Brit living in California, retiring to Cyprus
Apr 5th 2010, 11:47 am
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Re: Brit living in California, retiring to Cyprus
Nope not the case. If they are not happy with the ruling from the IPC they can appeal in the European court.
Apr 5th 2010, 11:53 am
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Re: Brit living in California, retiring to Cyprus
Well my understanidng is that any rulings by the IPC can be appealled and in fact some Greek Cypriots are refusing even to go to the IPC and still going the old route. They do not trust the Turkish government and who can blame them as it is this illegal government who have allowed their homes and land to be sold in the first place, even down to issuing illegal title deeds.
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Apr 5th 2010, 12:00 pm
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Re: Brit living in California, retiring to Cyprus
Apr 5th 2010, 12:37 pm
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The difference is that if the owners have property in any other EU country the rightful owner of then land can claim agaisnt that property by going through the Euorpean courts. If the owners do not have property in other EU countries then I suppose it dosnt make any difference. To be honest the whole flippin thing is still a mess.
Apr 5th 2010, 1:26 pm
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The rightful owners ar entitled to compensation even if the problems are not resolved and the borders opened. Turkey wants to join Europe but unless they reach some sort of agreement regarding property in the North there is little chance of that happening. Another issue regarding Turkey joining europe is that they have to remove all their troops and illegal turkish immigrants and I cant see that ever happening either.
Apr 8th 2010, 1:25 pm
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Re: Brit living in California, retiring to Cyprus
Hi. Folks,
My wife and I are considering retiring in the near future to Cyprus after reading many positive reviews. We are both British citizens and have lived in California for the last 10 years but feel we can't return to the cold British climate.
We obviously have a lot of research to do before hand and to start off we will be visiting the island in April. My big concern is calculating funds needed for retirement.
Can anyone give me a 'ball-park' figure as to what the basic cost of living for one year would be assuming we have no mortgage to pay. (i.e we pay cash for a property).
My wife and I are considering retiring in the near future to Cyprus after reading many positive reviews. We are both British citizens and have lived in California for the last 10 years but feel we can't return to the cold British climate.
We obviously have a lot of research to do before hand and to start off we will be visiting the island in April. My big concern is calculating funds needed for retirement.
Can anyone give me a 'ball-park' figure as to what the basic cost of living for one year would be assuming we have no mortgage to pay. (i.e we pay cash for a property).
The thing to watch here is that the property has its title deeds issued, otherwise you may experience problems. As for cost, if you can afford California, this is cheap. The roads are not so good, but the food is.
Good luck,
DF
Apr 13th 2010, 7:52 pm
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Re: Brit living in California, retiring to Cyprus
To say the roads are not so good is a bit of an understatement at the moment especially in Paphos.
While the work on the sewerage system is ongoing the roads are constantly being dug up and badly patched with huge potholes left all over the place.
Our car has already had an alloy wheel buckled and the shock absorbers are shot. Once the sewerage system is all in place hopefully the roads will be repaired but until then paphos is not car friendly at all
While the work on the sewerage system is ongoing the roads are constantly being dug up and badly patched with huge potholes left all over the place.
Our car has already had an alloy wheel buckled and the shock absorbers are shot. Once the sewerage system is all in place hopefully the roads will be repaired but until then paphos is not car friendly at all
Apr 14th 2010, 2:14 pm
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Re: Brit living in California, retiring to Cyprus
Hi. Folks,
My wife and I are considering retiring in the near future to Cyprus after reading many positive reviews. We are both British citizens and have lived in California for the last 10 years but feel we can't return to the cold British climate.
We obviously have a lot of research to do before hand and to start off we will be visiting the island in April. My big concern is calculating funds needed for retirement.
Can anyone give me a 'ball-park' figure as to what the basic cost of living for one year would be assuming we have no mortgage to pay. (i.e we pay cash for a property).
My wife and I are considering retiring in the near future to Cyprus after reading many positive reviews. We are both British citizens and have lived in California for the last 10 years but feel we can't return to the cold British climate.
We obviously have a lot of research to do before hand and to start off we will be visiting the island in April. My big concern is calculating funds needed for retirement.
Can anyone give me a 'ball-park' figure as to what the basic cost of living for one year would be assuming we have no mortgage to pay. (i.e we pay cash for a property).
Just curious but why would you move from Calafornia to Cyprus?
Actually its none of my business but I am baffled!
Apr 23rd 2010, 10:21 am
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Re: Brit living in California, retiring to Cyprus
All I can say is, on a lighter note, that I had a great time at the British Sovereign Base's in Akrotiri and Dhekelia, where the beer would flow like water and the sun burns down every day. So I look back with a smile on my face and a tear in my eyes for all those lost years..
Great place, Go for it.................
Mike
Great place, Go for it.................
Mike
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Apr 25th 2010, 4:30 am
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Re: Brit living in California, retiring to Cyprus
Living in California is OK if you have big fat paycheck coming in every month, but it's an expensive place to live on a pension and health care costs a fortune. However, I would miss the sun and Cyprus has that
