# Cyprus Property Appraisals > Limassol-based property valuation practice led by Michael Efstathiou MRICS, Chartered Surveyor, registered with ETEK, practising since 2012. Valuations to RICS Valuation – Global Standards (Red Book) across all of Cyprus for banks and lenders, courts and lawyers, estates and inheritance, capital gains tax, IFRS 13 fair value, and private buyers and sellers. Reports in English and Greek. - Website: https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/ (Greek: https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/el/) - Email: info@cypruspropertyappraisals.com - Telephone: +357 25 254222 · Mobile: +357 96 569477 - Area served: Limassol, Nicosia, Larnaca, Paphos, Famagusta — all Cyprus ## Services - [Capital gains tax valuations and 1 January 1980 values](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/capital-gains-tax-valuation/): RICS retrospective valuations for Cyprus capital gains tax, including 1 January 1980 values. Limassol-based, serving all districts. Instruct a valuation. - [Compulsory acquisition and compensation valuations](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/compulsory-acquisition-valuation/): Independent valuations and compensation advice when the state, a municipality or a utility acquires, or sterilises part of, your property in Cyprus. - [Valuations for family and matrimonial proceedings](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/divorce-property-valuation/): Independent property valuations for divorce, family court proceedings and matrimonial property division in Cyprus. Jointly or separately instructed. - [Expert witness and court valuations](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/expert-witness-valuation/): RICS-registered expert witness property valuer in Cyprus. Independent court valuation reports for litigation, prepared under PS 1 and PS 2 of the Red Book. - [Forced sale, foreclosure and compulsory acquisition](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/foreclosure-compulsory-acquisition-valuation/): You have 10 days after Notice IB to appoint your own valuer. Foreclosure and compulsory acquisition valuations across Cyprus, to RICS standards. - [Property valuation for financial reporting and IFRS 13 fair value](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/ifrs-13-fair-value-valuation/): Property valuations for financial reporting in Cyprus: fair value under IFRS 13, IAS 40 and IAS 16, the Level 3 hierarchy and what auditors ask for. - [Land and plot valuations across Cyprus](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/land-valuation-cyprus/): RICS land and plot valuations across Cyprus. Zoning, building coefficient, residual appraisals for development land. Limassol-based. Instruct a valuation. - [Portfolio valuation and strategic advice](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/portfolio-strategic-valuation-advice/): Independent portfolio valuation and valuation-led advice in Cyprus for companies, developers, family holdings, trustees and institutional owners. - [Independent valuation and advice before you buy](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/pre-purchase-valuation-advice/): Independent valuation and advice before you commit to buying property in Cyprus: price evidence, title, permits and the checks that catch buyers out. - [Inheritance and probate valuations](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/probate-inheritance-valuation/): Probate and inheritance property valuations across Cyprus, for the six-month estate return under Law 78(I)/2000 and for division among heirs. - [Property valuation for a bank loan in Cyprus](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/property-valuation-bank-loan/): RICS Red Book property valuation for bank loans and mortgages in Cyprus. What lenders require, what documents you need, and what the report must contain. - [What is a RICS Red Book valuation?](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/rics-red-book-valuation/): What a RICS Red Book valuation is, the December 2024 edition effective 31 January 2025, and why banks and courts in Cyprus insist on one. - [Valuations for buyers and sellers](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/valuation-for-buyers-sellers/): An independent RICS valuation before you sign. Know what the property is worth, and what the title and permits actually say, before you commit. - [Property valuations for law firms](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/valuation-for-lawyers/): How Cyprus law firms instruct a property valuer: the matters that need one, retrospective dates, joint experts and what the instruction letter should say. - [Property valuations in Cyprus](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/valuations/): Every kind of property valuation we prepare in Cyprus: lending, buying and selling, probate, tax, courts, accounts, land and portfolios. Fees agreed first. ## Locations - [Property valuation in Ayia Napa, Protaras and the Famagusta district](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/property-valuation-famagusta/): RICS Red Book valuation in Ayia Napa, Protaras and Paralimni. Holiday-let and investment stock, seasonal markets, tourism yields. ETEK-registered, MRICS. - [Property valuation in Larnaca](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/property-valuation-larnaca/): RICS Red Book property valuation in Larnaca. Apartments up 11.7% year on year. Marina and port area, Oroklini, Pyla, Livadia. ETEK-registered, MRICS. - [Property valuation in Limassol](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/property-valuation-limassol/): RICS Red Book property valuation in Limassol. ETEK-registered, MRICS. Seafront towers, town, villages and land. Reports for banks, courts and tax. - [Property valuation in Nicosia](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/property-valuation-nicosia/): RICS Red Book property valuation in Nicosia. Offices, commercial and residential across Engomi, Strovolos and the old town. ETEK-registered, MRICS. - [Property valuation in Paphos](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/property-valuation-paphos/): RICS Red Book property valuation in Paphos. Expat resale villas, holiday-let stock, title deed issues, Peyia and Coral Bay. ETEK-registered, MRICS. ## Guides and reference - [Cadastral plan lookup](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/cadastral-plans/): Free map tool: click any parcel in Cyprus to see its Land Registry details and download an A4 cadastral plan. From the valuers who use it daily. - [The Cyprus property market: latest data](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/cyprus-property-market/): Cyprus property market data: Q1 2026 price index +7.5%, district tables, Jan-Jul 2026 sales volumes. Updated quarterly by a Limassol RICS valuer. - [Documentation and sources](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/documentation/): The public sources behind a Cyprus valuation: the RICS and Central Bank indices, the planning instruments, Cap. 224 and rent control, and the RICS Red Book. - [Valuation services for law firms, lenders and accountants in Cyprus](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/for-professionals/): RICS Red Book valuations for Cyprus law firms, lenders and accountants. Litigation, probate, panel lending, CGT and 1980 values. Independent, ETEK-registered. - [Land Registry General Valuation vs market value: what the difference actually is](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/general-valuation-vs-market-value/): What the Land Registry General Valuation (1.1.2021) is, what it cannot be used for, and why it diverges from market value. A full guide from a Cyprus RICS valuer. - [Property types we value](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/property-types-we-value/): Apartments, houses, plots, offices, warehouses, hotels and unfinished buildings across Cyprus, and which valuation method each asset class calls for. ## About - [A Limassol valuation practice, working to RICS standards](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/about/): Michael Efstathiou MRICS, ETEK-registered valuer in Limassol. How the practice works, the standards we apply, and how we handle conflicts of interest. - [Contact us](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/contact/): Contact Cyprus Property Appraisals in Limassol. Call +357 25254222, email, or send the property details for a written fee quote. - [Property valuation in Cyprus: questions answered](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/faq/): Answers on property valuation in Cyprus: costs, timing, documents, Red Book and RICS, bank requirements, tax and 1980 values, and how to instruct a valuer. - [What a property valuation costs in Cyprus](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/valuation-fees/): What a property valuation costs in Cyprus. The valuers' association indicative fee scale, worked examples, VAT, revaluation discounts and what is included. ## Optional - [Full text of every English page](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/llms-full.txt) - [Google Maps listing](https://maps.google.com/?cid=16088108047344379172) - [Ελληνικά — όλες οι σελίδες](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/el/) - [Sitemap](https://www.cypruspropertyappraisals.com/sitemap.xml)