According to UK FCDO, the ownership of many properties is disputed in the north of Cyprus, with thousands of claims to ownership from people displaced in 1974, and purchase of these properties could have serious financial and legal implications.
Claim record · last verified 14 September 2026
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- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Where in the source
- Section on the north of Cyprus
- Verification
- Primary source verified. We read the primary text ourselves on 14 September 2026.
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- — First published from the cited source. (version 1, First published)
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- [1]Cyprus: buying property (GOV.UK guidance)
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, United Kingdom · Foreign-government guidance · 27 November 2019 · accessed 14 September 2026 · source record
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https://northcyprusreference.com/en/claims/govuk-ownership-disputed