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How the four categories differ →Edremit Villas Esentepe is a scheme of 14 villas that Cyprus Constructions (CC) lists in the Kyrenia (Girne) district of Northern Cyprus, with a delivery date of January 2028 and a price from GBP 1,450,000 on the developer’s projects page. This guide sets out what the developer publishes about Edremit Villas Esentepe, which figures come from a floor plan and which from template cards, where the site lies, and what the 2026 purchase rules mean for an off-plan villa. Rules and rates are quoted as of 23 October 2026.

Cyprus Constructions (CC) shows Edremit Villas Esentepe on its projects page as a villa project in “Esentepe, Kyrenia” with a price “from GBP 1,450,000”, and on its own detail page as 14 villas in “Edremit, North Cyprus” (both read on 23 October 2026). Each villa is described with a private infinity pool and pool terrace, a landscaped garden, sea and mountain views, bedrooms that are all master suites, a laundry room, closets and large terraces.
The page states “35% down, 65% Until Project Completion” and a delivery date of January 2028.
Two location statements compete. The projects page and the label of this listing say Esentepe, while the detail-page text, the developer’s knowledge file and its location guide say Edremit, near Kyrenia. The map pin hard-coded in the page (35.3386 N, 33.2536 E) lies about 30 km west of Esentepe village and about 6 km west of Kyrenia Castle, both calculated from the pin. The location section sets out the evidence.
The listing keeps the Esentepe label because the developer’s projects page uses it, and a buyer should rely on the parcel number, not on either name.
Most numbers on CC’s unit cards are template values that recur across unrelated projects, so this guide uses only the areas printed on the villa floor plan and no card size. No unit price list is published, no title-deed category is stated and no availability figure is reliable. Everything below is limited to what the developer pages, the official fact packs and arithmetic on the developer’s own figures support.
| Edremit Villas Esentepe key facts | As published | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Cyprus Constructions (“CC”), North Cyprus | Company statements are attributed to the developer’s own pages |
| Status | Listed among the “ongoing” projects | Hero tags on the page (“Ready to Move In”, “Pre Sale”) are repeated on every CC project page |
| Delivery | January 2028 (detail page, all language versions) | The unit card says “Key Ready / Resale”, which conflicts with a 2028 date |
| Location as published | Projects page: “Esentepe, Kyrenia”; detail text and knowledge file: Edremit, Kyrenia; hero line: “Kyrenia” | Map pin lies in the Edremit area, not at Esentepe village |
| Total units | 14 villas | The developer’s blog speaks of “Detached / Semi-detached options”; the plan and text show one villa type |
| Plan areas | Closed area 240 m2; pool 102 m2; terraces 90.5 m2 | Printed on the floor plan; plot area is not published |
| Price | From GBP 1,450,000 (developer’s projects page, 23 October 2026) | Hero line and the single unit card show the same figure |
| Payment plan | “35% down, 65% Until Project Completion” | Stage dates and amounts are not published |
| Title-deed category | Not stated | The FAQ says only “secure, internationally recognized title deeds” |
| Availability | Not stated | A sold-percentage stat and a unit card on the same page disagree |
| Contact | Not reproduced |
The developer shows a single unit card, “Edremit Villas – Type A”, for all 14 villas. The card prints 105 m2 net, 128 m2 gross, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The same three card profiles recur on other CC pages, including one for a project that the developer itself describes as studios only, so they are treated as template values and are not used here.
