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A. Average Sale Prices for 2005*
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Cyprus |
Nicosia |
Limassol |
Larnaca |
Famagusta |
Paphos |
| Detached House 2bdr |
£121,000 |
£137,000 |
£136,000 |
£104,000 |
£102,000 |
£132,000 |
| Detached House 3 bdr |
£171,000 |
£159,000 |
£179,000 |
£151,000 |
£146,000 |
£201,000 |
| Detached House 4 bdr |
£283,000 |
£301,000 |
£304,000 |
£249,000 |
£248,000 |
£324,000 |
| Semi-detached 2 bdr |
£92,000 |
£99,000 |
£89,000 |
£81,000 |
£78,000 |
£98,000 |
| Semi-detached 3 bdr |
£117,000 |
£130,000 |
£128,000 |
£112,000 |
£99,000 |
£118,000 |
| Semi-detached 4 bdr |
£157,000 |
£151,000 |
£156,000 |
£144,000 |
£185,000 |
£168,000 |
| Studio |
£37,000 |
£40,000 |
£37,000 |
£32,000 |
£31,000 |
£38,000 |
| Apartment 1 bdr |
£41,000 |
£44,000 |
£41,000 |
£36,000 |
£35,000 |
£43,000 |
| Apartment 2 bdr |
£69,000 |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
£60,000 |
£59,000 |
£72,000 |
| Apartment 3 bdr |
£81,000 |
£86,000 |
£73,000 |
£69,000 |
£67,000 |
£85,000 |
* Based on a sample of 1,000 properties across Cyprus. Prices rounded to the nearest thousand.
B. Average Rental Prices for 2005*
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Cyprus |
Nicosia |
Limassol |
Larnaca |
Famagusta |
Paphos |
| Studio |
£200 |
£240 |
£220 |
£200 |
£170 |
£170 |
| Apartment 1 bdr |
£240 |
£300 |
£250 |
£240 |
£200 |
£210 |
| Apartment 2 bdr |
£290 |
£340 |
£310 |
£300 |
£245 |
£255 |
| Apartment 3 bdr |
£355 |
£400 |
£360 |
£350 |
£290 |
£300 |
* Based on a sample of 1,000 properties across Cyprus. Houses are not included since they are not recommended for "buy to let" investment - annual rental return is usually less than 4%. Prices are rounded.
C. Average Annual Rental Return for 2005*
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Cyprus |
Nicosia |
Limassol |
Larnaca |
Famagusta |
Paphos |
| Studio |
6.5% |
7.2% |
6.5% |
6.7% |
5.4% |
4.7% |
| Apartment 1 bdr |
7.0% |
8.2% |
6.7% |
8.0% |
6.5% |
5.6% |
| Apartment 2 bdr |
5.0% |
5.5% |
5.0% |
6.0% |
4.6% |
4.3% |
| Apartment 3 bdr |
5.3% |
5.6% |
5.9% |
6.1% |
5.2% |
4.9% |
| Average |
6.0% |
6.7% |
6.0% |
6.7% |
5.4% |
4.9% |
* Based on data from table A & B above.
The conclusion is that 1 bedroom apartments offer the best annual return - an average of 7%. As far as towns Nicosia* & Larnaca** are leading with an average of 6.7% and Paphos*** is last with 4.9%.
* Nicosia not only is the capital and the largest town in Cyprus but also has many universities and colleges that lead to an increase in demand for rental properties.
** Larnaca has good rental return due to the fact that the property prices are lower than other towns.
*** Paphos even though it has higher rental rates than Famagusta the rental return is lower due to the fact that properties in Paphos are more expensive.
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