Estate Living September 2016 Digital Issue | Page 66

Three-bedroomed villas start at € 303,000 – a price tag which automatically qualifies the whole extended family to secure permanent residency on Cyprus’s FastTrack Residency programme. It is the only programme in the EU where three generations secure permanent residency permits in four to six weeks − permits which automatically renew and are for life. On this progamme the main applicant, the spouse, all dependent children up to the age of 25 plus the parents and the parents-in-law qualify for residency by buying a single property for € 300,000. A double-storey three-bedroomed villa on a 197 m2 plot starts at € 355,500 and a single-level three-bedroomed villa on a 305 m2 plot starts at € 388,800. All of the villas are oriented to ensure they have breathtaking sea views, and Paphos’s location on the western coast of Cyprus is your guarantee of magnificent Mediterranean sunsets year round. Venus Gardens is a great place to buy to live, or just for holidays, but it’s also just a great investment. You could rent it out on a long lease or, if you opt for short-term rental, you can still use it for holidays. And then, maybe, retire there. Cyprus has the pleasure of being one of the safest destinations in the world. As well as acres and acres of open communal space, there is a tennis court, two communal-use pools and the Venus clubhouse. The clubhouse is the perfect place to entertain friends or hold a function. There is a bar, restaurant and a small business centre, so you can keep your finger on the pulse of your business.. Venus Gardens property owners get special rates at the state-of-the-art Iasis Private Hospital, which is part of Leptos Group property portfolio, developers of Venus Gardens. The Leptos Group was founded by Michael G Leptos on Cyprus in 1960, and has been at the forefront of real estate development on the island ever since. As well as real estate, the Leptos Group also has significant interests in travel and tourism, hotels, health care and education. Leptos Calypso Hotels operates four resorts in Cyprus – Coral Beach Hotel and Resort, Sentido Thalassa Coral Bay, Paphos Gardens Resort and Basilica Resort – as well as one on Crete, the Panorama Hotel.