Following a landmark ruling in the UK Court of Appeal, any agent who has sold property in Northern Cyprus could be faced with legal action.

A judgement against the British couple David and Linda Orams has ruled that any land in the north which can be legally claimed by Greek Cypriots, has been sold illegally on to foreign citizens and will be enforced in the UK.

The case is expected to pave the way for hundreds of similar claims against British citizens who purchased property in the Turkish-controlled part of the country, with blame possibly placed on those agents and developers involved in the sale, particularly if they bought in good faith.

Many Greek Cypriots fled the north when the Turkish army took control in 1974 and much of their land was then sold on by the Turkish-Cypriot administration that now controls the area.
If the seller owned the land prior to 1974, the new owner not be affected by this, according to experts, however problems arise if it was registered post-1974 in some form under the Turkish administration.