.
• The euro area (EA17) seasonally-adjusted
unemployment rate was 10.3% in October 2011, compared with 10.2% in
September. It was 10.1% in October 2010. For Cyprus, seasonally -adjusted unemployment
rate was at 8.2% for October, compared to 7.9%September 2011
• Based on the exploratory drill by U.S. based Noble Energy the
prospect, which lies south of the island, contains a gross mean of 7 tcf of gas,
Cypriot President Demetris Christofias said in a statement.
"The discovery of natural gas in the exclusive economic
zone of our country opens great potential for Cyprus and its people, which with
prudence and in a spirit of collectiveness we will utilize in the service of
public interest," Christofias said.
Cyprus Property Market
• A FOREIGN investor is “seriously”
considering making a “huge” investment in a large
tourism project in Cyprus that will be “much bigger” in scale than the
Qatari-Cyprus hotel complex earmarked for the capital, said Finance Minister
Kikis Kazamias. Kazamias accompanied the foreign investor to a meeting with
President Demetris Christofias at the presidential palace.
“This potential investment is both large and serious and
concerns the possibility for an investment in any location deemed appropriate
for the construction industry and which would boost our tourist product,”
he said. Kazamias declined to elaborate, noting that further details will
be given by the investor himself.
•
According to the latest figures of the
Cyprus Central Bank
(Greek) , up to Q3 of 2011, the number of non-served loans to the total number
of loans increased to 8.9% from 6.7% in March and 6.5% from September 2010. With
regards to construction costs, the construction index was at 126.4 units in
October 2011, showing an increase of 4.5%. During January - October 2011 there
was a decrease of 7.1%, compared to the same period in 2010.
At the same time, interest for residential property from
foreigners is stagnant. More specifically, the total number of new recorded
transactions (foreigners) decreased 19.1% compared to the same period in 2010.
•
According to a survey of 20 developers and estate agents conducted by
Stockwatch, most of the participants expect the fall
in prices and volume of sales to continue well into 2012. The main problems are
perceived to be the lack of finance and psychological reasons as to the
uncertain future. "there is interest for properties but
this is drowned by obstacles of the financial institutions. Lately we had deals
not conclude, because banks would not finance or placed such terms that made the
finance impossible." Antonis Loizou expects a further 10% fall in
prices for 2012.
•
According to the latest survey by The move channel,
Cyprus has lost two places as overseas investment destination. Cyprus was ranked
9th according to the survey in November compared to 7th place in September. The
US ranked first, Spain second, while France and Portugal followed. Full list
below:
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Rank |
Country |
Share |
Change |
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1 |
USA |
16.28 |
Up 1 |
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2 |
Spain |
15.63 |
Down 1 |
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3 |
France |
7.93 |
Non-mover |
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4 |
Portugal |
6.91 |
Non-mover |
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5 |
Italy |
4.62 |
Non-mover |
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6 |
Brazil |
4.49 |
Up 4 |
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7 |
Bulgaria |
3.62 |
Up 2 |
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8 |
Turkey |
2.63 |
Down 2 |
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9 |
Cyprus |
2.39 |
Down 2 |
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10 |
Greece |
2.04 |
Up 1 |
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11 |
Cayman Islands |
1.83 |
Up 11 |
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12 |
Cape Verde |
1.80 |
Up 5 |
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13 |
Barbados |
1.74 |
Non-mover |
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14 |
Germany |
1.56 |
Non-mover |
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15 |
Thailand |
1.54 |
Down 7 |
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16 |
Malta |
1.41 |
Down 4 |
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17 |
Poland |
1.26 |
Up 1 |
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18 |
India |
1.18 |
Up 1 |
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19 |
Morocco |
1.17 |
Down 4 |
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20 |
UAE |
1.13 |
Up 3 |
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Global Property Market & Economy
• Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has called for a
"united response" to the eurozone debt crisis, as
he announced plans to get Italy out of recession.He added that despite the two
recent successful Italian bond auctions, he did not think that the phase of
financial turbulence had finished. On December 28, the government raised about
7bn euros of debt. Interest rates on Italian 10-year bonds
remained high at 6.98%, a barely sustainable level.
• US existing home sales rose 4% to
4.42 million on an annualised basis in November, according to the
National Association of Realtors (NAR). The NAR also admitted it had
over-reported the number of used homes sold in the US by 14.3% from 2007 to
2010. It claimed around half the discrepancy was due to lower sales by property
owners than previously thought. These sales are not recorded by agents and
national estimates began to diverge, said the NAR.