The one source of real areas is the villa floor plan, an image on the developer’s site. It splits the closed area into an entrance floor and a ground floor and prints separate totals for pool and terraces. The table lists what the plan shows. Every figure is the developer’s, taken from the floor plan image, and none is a measured value.
| Plan item | Printed figure (m2) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total closed area (“total close area”) | 240 | Floor plan |
| Entrance floor | 78 | Floor plan |
| Ground floor | 162 | Floor plan |
| Total pool area | 102 | Floor plan |
| Entrance pool area (decorative) | 53 | Floor plan |
| Ground-floor pool area | 48 | Floor plan |
| Total terrace area | 90.5 | Floor plan |
| Terrace, entrance floor / ground floor | 66 / 24.5 | Floor plan |
| Bedrooms (three drawn) | 28.3, 23.1, 18.3 (master) | Floor plan |
| Corridor, staircase and hall | 37 | Floor plan |
| Laundry / closet / bathroom | 18.1 / 9.5 / 13.8 | Floor plan |
| WCs beside two bedrooms | 5.3 and 5.1 | Floor plan |
| Bedrooms and bathrooms on the unit card | 3 and 2; 105 net, 128 gross | Template card, not used |

The arithmetic below uses only these printed figures and the from price. All results are calculated from the developer’s figures and describe the plan, not a measured building.
| Measure | Arithmetic | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Floors add up | 78 + 162 | 240 m2, matches the printed total |
| Share of closed area on the ground floor | 162 / 240 | 67.5% |
| Terraces add up | 66 + 24.5 | 90.5 m2, matches the printed total |
| Pools add up | 53 + 48 | 101 m2, one square metre below the printed 102 m2 |
| Terraces relative to closed area | 90.5 / 240 | 37.7% |
| Pool relative to closed area | 102 / 240 | 42.5% |
| Three bedrooms together | 28.3 + 23.1 + 18.3 | 69.7 m2, or 29.0% of the closed area |
| From price per m2 of closed area | GBP 1,450,000 / 240 | about GBP 6,042 per m2 |
| Scheme at the from price | 14 x GBP 1,450,000 | GBP 20,300,000 (arithmetic only, not a sales value) |
| 35% and 65% of the from price | 0.35 x 1,450,000; 0.65 x 1,450,000 | GBP 507,500 and GBP 942,500 |
Three points follow from the figures. First, the plan is a single level: it is titled as the ground floor plan and draws three bedrooms, two WCs, a bathroom, a laundry and a closet, but no living room or kitchen. The 78 m2 entrance floor is given as a total only, so the living space cannot be measured from anything published.
Second, the plan prints the terms “close area” and “pool area” without saying whether the closed area is measured to the inside or the outside of the walls. The unit card does separate net from gross, which shows the developer knows the difference, so the contract should state which measure the 240 m2 uses. The one-square-metre gap in the pool total is small, yet it shows that the plan’s totals were not all checked against their parts.
Third, the per-square-metre figure is only a rough yardstick. It divides a “from” price by the closed area of the one type that is drawn, and it ignores the pool, the terraces and the plot, none of which carries a separate price. Comparisons with other villas should use the same basis. One plan does not show that every villa is identical, since the developer’s blog mentions both detached and semi-detached options.
What a buyer should request in writing before any payment:
The developer gives the project more than one address. The projects page lists it in “Esentepe, Kyrenia” and the Turkish, Arabic, Russian and Persian versions pair Esentepe with Kyrenia in the same way. The detail page opens with “Kyrenia” and its text speaks of Edremit, North Cyprus. The developer knowledge file calls the location “Edremit, Kyrenia”, and the location guide describes Edremit as an established villa neighbourhood near Kyrenia and close to schools. Each statement is the developer’s own.
The page code supplies a map pin at 35.3386 N, 33.2536 E. Wikipedia places Trimithi, the Greek name of Edremit, at about 35.3286 N, 33.2592 E and says it lies 6 km west of Kyrenia (secondary source). The pin is 1.2 km from that point, 6.2 km west of Kyrenia Castle and 29.9 km west of the centre of Esentepe village (calculated with the haversine formula from OpenStreetMap coordinates).
The evidence therefore favours Edremit, and the Esentepe label looks like the developer’s regional tag. A buyer should treat the parcel number on the title as the only authoritative address.
Edremit is an official settlement. In the 2011 census it had 1,268 residents and sat in the Girne municipality block of 33,207, itself part of the Girne district total of 69,163 (census table 3; table 1). Law 15/2022 lists Edremit among the nine villages attached to Girne Municipality (second schedule).
