Orams must demolish Cyprus houseTHOUSANDS of property investors may be in danger of losing their homes in the occupied areas of Cyprus after the European Court of Justice ruled that a Greek Cypriot can reclaim land owned by his family.European Union’s top court in Luxembourg said that a judgement from the Republic of Cyprus ordering a U.K. couple, Linda and David Orams, to demolish their house must be recognized by EU countries even if it concerns land in the occupied areas of the island. Even if the European Court of Justice ruling cannot be enacted because the land is under Turkish Cypriot control, it means that Mr Apostolides will be able to pursue a claim for compensation in a UK court. The Orams bought a £ 160,000 holiday home in Lapithos, which is an area of Cyprus that has been occupied by Turkish troops since 1974. A Cypriot court ordered them to tear down the property, return the land and pay damages to Meletis Apostolides, who was one of thousands of Greek Cypriots who fled his home when the Turkish forces invaded. Mr Apostolides said he was “very much” pleased with the EU court’s ruling, and that it was “what we expected“. He added: “This is a difficult issue that has to be decided by the courts.” The Orams’ case, which has bounced from courts in Nicosia to London to Luxembourg, has far reaching implications for many of the 22,000 foreign investors, mostly from the U.K. The European court’s decision could open the way for hundreds of other Greek Cypriots to demand restitution for properties they were forced to flee when the Turkish forces invaded. |
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