• The number of empty homes in
England rose by 12,000 in 2011, according to the
annual Halifax Empty Homes survey.
The 1.8 per cent increase to 662,000 conflicts with separate government figures
published two weeks ago that showed a fall of 21,000. Housing minister Andrew
Stunell hailed this as the biggest year-on-year fall in empties since 2004. The
Halifax survey is based on the homes that councils find to be empty whereas the
government figures are based on council tax returns.
• Sales of UK residential properties may rise a
little in 2012 but prices will struggle to follow suit, according to the
latest Housing Market Forecast
published on 22 December 2011, by the Royal Institution of
Chartered Surveyors. Prices at a headline level will edge lower by around
3% across the UK. However, the low level of supply should continue into the
coming year, stabilising prices and preventing significant declines, it says.
Transaction levels are likely to see a slight resurgence next year and climb
back to around 880,000, roughly the level of activity recorded in 2010. However,
to put this in context, total sales in 2006 were almost double this amount at
1.67 million. The weak economic picture anticipated for
the next six months, along with the prospect of increased unemployment, means
that demand to purchase property is unlikely to see any significant increase and
will remain relatively flat.
• View economic and financial indicators data from the latest issue of
'The Economist' (31Dec2011).
Output,
prices and jobs and
Trade,
exchange rates, budget balances and interest rates
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Cost of Debt |
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GBP LIBOR |
EURIBOR |
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19/12/2011 |
One year ago |
19/12/2011 |
One year ago |
| 3 month |
1.06% |
0.75% |
1.42% |
1.02% |
| 6 month |
1.36% |
1.05% |
1.67% |
1.25% |
| 12 month |
1.85% |
1.50% |
2.00% |
1.53% |
| 2 year |
1.31% |
1.58% |
1.35% |
1.74% |
| 3 year |
1.35% |
2.02% |
1.41% |
2.07% |
| 5 year |
1.58% |
2.71% |
1.79% |
2.64% |
| 10 year |
2.36% |
3.67% |
2.44% |
3.39% |
| 15 year |
2.73% |
4.03% |
2.67% |
3.73% |
| 30 year |
3.03% |
4.07% |
2.51% |
3.59% |
Property Market Indicators
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% change over same period of previous year unless otherwise indicated |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 * |
*Latest
2011 |
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Floating interest rate on new housing loans (end-period; %) |
5.84 |
5.65 |
6.57 |
5.01 |
4.88 |
5.16 |
Jul |
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Property Transactions (sales) |
2.2 |
25.3 |
-31.0 |
-44.3 |
5.2 |
-19.7 |
Jan-Jul |
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Gross Constructon output |
4.1 |
6.8 |
2.3 |
-10.6 |
-8.0 |
-18.9 |
Jan–Mar |
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Local Sales of Cement |
2.4 |
10.0 |
8.4 |
-25.8 |
-7.2 |
-5.8 |
Jan– Jun |
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Dwelling Units Authorised |
0.8 |
8.3 |
-2.0 |
-16.9 |
-14.2 |
-41.8 |
Jan– May |
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Stock of Housing Loans (end-period) |
31.2 |
27.9 |
22.6 |
22.2 |
14.8 |
9.0 |
Jun |
Source: Central Bank of Cyprus, Lands and Surveys Department,
Statistical Service, Sapient Economics Ltd.
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English Articles of the Month
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Municipal Elections + E.U. Citizens |
18/12/2011 |
We
are pleased to note several individuals and groups of foreign E.U. people
that are contesting the Municipal Elections. We were concerned that bearing
in mind the goings on (see our last article on
Illegalities + Votes) the situation is so bad, especially in the smaller
Municipalities with the “connected” families
and “coumbaros” voting, we need outsiders,
unconnected with political parties, as a breath of fresh air in a stale and
at times aggravating situation. We have reported 3 weeks ago only a couple
of illegalities by the Municipalities (Paralimni + Peyia).
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Rent Control Laws - An Archaic Measure? |
11/12/2011 |
Most
European countries had adopted in the past, various measures in order to
protect tenants from the landlord’s unreasonable demands for rental
increases and eviction for repossession. These Rent Control laws have been
abolished in most countries, but, Cyprus still adopts these rather archaic
requirements.
...
