Whether buying off-plan in Cyprus is safe depends on the project, and the public record differs a lot between projects. Of the 10 projects we track, 0% publish a permit or licence number, 0% state deposit protection and 0 are past the first handover date on record.
We found 14 developer claims contradicted by another source out of 91 tested. This page reports facts; it is not a rating of any company.
Delivery record#
0 of 10 projects are past the first handover date on record. 3 projects have a first handover date more than six months in the past, the group used for the on-time odds on the delay index.
Dated promises (handover, construction start, permits): 9 tracked, 0 kept, 0 broken, 1 moved to a later date, 7 still ahead. How promises are tracked.
What developers make public#
| Check | Public | Confirmed by register or independent source |
|---|---|---|
| Permit or licence number | 0% (0) | 1 |
| Deposit protection | 0% (0) | 0 |
| Construction progress | 50% (5) | 4 |
| Site or floor plans | 80% (8) | 0 |
| Developer track record | 80% (8) | 6 |
| No guaranteed-return language | 100% (10) | 0 |
What protects a buyer#
The protections that exist on paper only help if the project uses them: a permit you can look up, payments into an escrow or protected account in the project name, and payments tied to construction milestones you can verify. How to check a project in Cyprus.
Questions and answers#
Is it safe to buy off-plan property in Cyprus?
It depends on the project. Of 10 projects tracked by Kolaboro in Cyprus, 0% publish a permit number, 0% state deposit protection and 0 are past the first handover date on record (data of 5 November 2026).
How often are off-plan handovers in Cyprus late?
0 of 10 tracked projects are past the first handover date on record.
How many developer claims in Cyprus turned out to be contradicted?
14 of 91 tested claims (15%) were contradicted by a register or independent source.
Are you the developer, or did we get something wrong? Send documents and we add your reply or correct the record: right of reply · corrections. Every figure here is computed from the open dataset (/data/bali-cases.json, CC BY 4.0) and changes when the data changes.