#buildings

A lack of contractual liability or statute limitation when it comes to any hidden defects, failures or defective materials and consequential damages to apartment owners, which may arise after the ...

President Nikos Christodoulides has dismissed corruption allegations by former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides as ‘fake news’, denying claims he attended the inauguration of an allegedly illegal leisure centre project. The controversy ...

In the end, the outcry over the demolition of an iconic and beautiful 1930s building in the centre of Nicosia last weekend wasn’t just a social-media outcry. The Cyprus ...

Hundreds of housing blocks in Cyprus are dangerously unmaintained or are partially or poorly maintained to the point where they pose a hazard to residents and are a risk to ...

Cabinet on Friday approved a planning-permit amnesty plan that is expected to allow thousands of ‘trapped buyers’ to obtain a title deed, after they were unable to do so due ...

There is a lot of theoretical discussion about which is more beneficial for the government, to build or rent offices, or even buy ready office buildings on the open market. ...

Following my own experience when trying to correct the mistakes made to my house during construction, I am not at all happy regarding the quality of the supervision of some ...

Climate change is a reality and as the UN secretary-general anxiously stated, “the planet has exceeded safety limits”. The European Union is encouraging the installation of solar, photovoltaic and other ...

It has been said that Cypriots eat as if it is their last meal and build as if they will live forever. This is a true reflection of reality and ...

The environment is not being taken seriously by individuals or by the competent authorities when it comes to building developments. Of course, there has been considerable progress in the last ...

Buildings across Europe could be renovated to cut emissions and save energy after the European Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that aims to lower households’ energy bills and wean ...

A management committee of a jointly owned building may sue and be sued, but does not act as a private prosecutor The powers of a management committee (MC) are limited ...

The association of civil engineers on Monday sounded the alarm over the potential for severe damage and even loss of life in the event of a powerful earthquake, due to ...

By Gina Agapiou The tallest building in the capital has become a reference point, but Nicosia residents are still questioning its purpose. It’s been over two years since the ...

Nicosia municipality urged deputies to crack down on what it says were weaknesses in current legislation, which led to derelict buildings that were increasingly dangerous being rented out. In its ...

The blame game over the collapse of balconies on two buildings in Paphos in the space of 24 hours is well underway, as passing the buck in the event of a ...

The row has deepened between the Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos and the interior ministry over unsuitable and dangerous living quarters, as both sides continue to blame each other. A lack ...

Another balcony collapsed at noon on Saturday in a building on the central Posidon Avenue in Kato Paphos, near the municipal baths, CNA reported. The debris fell on the pergola ...

There is a lot of public discussion going on regarding the rental of private office buildings for the government’s needs. On the one hand, one side says that this ...

The cantilever of a building in Xylofagou, collapsed in the early hours of Sunday, police said. No one was injured as the building, which functions as a local club, was ...

The 65-year-old building housing Limassol police headquarters needs maintenance and improvement as a matter of urgency, House legal affairs committee president Nicos Tornaritis said on Friday after he headed a ...

As a matter of urgency, the European system of craftsmen needing certificates for the various building trades must be adopted in Cyprus. At present, whatever a ‘craftsman’ declares that he ...

Against a backdrop of spiralling energy costs, our buildings remain woefully energy inefficient The 26th UN Climate Conference (COP26) which starts today has been dubbed humanity’s last chance to ...

An engineer found evidence of major structural damage beneath the pool deck and “concrete deterioration” in the underground parking garage of a Florida 12-story condominium in a 2018 report, three years ...