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Divorces & Real Estate |
4/12/2011 |
During
these difficult financial times all over the world, it is noticeable that
the rate of increase in the number of divorces is escalating. It is to an
extent correct to say that money does not bring (we add necessarily)
happiness, but financial difficulty surely does not help a marriage. In
Cyprus the rate of divorces over the last couple of years has increased by
15% and we expect this escalation will continue helped by the economic
situation. ...Read Article |
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Reduction of V.A.T. + Transfer Fees |
27/11/2011 |
The
Government has approved two new laws regarding the reduction of the transfer
fees and the VAT. This is a temporary measure whose target is basically to
encourage the sale of new property in an ailing real estate market.
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Left Wing Government - Revealed? |
20/11/2011 |
When
the present president was elected, he announced that he is a communist. Of
course those of us who know the Cypriot communist party, it is far from
being a truly communist party, but more of an old socialist party (similar
to the old labor party in the U.K.). The Government has “inherited” from the
previous one a budget surplus of €700 mil., only to end up after only 2½
years with a €4 bil. shortfall. Giving handouts to just about everybody
(including local millionaires and not needy), awarding jobs not necessarily
to the “best tender”, indecision and the constant preoccupation of the
president by the ...
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Securing a Right of Way |
13/11/2011 |
Amongst
other requirements, a home seeker may be allowed to erect a house on an
agricultural plot, provided it has a road access (width of road must be 4.0
mts. minimum) or by securing a right of way. The right of way cannot be less
than 12 feet (3.65 mts.) wide and must have a distance from a public access
no more than 600 feet (183 m.) from a pubic road (no less than 4.0 mts.
wide). If the land is situated however within “Topiko Shedio” area, then the
right of way must be 4.0 mts. wide and maximum distance 100 mts. from a
public road.
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Changing Shopping Habits |
6/11/2011 |
It
is interesting to record the change of shopping habits of the Cypriot
consumer. Initially the corner grocer has been replaced by larger shops and
then the latter by the very large supermarkets. The very large supermarkets
such as Orphanides and others, who offer in addition to food, other products
as well, are now experiencing a change. Shoppers now cannot be bothered to
spend hours in a supermarket trying to find where everything is. The small
supermarket (called Express) of around 1.000-1.500 sq.mts. on ground floor
area, is taking over and Lidl’s success is a point in hand.
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Greek Articles of the Month
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Χρηματοδοτήσεις Μεγάλων Έργων |
25/12/2011 |
Είναι
δεδομένη η προσπάθεια του Κράτους να ενθαρρύνει τις μεγάλης κλίμακας
επενδύσεις. Είναι προσεκτή και η προσωπική εμπλοκή του Υπουργού Εσωτερικών
κ. Συλικιώτη επί του θέματος, να βοηθά στην επίσπευση της έκδοσης των
αδειών. Είναι προσεκτή η εμπλοκή του σε σχεδόν εβδομαδιαία βάση στην
ενημέρωση του για την πρόοδο των αδειών, την εμπλοκή του στην ανόητη επιβολή
(εκ μέρους ενός Δήμου) €1 εκ. για την έκδοση της άδειας οικοδομής για τις
ανεμογεννήτριες (που δυστυχώς επιβεβαιώθηκε και από το Δικαστήριο) και έτσι
είναι αμφίβολη πλέον η ενθάρρυνση νέων τέτοιων
...
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Μεταβιβαστικά + Εκτιμήσεις |
18/12/2011 |
Τώρα
που άρχισαν να εκδίδονται τίτλοι ιδιοκτησίας σε αυξητικό ρυθμό, το θέμα του
υπολογισμού της αγοραίας αξία για σκοπούς μεταβιβαστικών, εμφανίζεται πιο
έντονο στην επιφάνεια. Υπάρχουν διάφορες απόψεις μεταξύ της
πραγματοποιηθείσας τιμής πώλησης/αγοράς και τι πιστεύει ο λειτουργός του
Κτηματολογίου ότι «πρέπει» να είναι. Είναι
επίσης γνωστό ότι οι πωλητές/ αγοραστές δηλώνουν σε αρκετές περιπτώσεις πιο
χαμηλή αξία από την πραγματικά συμφωνηθείσα (για σκοπούς μείωσης
φόρου/μεταβιβαστικών) και έτσι σχεδόν όλες οι πωλήσεις εξετάζονται από το
Κτηματολόγιο με κάποια δυσπιστία. Αυτήν την εβδομάδα βρεθήκαμε
αντιμέτωποι με δύο ...
