Housing affordability pressures in Cyprus and across the EU are prompting calls for tighter controls on property purchases by third-country nationals, faster licensing and a unified housing authority, according to participants at the 4th Akel economy forum in Nicosia.
The discussion, held under the theme ‘Mass Real Estate Purchase and Housing Crisis: Right or Privilege?’, brought together Akel MP Aristos Damianou, MEP Ilaria Salis, scientific and technical chamber (Etek) chairman
