desterson
English expat in Cyprus
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Registration: 12 May 2023
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Using a PO Box by MacGeorge8035
We will shortly be moving into our new house at the end of this month. The problem I have is that we do not yet have an official address from the municipal authority. This gives us problems with our mail, especially from the UK.Does anyone use a PO ...
@MacGeorge8035Where do you live? If you are in the Leptos Kamares area, you can rent a box at the Club and mail is collected from the main post office 3 times a week. Otherwise, you can rent a box direct with the post office and collect at your ... Read More
Paphos airport pic-up and drop-off by ricolo
Be aware of new drop-off and pick-up rules at Paphos. The road in front of the terminal is for taxis only now. Supposed to use taxi parking area for that. Took wife to Paphos airport for drop off and quard would not let us go to taxi parking area ...
@ricolo There is a sign on the ticket machine stating that the first 10 minutes are free. If you are under 10 minutes, you don’t need to go to the machine. The number plate recognition opens the barrier as you exit the car park. if you are ... Read More
New title deeds has previous surname by kyrikit
Good morning guys1) I have 2 questions I need help with. At long last I have completed on my flat yesterday and also received my deeds. My father has a double barrel surname, my parents added one name to my B.C and the other on my passport. When ...
@kyrikit Have used ProAct for Will advice and all things legal that can be dealt with without needing an actual solicitor. Helpful and reasonable fees.da Read More
Man with a Van by MacGeorge8035
We are going to be moving to Paralimni at the end of August. Most of our Furniture will be going into Storage but we have a small amount of stuff we want to take across to Paralimni with us, mostly clothes, bedding, towels, etc. Does anyone know of ...
@MacGeorge8035 Mortons are pretty reasonable and reliable. Read More
Chloraka Area by tonyjphilip59
In Paphos at the moment looking for property as moving out here permanently. Seen a nice villa in Chloraka - can anyone provide a view about whether this village/area is a good one. Many thanks. Tony.
@tonyjphilip59 Avoid like the plague! Police roadblocks frequently in the evenings. A friend just managed to sell his property at rock bottom price. Chlorakas has become almost a no-go area over the last year or so due to the huge influx of ... Read More
fuel prices by adamincyprus
Price of petrol in Greek Cyprus is high!Not much of a differen to the UK!
Still cheaper than Jersey! Read More
Court order to get detailed medical records by dvb123
Our mother-in-law expired on Saturday early hours at Pafos general hospital. She was in the hospital for almost four months. Unfortunately, we did not take a power of attorney from her while admitting to the hospital as we thought it would be a ...
Not sure about Cyprus law, but since it is based on British law, the executor may well have the authority to request medical records. Is there a Cyprus will? (There needs to be a will for each jurisdiction with assets.) If there is no will, it is a ... Read More
Court order to get detailed medical records by dvb123
Our mother-in-law expired on Saturday early hours at Pafos general hospital. She was in the hospital for almost four months. Unfortunately, we did not take a power of attorney from her while admitting to the hospital as we thought it would be a ...
@dvb123 Power of Attorney would not have helped as it is cancelled upon the death of the person. The executor holds the power after death. Read More
House purchase by ridata2001
When purchasing a house, apart fro the initial purchase price.....270k Euros... with no estate agent fees...anyone know roughly what else i am liable to be billed for on top of that....not looking for exact etc.... bulk of payment will be done in ...
@ridata2001 You will have to use a Cyprus lawyer to transfer title deeds and they are not very keen on ‘under the table’ payments. We paid sterling for our house but it had to go through the lawyer’s sterling account. You would ... Read More
Car Insurance for shipping by Jackie53
I will shortly be shipping my personal possessions to Cyprus along with my car in a container the relocation people tell me my possessions are insured crossing the water but not my car and I will have to take out separate insurance for this. I had ...
I shipped a car back from USA to Southampton. Same story - very expensive, so took a chance and didn’t insure. The car’s insurance covered it from the time the wheels left the ground until they touched in UK. (It didn’t specify ... Read More
Uk Bank Transfer to BOC account by kyrikit
Hey lovely people I have made a nervously large transfer to my account in cyprus from my uk Santander account last Saturday. It is as you know Wednesday and I cannot see it being received. I have contacted Santander who have reassured nd that all ok ...
As an aside, when we bought our house here in Paphos, I opened an account with BoC in Guernsey thinking it would be simpler transferring money to our BoC account here. You wouldn’t believe but they then used an intermediate bank who also ... Read More
Uk Bank Transfer to BOC account by kyrikit
Hey lovely people I have made a nervously large transfer to my account in cyprus from my uk Santander account last Saturday. It is as you know Wednesday and I cannot see it being received. I have contacted Santander who have reassured nd that all ok ...
Bank charges and poor performance made me leave BoC 5 years ago. Alpha bank better but not by much! However, when transferring money here I always use one of the money transfer companies, NOT the bank! The best at the moment seems to be Wise ... Read More
MUKW3 new Plastic Residency card. by fhaggerty
Hi, where is the link for the Application Form to exchange my Pink Slip for the plastic MUKW3?
@fhaggerty Try http://www.moi.gov.cy/MOI/CRMD/crmd.nsf/All/77D50B40CDA64A43C22587AA002FDE74/$file/MUKW3_30-12-2020.pdf?OpenElementHave an appointment tomorrow (Monday 15/5/23) in Paphos. Will report after!David Read More
MUKW3 new Plastic Residency card. by fhaggerty
Hi, where is the link for the Application Form to exchange my Pink Slip for the plastic MUKW3?
@martin65150 Like you I had tried to book an appointment in Paphos but nothing available for the next 12 months. Had been told you could go to Limassol so made 2 bookings for last Friday. On arrival, was told they only do Limassol residents but ... Read More
MUKW3 new Plastic Residency card. by fhaggerty
Hi, where is the link for the Application Form to exchange my Pink Slip for the plastic MUKW3?
@fhaggerty I couldn’t find a link but have printed off your blank form and am taking it to the Paphos office tomorrow. Read More