The same law gives building-permit powers to the merged municipality for its attached settlements, which would make Girne Municipality the permit office for an Edremit plot and Çatalköy-Esentepe Municipality the office for an Esentepe plot.
| Place in official figures | Figure | Source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Edremit, residents | 1,268 | Census 4 December 2011, table 3 |
| Girne municipality block (includes Edremit) | 33,207 | Census 2011, table 3 |
| Edremit as a share of that block | 1,268 / 33,207 = 3.8% | Calculated |
| Esentepe village / Esentepe municipality | 1,754 / 2,414 | Census 2011, table 3 (pre-merger boundaries) |
| Girne district | 69,163 | Census 2011, table 1 |
| Municipality that lists Edremit | Girne Municipality (9 villages) | Law 15/2022, second schedule |
| Municipality that lists Esentepe | Çatalköy-Esentepe (6 villages) | Law 15/2022 |

If the Esentepe label is the correct one, the pack facts for Esentepe apply: the village lies about 23 km east of Kyrenia on the northern foothills of the Five Finger mountains, and an OpenStreetMap check puts its centre about 1.2 km from the nearest mapped coastline (PRIO; secondary). Esentepe was exclusively Greek Cypriot before 1974, with 1,543 residents in 1973, so title there must be checked parcel by parcel.
For Edremit this research found no official or PRIO record of pre-1974 ownership. The absence of a record is not a clean result, and the same parcel-level check applies.
Health care is the clearest service difference between the two readings. Girne district had one state in-patient hospital with 72 beds and five private in-patient institutions with 112 beds in 2024, and Dr. Akçiçek State Hospital had 189 staff (Statistical Yearbook 2024). The Ministry of Health list of 23 October 2026 still names six state hospitals without the New Girne Hospital, planned at about 148 beds, so that building is not described here as open (ministry list).
Esentepe has a state health centre with 8 staff in 2024. From the pin the Kyrenia hospital is about 9.7 km by road, from Esentepe about 26.7 km.
| Nearby places and distances for Edremit Villas Esentepe | What it is | From Esentepe village centre: straight / road km, min | From the developer’s map pin: straight / road km, min | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrenia Castle | Old harbour and centre of Kyrenia | 23.7 / 27.7, 33 | 6.2 / 9.6, 14 | pack lookup; pin route |
| Dr. Akçiçek State Hospital | State hospital, Kyrenia | 23.4 / 26.7, 31 | 6.5 / 9.7, 13 | Pack and pin route |
| Bellapais Abbey | Kyrenia-side heritage site | 20.9 / 25.6, 31 | 9.9 / 14.0, 20 | Pack and pin route |
| Ercan Airport | The north’s airport | 22.1 / 40.0, 54 | 30.8 / 53.3, 59 | Pack and pin route |
| Nicosia (Lefkoşa) | Capital | 27.1 / 55.6, 65 | 20.8 / 35.2, 42 | Pack and pin route |
| Larnaca Airport | Republic of Cyprus, across a crossing | 52.3 / 86.8, 89 | 61.7 / 84.7, 86 | Pack and pin route |
| Famagusta Walled City | Famagusta district centre point | 40.4 / 58.7, 57 | 66.9 / 85.6, 81 | Pack and pin route |
| Gazimağusa State Hospital | State hospital, Famagusta | 35.6 / 53.6, 53 | 62.5 / 80.5, 77 | Pack and pin route |
| Esentepe village centre | Village | 0 / 0 | 29.9 / 36.1, 42 | Pack and pin route |
Straight-line figures are haversine distances between OpenStreetMap or Wikipedia coordinates. Road figures are estimates from the public OSRM router on OpenStreetMap data, with no traffic and no border queues, run on 23 October 2026. The Esentepe columns come from the fact pack; the pin columns were computed for this guide with the same method.
