I was once asked the question "Why are all the new villas and apartments in Cyprus advertised as 'luxury
properties'?" I replied "Because if the developer can sell them to unsuspecting expatriates, he'll be able to retire in luxury!".
Although many new properties are indeed luxurious, many are not! You will
hear many horror stories about cowboy builders and poor building work.
To give you some idea of the things you should be looking out for here is my
'Rogues Gallery'.
Don’t automatically assume that the bigger developers are better than the smaller
companies. Some of the so-called luxury properties shown here were built by one of the largest developers in
Paphos.
A senior director of the company wrote to me
saying that "the excellent reputation of his company had been earned through hard
work and consistent integrity". I'll make no comment - I'll let the
photographs speak for themselves.