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Το Σπάταλο Κράτος + Γ.Σ.Π. |
11/12/2011 |
Αναφερθήκαμε
σε προηγούμενο άρθρο μας (To
Γ.Σ.Π. και το Μέλλον) προ 4 μηνών για το πλάνο του Δήμου Λευκωσίας για
την ανάπτυξη του παλιού Γ.Σ.Π. Επεξηγήσαμε ότι όπως έχει η πρόταση για
ανάπτυξη με την μορφή Β.Ο.Τ. βάσει του Διαγωνισμού δεν είναι βιώσιμη από
πλευράς επενδυτή/επιχειρηματία ανάπτυξης, δίδοντας και τους ανάλογους
αριθμούς (και τούτο δεν έχει σχέση με το εγκριθέν σχέδιο, αλλά με τους όρους
ανάθεσης που τέθηκαν από το Κράτος). Τώρα με την χειροτέρευση της
κατάστασης, θα μειωθεί ακόμη περισσότερο η ζήτησης για τέτοια έργα προς
ζημιά του Κράτους και πιστεύουμε ότι τέτοιο
...
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Διαβατήρια + Επενδύσεις | Αγορά Στέγης + Μόνιμη Παραμονή |
4/12/2011 |
Μετά
από επίμονες προσπάθειες 1½ ετών,
διοργανώθηκε από το Γραφείο μας στις
30.11.2011 σεμινάριο για το πιο πάνω θέμα με την συμμετοχή του Υπουργείου
Εσωτερικών και της
CIPA. Το θέμα δεν είναι καθόλου
ξεκάθαρο και το σεμινάριο ανέδειξε αδυναμίες του συστήματος και τα πολύ
αυστηρά-απωθητικά κριτήρια για επίδοξους αιτητές/επενδυτές στην Κύπρο. Οι
παρευρισκόμενοι, 156 άτομα, του δικηγορικού/ελεγκτικού/οικοδομικού τομέα που
διαπίστωσαν τις ερμηνείες και εξηγήσεις πού δόθηκαν από τους λειτουργούς
μετανάστευσης, εξέφρασαν την έντονη τους διαμαρτυρία, διότι οι πρόνοιες της
νομοθεσίας άλλως πως προβλήθηκαν από το Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών και άλλως
ερμηνεύονται στην ...
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Επιτροπή Αποζημιώσεων + Εκτιμήσεις |
20/11/2011 |
Παρατηρούμε
με ιδιαίτερη ανησυχία την αυξητική τάση, η οποία υπάρχει στις καταθέσεις
αιτήσεων για αποζημιώσεις για «απώλεια χρήσης» και/ή πώληση Ε/Κ περιουσιών
στα κατεχόμενα μέσω της Επιτροπής Αποζημιώσεων.
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Μυστική Αλλαγή Κανονισμών; |
13/11/2011 |
Μέχρι
τώρα αγαπητοί μας αναγνώστες ξέραμε ότι χωράφια σε αγροτικές περιοχές
μπορούσαν να τύχουν ανάπτυξης εάν είχαν ικανοποιητική πρόσβαση (έστω
χωμάτινο δρόμο με ελάχιστο πλάτος 4.0 μέτρα) ή με δικαίωμα διάβασης κλπ.
Εξαίρεση αποτελούν αγροτεμάχια εντός τοπικού σχεδίου όπου υπάρχουν πρόσθετοι
περιορισμοί. Στο παρόν άρθρο θα ασχοληθούμε με μια περίεργη διαφοροποίηση
των κανονισμών, που διαφοροποιεί την όλη κατάσταση, προκαλώντας αλυσιδωτές
παρενέργειες σε επικίνδυνη μορφή.
...
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Απαλλοτριώσεις + Συμβιβασμοι |
6/11/2011 |
Ένα
μεγάλο ποσοστό πολιτών έχει κάποια ιδίαν εμπειρία από απαλλοτριώσεις
ακινήτων και την καταβολή αποζημιώσεων. Από την αρχικά στείρα πρόταση του
ποσού της αποζημίωσης, το Κτηματολόγιο εξελίχθηκε τα τελευταία 5-8 χρόνια σε
μια πιο δεκτική θέση, τουλάχιστον στο στάδιο που να μελετά και την αντίθεση
άποψη του επηρεαζόμενου πολίτη. Προς τούτο έχει βοηθήσει και η στάση της
Γενικής Εισαγγελίας, με στόχο ...
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