The Larnaca rows cross the Green Line, and the UK government notes that entering the Republic of Cyprus through the north is treated as illegal entry by its authorities (FCDO entry requirements).
The climate record nearest to Kyrenia is the Girne station: a 2024 mean of the twelve monthly means of 22.0 C and 510.2 mm of rain, both single-year figures and not norms.
On services, the mayor of Çatalköy-Esentepe said on 2 July 2025 that not enough water was reaching storage tanks in that municipality (press report), and Cyprus Mail reported in December 2025 that a substation failure in August 2025 took the north’s grid offline for almost a day (Cyprus Mail). No Edremit-specific record was found, so neither point is a rating of this site.
No TRNC coastal setback rule was found either, so a developer’s sea-view claim says nothing about the distance to the shore.
For context, other Esentepe villa and apartment schemes are on this site, such as ESVillas, and the town page Esentepe collects the Esentepe listings. They are separate projects and no comparison is made here.
A villa that will be handed over in January 2028 is, on the developer’s published plan, paid for in stages: 35% on signing and 65% “until project completion”. At the from price that is GBP 507,500 up front and GBP 942,500 over the build, which at 14 to 15 months to delivery (calculated from 23 October 2026 to the month of January 2028) means most of the money is paid before a handover can be inspected.
The stage amounts and dates are not published, so the protections below matter more than usual.
The UK government names the recurring problems of off-plan buying in Cyprus: lawyers acting for both vendor and builder, building without the correct permits, payment plans left out of contracts, difficulty obtaining final completion certificates and title deeds, and developer mortgages on the land (FCDO guidance). Each maps to a request that can be made before the first payment.
Under the decree in force, a foreign buyer must register the stamped sale contract at the district Land Registry within one month and lodge the purchase-permit application in the same period, or the contract becomes void automatically. The villa also needs condominium title or easement before the permit application, although the decree lets an application go ahead for two years with a building permit or a Planning Approval where that title could not yet be established.
For an unfinished scheme this exception is likely to be relevant, so the buyer should ask which route the 14 villas are using (Resmi Gazete 147).
Plot and area verification comes second. The developer’s site layout image shows 14 numbered plots along internal roads, with three plots marked by red crosses that the page does not explain. The marks are not interpreted here and no availability is stated. The layout does not print plot areas.
The buyer needs the plot number tied to the contract, the plot area from the title or a survey, and a check that the villa’s footprint, pool and terraces sit inside that plot.
Acquisition limits turn on what the plot is. Under the decree a foreign buyer may hold land complying with a building permit of at most 1,338 m2 with one house, or a detached house on at most 3,300 m2, or two two-storey detached villas in a mass-housing project or “site”. The plan shows two levels, an entrance floor and a ground floor. Nationals of states that recognise the TRNC may buy three two-storey villas.
The consolidated Law 52/2008 on mevzuat.gov.ct.tr still shows the stricter text of Law 39/2024, one property per foreigner, and the decree applies in its place only while it is in force (consolidated law).
The decree also caps sales of housing projects in zoned areas at 80% to foreigners, which for 14 villas is 11.2 villas, so at most 11 whole villas if the cap is applied to this scheme and rounded down (calculated; the pack does not say how the Ministry rounds).
Resale is the last test. With one villa type and 14 homes there is little for a seller or a buyer to compare against, and the pack found no official house-price index, sales count or foreign-sales count.
A buyer who later sells needs a purchaser who can obtain a permit, and a non-dealer seller faces a withholding that the Income Tax Law formula puts at 20% x (1 – 30%) x 20% = 2.8% of the higher of assessed value and price (derived; the exemption can change each January). Foreigners cannot use the one-off exemption in that law (Income Tax Law).
