Cyprus Land Registry (Department of Lands and Surveys)

Updated: November 07, 2026

The Department of Lands and Surveys (DLS), known as the Land Registry in Cyprus, registers land and buildings and keeps the official records of their ownership.

Cyprus uses a system of registration of title, not of title deeds. The registered person is the undisputed owner, and the title is absolute subject to two powers: the Director's power to correct errors or omissions in certain circumstances, and the inherent power of the courts to order the amendment or cancellation of a registration.

Offices of the DLS

The Department of Lands and Surveys operates seven offices. The headquarters in Nicosia houses the Director and the main administrative staff of all sectors. The other six are District Land Offices, one for each of the six districts of Cyprus. The District Land Offices examine and process the applications and declarations submitted to the DLS.

Under special legislation, the Keryneia and Ammochostos District Land Offices are temporarily based in Nicosia and Paralimni, because the records and archives of these offices remain in the possession of the occupying forces.

Office locations and contact details

Nicosia (Lefkosia) land registry office

Address: 12, Nikou Kranidioti Str., ELMENI COURT, 2411, Egkomi
District Land Officer: 22400673
DLS call centre (from Cyprus): 17100
International calls: +357 22804900 (DLS call centre, for calls from abroad)
Website: Nicosia (Lefkosia) Land Registry Office Website
Email: nidlo@dls.moi.gov.cy (general matters and correspondence)
Applications by email: nidlo-applications@dls.moi.gov.cy
Public counter hours: 7:45 am - 1:00 pm

Limassol (Lemesos) land registry office

Address: 54, Demokratias Str., 3840 Limassol, P.O. Box 71011
District Land Officer: 25804647
DLS call centre (from Cyprus): 17100
International calls: +357 22804900 (DLS call centre, for calls from abroad)
Website: Limassol (Lemesos) Land Registry Office Website
Email: lidlo@dls.moi.gov.cy (general matters and correspondence)
Applications by email: lidlo-applications@dls.moi.gov.cy
Public counter hours: 7:45 am - 1:00 pm

Larnaca (Larnaka) land registry office

Address: Konstantinou Kavafi, Irida 2, 6301 Larnaca
District Land Officer: 24803900
DLS call centre (from Cyprus): 17100
International calls: +357 22804900 (DLS call centre, for calls from abroad)
Website: Larnaca (Larnaka) Land Registry Office Website
Email: ladlo@dls.moi.gov.cy (general matters and correspondence)
Applications by email: ladlo-applications@dls.moi.gov.cy
Public counter hours: 7:45 am - 1:00 pm

Paphos (Pafos) land registry office

Address: New Government Offices, P.O. Box 62008, 8060 Paphos
District Land Officer: 26804154
DLS call centre (from Cyprus): 17100
International calls: +357 22804900 (DLS call centre, for calls from abroad)
Website: Paphos (Pafos) Land Registry Office Website
Email: padlo@dls.moi.gov.cy (general matters and correspondence)
Applications by email: padlo-applications@dls.moi.gov.cy
Public counter hours: 7:45 am - 1:00 pm

Ammochostos land registry office (Paralimni, Famagusta)

Address: 245 1st April Avenue, 5280 Paralimni
District Land Officer: 23840700
DLS call centre (from Cyprus): 17100
International calls: +357 22804900 (DLS call centre, for calls from abroad)
Website: Ammochostos Land Registry Office Website
Email: fadlo@dls.moi.gov.cy (general matters and correspondence)
Applications by email: fadlo-applications@dls.moi.gov.cy
Public counter hours: 7:45 am - 1:00 pm

Keryneia land office

Address: 41-49, Agiou Nikolaou Str., NIMELI COURT, Block A, 1st floor, 2408 Egkomi, Nicosia
District Land Officer: 22408777
DLS call centre (from Cyprus): 17100
International calls: +357 22804900 (DLS call centre, for calls from abroad)
Website: Keryneia Land Office Website
Email: kydlo@dls.moi.gov.cy (general matters and correspondence)
Applications by email: kydlo-applications@dls.moi.gov.cy
Public counter hours: 7:45 am - 1:00 pm

DLS headquarters

Address: Kyrenia Avenue 159-161, 2112 Nicosia, P.O. Box 1455
Director's office: 22804801

Central DLS call centre

Local number: 17100
International phone number: +357 22 804 900
Information by phone: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Counter hours at every District Land Office: 7:45 am - 1:00 pm

To arrange an appointment for a sale or exchange, a gift or a mortgage, follow the link for that case on the District Land Office's page on the DLS portal. The link labels are in Greek, on the English pages too.

The main functions of the Cyprus Land Registry

Registering ownership of property in Cyprus, land and buildings with flats included, at first registration and on each transfer.
Registering leases with 15 years or more left to run, easements, and charges such as mortgages.
Keeping the land registration records, whose main parts are the Register, the cadastral plan, the tax register and the Certificate of Registration.
Valuing property, including the general valuation for tax purposes.
Surveying, cartography, geodesy and hydrography.
Managing all property that belongs to the State.
Applying the Immovable Property (Tenure, Registration and Valuation) Law. The Director of the DLS is the authority responsible for it. Under this law the Director has enforcement powers of a quasi-judicial nature and discretionary powers, both subject to the overriding power of the courts.

DLS online portal and fees

The DLS portal has sections for applications, interactive maps, e-services and other services.

The DLS publishes its fees and charges as a file on its fees and charges page, in line with the laws and regulations in force on the date of publication. The same page has a price list for cadastral plans, maps and aerial photographs.