NOM322: Property and Succession Law

The purpose of the Module is to develop the Cypriot Law on Property, to set out its general principles as well as the case law of the Supreme Court and explain the System of Registration of Property Titles applied in Cyprus. A detailed analysis of the provisions of possession and registration of real property and the listing and explanation of the procedures for estate transfer and mortgaging will be offered, as well as the way of establishing Rights on Property and the Prohibitions banning real estate transactions by Court order in certain cases. The aim is also to analyse the individual provisions on the inheritance to beneficiary heirs and/or legatees, explain the available part of the inheritance in case of disposal by will, determine the legal heirs pursuant to the order defined by law and their inheritance shares as well as the rights of the surviving spouses. The rights and obligations of executors of wills and administrators of real property as well as the rights and obligations of the beneficiaries will be explored within the context of this module.  Elements of Private International Law will also be explored in relation to the applicable law in cases of hereditary succession in Cyprus of persons who have their domicile in another country or a different nationality.