| Check for an off-plan villa | What the developer’s pages show | What to obtain in writing | Official anchor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract and payment stages | “35% down, 65% Until Project Completion”; no schedule | Stage-by-stage amounts tied to construction milestones, in the contract | FCDO guidance on payment plans left out of contracts |
| Registration within one month | Not mentioned | Written confirmation that the stamped contract will be registered at the district Land Registry | Decree-Law 89/2026, art. 8 |
| Condominium title or easement | Not mentioned | The route used for the 14 villas, or the building permit or Planning Approval relied on | Law 52/2008 art. 8(2); decree art. 9 |
| Plot number and area | 14 numbered plots, no areas | Plot number, area and boundary plan attached to the contract | Land Registry research document |
| Closed area, pool, terraces | 240 m2, 102 m2, 90.5 m2 on one plan | A schedule of areas with a tolerance clause and a price adjustment if the built area is smaller | Contract term |
| Delivery date | January 2028; card says “Key Ready / Resale” | A dated handover obligation and a remedy for delay | Contract term |
| Developer mortgage on the land | Not mentioned | A Land Registry search showing mortgages and restrictions, and a release undertaking | FCDO guidance; Land Registry search |
| Warranty | None stated for Edremit | Scope and term of any structural warranty | Contract term |
| Resale terms | Not mentioned | Whether the contract can be assigned before completion, and the fees for doing so | Contract term |

An ordered sequence keeps the checks in a workable order:
Buyers who compare villa rules across the island can read Villas for Sale in Cyprus, which sets the northern and southern rules side by side.
The order below follows the money. It starts with checks that cost nothing, then moves through the contract, the permit and the transfer, and ends with the residence consequences. All legal points are as of 23 October 2026 and depend on Decree-Law 89/2026 (Resmi Gazete 147, 7 August 2026) being in force. It is a Council of Ministers decree whose 90-day validity ends about 5 November 2026 unless Parliament enacts it.
The consolidated Law 52/2008 still shows the stricter text and the steps differ between the two versions.
A foreign buyer needs a purchase permit from the Council of Ministers, applied for through the Interior Ministry. The application documents include a petition, an information form, a passport copy, a title copy, a location plan and an original police record from the applicant’s country (Interior Ministry list). The permit fee is half of the monthly gross minimum wage, TL 35,446.50 at the TL 70,893 wage in force from 1 July 2026 (derived).
No official processing time exists in the law.
| Step | Who | Time limit or timing | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Check the parcel and the title category | Buyer and independent lawyer | Before any payment; ownership query at the district Tapu Amirliği | Land Registry announcement |
| 2. Check the buyer’s limits and the foreign-sales cap | Lawyer | Before signing | Decree-Law 89/2026 |
| 3. Sign the sale contract and pay the stamp duty | Buyer and developer | Stamp 0.5% of the stated sum; buyer pays unless agreed otherwise | Stamp Duty Law |
| 4. Register the stamped contract and apply for the permit | Buyer or lawyer | Within 1 month, or the contract is void | Decree-Law 89/2026 |
| 5. Permit published in the Resmi Gazete | Council of Ministers | No official processing time | Decree-Law 89/2026 |
| 6. Sign the transfer declaration | Buyer and seller at the district office | Within 1 year of publication (decree) or 6 months (39/2024 text) | Law 52/2008 |
| 7. Pay the transfer fees | Buyer, seller as agreed | Within 75 working days (decree) or 60 (39/2024 text); fee schedule valid to 5 January 2027 | Resmi Gazete 197 |
| 8. Utilities and residence permit | Buyer | Water and electricity connections wait for the taxes and fees; a property residence permit follows the title or the contract | Residence Regulation |
The Land Registry fee schedule of 7 October 2026 sets 4% for a foreigner’s first property, 5.5% for the second and 6% for the third, and is valid to and including 5 January 2027 (Resmi Gazete 197).
The schedule does not say, in the pack, whether the percentage applies to the contract price or to an assessed value, so the arithmetic is only an illustration: on a base of GBP 1,450,000 it gives GBP 58,000 at 4%, GBP 79,750 at 5.5% and GBP 87,000 at 6% (calculated). Stamp duty of 0.5% of GBP 1,450,000 is GBP 7,250, but it is charged in lira at the official effective selling rate on the stamping date.
