For years, visiting the Land Registry was a very bold decision. And this is because you would essentially have to dedicate a whole day to complete the pending tasks.
You should definitely take time off work and that might not even be enough. This was regularly pointed out by ordinary citizens, as well as businessmen and generally professionals in the real estate sector, who necessarily had daily contact with the Land Registry.
The Minister of the Interior, Konstantinos Ioannou, sets the bar quite high and states that an effort will be made to combat the pathologies of the past in 2026 and the departments of Land Registry and Urban Planning to meet the needs of today.
In a written statement, the Minister of the Interior notes, among other things, that "in 2026 we are moving forward with substantial changes in the Departments of Urban Planning and Land Registry, with the aim of modern services, less bureaucracy and better service". At the same time, he continues, the Ministry of the Interior implemented the rapid licensing of the development, reducing delays and inconvenience for citizens and businesses and with the urban planning amnesty enabled thousands of citizens who remained trapped for years to issue title deeds.
Bureaucracy and delays in such a vital part of the public service are certainly a brake on the development of the real estate sector, but also of the economy in general. Therefore, finding solutions to overcome these difficulties is a necessity to say the least.
