MPs move to tighten rules on property sales to foreigners

Parliament on Thursday began discussing proposed legislation to curb the sale of real estate to non-Cypriot nationals, with some MPs even calling the matter one of national security.

Aristos Damianou, chair of the House interior committee, said their goal is to unify the various legislative proposals and take the item to the plenum for a vote before parliament dissolves for May’s legislative elections.

But he added that, given the issue’s complexity, this time-target might not be possible.