VAT on housing with up to 300 m2 of closed area is 5%, and 240 m2 is below that line; whether the developer’s from price includes VAT is not stated (VAT regulation). The wider cost picture is on the cost-of-buying guide.
A property residence permit needs a home suitable for residence. With title and a total property value of GBP 300,000 or more, the Regulation gives a 10-year permit with no income test. With a stamped contract only, one-third of the price must be paid first, which is GBP 483,333 on the from price (calculated), and the permit is for 5 years.
Buying does not give TRNC citizenship, EU rights or a permit that the Republic of Cyprus recognises; see the citizenship and immigration guide for the routes.
Country-level context for Northern Cyprus buyers is on the Northern Cyprus page.
The risks fall into three groups. The first is title: ownership of many properties in the north is disputed, with thousands of claims by people displaced in 1974, and the UK government says that buying such property “could have serious financial and legal implications” (FCDO guidance). The European Court of Justice held in Apostolides v Orams that a Republic of Cyprus judgment on land in the north can be enforced in other member states (CJEU press release).
No category of title is stated for these 14 villas, and the developer’s only wording, “secure, internationally recognized title deeds”, is not a category.
The second group is information quality. The developer’s pages contain template cards, hero tags that conflict with a 2028 delivery date, an FAQ subtitle that names a different CC project and a sold-percentage stat that the unit card contradicts. These are data errors, not proof of a defect, but they mean the contract and its attached plans are the only reliable record of what is being sold.
The third group is process: the Immovable Property Commission reports 8,820 applications lodged and 3,787 concluded as of 23 October 2026, and its bulletin lists no village or district names, so no Edremit or Esentepe breakdown exists (Commission statistics). Read more on title deeds in Northern Cyprus.
Building quality is a further question for a scheme that is not yet built. The president of the Cyprus Turkish Chamber of Engineers and Architects said in February 2023 that structures must have static calculations to the earthquake regulation, that project approval checks seismic compliance and that municipalities are bound to have supervision done by project authors (Yeniduzen report; secondary). A buyer can ask for the approved structural project and the name of the supervising engineer.
| Document or check | Where to get it | Why it matters | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Registry research document (ownership query) | District Tapu Amirliği of the parcel | Shows registered owner, mortgages and restrictions | Land Registry announcement |
| Title category (Turkish, exchange, other) and pre-1974 owner | Land Registry and lawyer | Exchange or gift land carries restitution risk per the UK guidance | FCDO guidance |
| Building permit and approved plans | Issuing municipality (Girne or Çatalköy-Esentepe) | Confirms what may be built and the approved areas | Law 15/2022 |
| Condominium title or easement | Land Registry | Required before the permit application, with a two-year exception | Decree-Law 89/2026 |
| Purchase-permit documents | Interior Ministry, Immovable Property Unit | Without the permit the transfer cannot be completed | Interior Ministry list |
| Tax and utility clearance | Tax Department and utilities | Connections wait for taxes and fees | Decree-Law 89/2026 |
| Independent lawyer | District bar association | The UK guidance warns of lawyers acting for both sides | FCDO guidance |
The fee and decree dates add a time risk. If Parliament does not enact the decree by about 5 November 2026 the stricter consolidated text may be the only one in force, and the Land Registry fee schedule lapses after 5 January 2027 unless renewed. Both dates fall before the January 2028 delivery, so a contract signed now could be completed under different rules. Buyers should ask the lawyer to state in writing which version the advice assumes.
