Does anyone have any information/advice for a family looking to move to Cyprus?

I saw this question and it made me so envious! We love Cyprus and are looking to more there in around 14 years time when my stepchildren are old enough to have a life of their own. We have looked at many properties in Cyprus although we like most parts have decided to buy in Paphos.





If you go to www.buysellcyprus.com they have a huge amount of properties both used and new builds to buy in all parts of Cyprus from the Northern part to Aiya Napa. Properties can be a real bargain if you buy a new build off plan as they tend to go up in value before they are even finished and there are many many new builds being built there to choose from. Definately check out www.buysellcyprus as they can arrange visits to view property for 3 or 4 days at a price of around 拢89 each including flights and accommodation. You look at properties during the day and the then the evening is yours to do as you wish, so its the best of both worlds.





Cyprus is a wonderful place, it is a fantastic home for families of any age, but especially with young children as Cyprus is very child orientated. They are very well catered for children of all age there and restaurants, shops, beaches etc. encourage children to be there. The weather is lovely all year round, making it an ideal country compared to the dreary, non guaranteed weather of the UK. The cost of living there is very good with their equivalent of the council tax costing around 拢30 per year! With cheap accommodation, cheap cost of living and gorgeous weather, what more can a person ask for? Good luck and say hello to the beautiful country for me!Does anyone have any information/advice for a family looking to move to Cyprus?
Hi there





We made the move (to Polis area) 3 years ago and have not regretted a minute! Wonderful climate, great people and stress free (compared to the UK anyway!).


Tips:


1 send your kids to a local school so they learn greek quickly


2 consider renting for 6 months before you buy - that way you get to know the area you are planning to live in - you WILL end up wishing you had chosen a different place after you've lived here for a while!


3 Buy sell is a good company (we bought through them - private developer) but also consider a private/unique build - that way you can have your own design etc but it takes longer - up to 18 months for a house from scratch


4 When looking at which area to live in, consider whether you want to be near the big towns or be more rural - our side of the island is largely unspoilt unlike Paphos/Limassol/Larnaca but it depends what you want


5 If you do buy straight away, you WILL need some form of central heating - winters are quite short and mild by UK standards but when it rains, it monsoons and the concrete sucks the water in making your home feel very damp - we learned that lesson having rented for the first winter and are so glad we went for underfloor heating...





see the website below for advice if you want to build your own design plus also tips on renting villas - which apply equally if you plan to live in one!





Good luck!Does anyone have any information/advice for a family looking to move to Cyprus?
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Yes - relocating abroad can be expensive. However, you can actually profit from a move abroad if you follow the McCanns example. Leave your kids alone, then when one gets mislaid, you can set up a fund and sit back and watch as many people dip into their pockets to finance your personal expenses whilst you live in a luxury villa and all your mates come out for a few weeks to 'show support'.......





You can eventually even make a new career out of it. Just watch the McCanns example unfold.
My Dad lives in Cyprus, going over in 2 weeks, he has 2 houses in Paphos, Coral Bay and in my opinion this is a very nice place to live lots of restaurants, bars. Coral Bay beach probably the best beach in Cyprus. Most talk English well, so their shouldn't be a problem with the language. With regards to schools unless your children speak Greek you will have trouble, it also gets unbearbly hot for some in summer personly though i don't mind the heat. There you are, a little info probably won't help though.
Yes!





Go as quickly as you can because this country is going downhill fast.





Goodluck and enjoy it.





I do envy you
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Look on the Cyprus Living website. Lots of useful information.
Enjoy!
When it rains, it really rains! The driving standards are really, really bad, the mechanics are really good and cheap, everybody gets their phone bill on the same day - always a long wait to pay it (or it used to be that way!), buy a 4x4, they're classed as agricultural and ins is very cheap,tomorrow means the day after,it seems to be tradition to start any household repair by knocking a hole in the wall - whether they need to or not,electrical items are much cheaper and they want your custom! - they deliver free usually same day, they have hundreds of different varieties of coat hangers, dry cleaning is cheap, food is cheap, electric is now pretty expensive, weather is great (most of the time!) short but bone chilling winters! Everybody has a brother/cousin/uncle who has a shop in Nicosia - but they will send a taxi to get whatever it is you want (and they do but they don't charge you for it!) All in all pretty good to live there! (we had three years there) strangely though, I wouldn't go on holiday!





If you're buying just make sure you have an English speaking lawyer and check the deeds! Kids will love it!