| If you are looking to buy property overseas, the | | | | give you the name of some reputable real estate |
| process can be fraught with uncertainties and worries | | | | agents in the area where you are looking. |
| as you look for that dream house in an area in which, | | | | Besides checking the details of any real estate agent |
| to be frank, you're not all that familiar. Here, Cyprus | | | | with the Association, if you know anyone in Cyprus, |
| is no different. So, how do you go about finding the | | | | you might also want to ask them if they have any |
| right real estate agent in Cyprus? | | | | recommendations. In fairness, there is rarely anything |
| First off, authorised real estate agents in Cyprus | | | | as good as a good recommendation given by |
| need to be both licensed and registered. However, | | | | word-of-mouth. |
| not speaking the same language as you do, and | | | | Finally, if you are still in the UK looking for property in |
| having their fees paid for by the seller, may give you | | | | Cyprus before you go, then the Internet has a wide |
| serious cause to wonder whether they have your | | | | selection of Cyprus real estate agents advertising |
| best interests at heart or the seller's! If this is the | | | | their wares. In most cases, the sites also have a |
| case, then your first port-of-call should be the Cyprus | | | | good selection of pictures of properties, which, if |
| Real Estate Agents Association ("Association"). While | | | | nothing else, will give you some idea of the types of |
| the Association may not be able to give you | | | | property that the agent commonly deals with. But, |
| conclusive evidence that your chosen real estate | | | | keep in mind that although many Brits do use the |
| agent is either the best or worst in the business, | | | | services of English-speaking real estate agents they |
| they should speak English and should be able to give | | | | found on the Internet, the Internet itself is no |
| you some reassurance towards calming your worries. | | | | assurance that the real estate agent is going to be |
| Also, with the European Confederation of Real Estate | | | | good - so if you do find an agent this way, try to |
| Agents trying to harmonise the standards of real | | | | get testimony from someone who has used them |
| estate agents across Europe (which these days | | | | before or ask for proof that they're a member of |
| includes Cyprus), the Association should be able to | | | | the Association. |