The table lists all ten CC listings on this site as the developer’s pages describe them on 23 October 2026. “From” prices are those of the developer’s projects page, and a dash means the developer publishes no price. The page being read is shown in bold and is not linked.
| Project (CC) | Status as published | Units as published | Area as published | Unit types as published | “From” price (projects page) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aloha Homes Esentepe | Ongoing; December 2026 (Persian page: ready) | 400 (450 on the homepage card) | Esentepe | Villas 5+1 and 3+1, 1+1 apartments, bungalows, garden apartments, 2+1 loft penthouses | GBP 154,950 |
| Bahamas Homes Esentepe | Listed ongoing; delivery “Ready to Move In” | 440 (700 on the homepage; phases II and III 284 + 304) | Esentepe | Apartments, beach and sea villas, 2+1 eco house | GBP 94,950 |
| Hawaii Homes Esentepe | Listed ongoing; “Ready to Move In” | 450 (490 on the homepage) | Esentepe | Studios in 22 blocks, 1+1 and 2+1 loft penthouses, 10 villas | GBP 99,950 |
| Phuket Wellness Resort Esentepe | Ongoing; March 2027 (Turkish page: ready) | 650 | Esentepe | 1+1, 2+1, studio penthouses, 2+1 villas, 6+1 and 3+1 villas | GBP 144,950 |
| Edremit Villas Esentepe (this page) | Ongoing; January 2028 | 14 villas | Esentepe, Kyrenia (text: Edremit) | Villas, one type drawn | GBP 1,450,000 |
| Maldives Homes Esentepe | Completed; Q4 2025; “Sold Out” | 120 (stat) or 55 (text) | Esentepe Coast | 10 villas and 1+1, 2+1, 3+1 apartments | – |
| Pearl Island Esentepe | “Ready to Move In” | 156 studios (stat says 80) | Esentepe (footer: Bahçeli, Kyrenia) | 35 m2 studios | GBP 220,000 (two other prices on its pages) |
| Mykonos Homes Esentepe | Completed; “Resale Only” | 80 (8 villas, 72 apartments) | “Seafront, Karpaz Gate” | 3+1 villas; 1+1, 2+1, 3+1 apartments | – |
| Moonlight Villas Esentepe | “Resale Only” | 6 villas (stat says 80) | Esentepe | Three-bedroom duplex villas | – |
| Idyll Homes Esentepe | “Resale Only” | Not stated (7 blocks) | Esentepe | 1+1 and 2+1 apartments in two-storey blocks | – |
By the “from” figure this scheme is the highest priced of the group: GBP 1,450,000 for a villa, against studios and apartments that start between GBP 94,950 and GBP 220,000. By published unit count only Moonlight Villas is smaller. It is the only CC project with a 2028 delivery date, and its location label conflicts with its own text, as the Pearl Island and Mykonos entries also show.
Four CC projects are marked “Resale Only” or “Sold Out” by the developer, and for those units a buyer would deal with owners and not with the developer.
The comparison is descriptive. The developer’s unit counts, statuses and prices differ between its homepage, projects page and detail pages for several projects, and none of the ten pages is treated as better or worse than another. The listings built mainly around villas are this one and Moonlight Villas, and only these two have a villa floor plan with printed areas, so they are the only pair whose sizes could be compared like for like.
Cyprus Constructions describes itself on its About Us page as “a professional developer providing quality properties in North Cyprus” and says its staff offer advice on North Cyprus properties for sale. The same page prints “28+ years in the industry”, “2000+ properties delivered”, “60+ nationalities served” and “24+ awards”. These are the developer’s marketing figures, not verified statements.
The page’s own subtitle says “for over a decade”, the footer says “for over 20 years”, and no award is named on any page read.
The company profile says the company is based in North Cyprus and works across Kyrenia, Bahçeli, Esentepe and Famagusta, with residential, resort and investment-driven projects, and lists core focus areas as villas, resort-style apartments, seafront developments and investment-oriented properties. None of the ten CC projects on this site is in Famagusta, so that statement does not describe a project covered here. The site also lists related brands for rentals, restaurants and an app, which are not part of this listing.
The pages read publish no registered company number and no named director or team member. The footer address is that of Pearl Island Homes, Bahçeli, Kyrenia, which is also the only head-office address shown. The brand knowledge file adds a disclaimer that rental income and capital appreciation are “not guaranteed”, and the project FAQs describe no fixed rental terms. A buyer should confirm the legal entity that signs the contract and the entity that owns the land.
Edremit Villas Esentepe is a project of 14 villas that Cyprus Constructions (CC) lists in the Kyrenia (Girne) district, with a delivery date of January 2028 and a price from GBP 1,450,000 on the developer’s projects page. The projects page places it in “Esentepe, Kyrenia”, while the detail page text and the developer’s knowledge file say Edremit, near Kyrenia. No title-deed category or availability is published.
The developer’s own statements conflict. The map pin in its page code lies about 6 km west of Kyrenia Castle and about 30 km west of Esentepe village (calculated), and about 1.2 km from the Wikipedia coordinates of Edremit. A buyer should obtain the plot number, check it at the district Land Registry and ask which municipality issued the building permit, since Girne Municipality and Çatalköy-Esentepe Municipality are different offices.
The developer prints a closed area of 240 m2 on the villa floor plan, made up of 78 m2 on the entrance floor and 162 m2 on the ground floor, with 102 m2 of pool and 90.5 m2 of terraces. The unit card shows 105 m2 net and 128 m2 gross with two bathrooms, which are template values reused on other CC pages and are not relied on.
Plot area is not published, and the contract should attach a schedule of areas.
The developer shows one figure, “from GBP 1,450,000”, on its projects page, its hero line and its single unit card (read 23 October 2026). No price list for individual villas is published. Divided by the plan’s 240 m2 closed area it is about GBP 6,042 per m2 (calculated from the developer’s figures). The payment plan is stated as 35% down and 65% until project completion, with no stage dates. Taxes and fees are extra and are set out above.
The detail page gives January 2028 in all language versions, about 14 to 15 months after 23 October 2026 (calculated, month only). The same page’s unit card carries the text “Key Ready / Resale” and a hero tag reads “Ready to Move In”, both of which appear on every CC project page. A buyer should ask for a dated handover obligation in the contract, with the remedy if the date is missed, and not rely on a status label.
Yes, with a purchase permit from the Council of Ministers. Under Decree-Law 89/2026 (Resmi Gazete 147, 7 August 2026), in force as of 23 October 2026 and due to lapse about 5 November 2026 unless Parliament enacts it, a foreigner may hold a house on land up to 3,300 m2 or two two-storey villas in a site, and recognising-state nationals three. The consolidated Law 52/2008 still shows one property. Housing projects may be sold to foreigners up to 80%.
The developer does not say. Its FAQ states only that properties come with “secure, internationally recognized title deeds”, which is not a category. The categories used in the market, such as Turkish title or exchange title, differ in risk, and the UK government warns about exchange or gift land that was Greek Cypriot-owned before 1974. The buyer should ask for the plot number and obtain a Land Registry research document before paying.
As of 23 October 2026: stamp duty of 0.5% of the contract sum, Land Registry fees of 4%, 5.5% or 6% for a foreigner’s first, second or third property (valid to 5 January 2027), and VAT of 5% for housing up to 300 m2 of closed area, with 10% above. Whether VAT applies to this sale and whether the price includes it is not stated.
Annual immovable property tax follows a schedule per m2; the latest located is the 2025 one.
Buying gives no citizenship. A property residence permit can follow: with title and property worth GBP 300,000 or more the Regulation of 5 October 2026 gives a 10-year permit with no income test, and with a stamped contract a 5-year permit once one-third of the price is paid. Ordinary naturalisation in the TRNC requires five years of uninterrupted residence, and investors may be admitted by a Council of Ministers decision.
The Republic of Cyprus does not recognise permits issued in the north, so EU rights do not follow.
No rental programme or yield is published for the villas, and CC’s brand knowledge file disclaims income and appreciation. Letting for 60 days or less needs registration with the Tourism Planning Department and an operating permit under the Holiday Houses Law. Rental income is subject to a 10% withholding that is the final tax for individuals. Insurance, pool upkeep and management costs are not published and should be requested.
Last checked: 23 October 2026. Sources:
This is not legal, tax or financial advice.
