About us
Our history
Living in Cyprus since 1999, I have nearly 25 years of dealing with expat clients’ financial affairs and extensive experience with the problems that they face, particularly those associated with passing on assets to spouses and beneficiaries.
This experience covers a number of different jurisdictions (UK, Cyprus, Ireland, Channel Islands, Hong Kong, Middle East) and a wide range of assets.
Most importantly, this experience has led to developing thoughtful and innovative solutions that can save clients time and money, by avoiding Probate entirely, therefore reducing the inevitable stress that comes with the passing of a loved one.
Probate in Cyprus is deeply misunderstood and this is no surprise. Expats are often lulled into a false sense of security as the legal system looks familiar; in reality it contains significant differences.
While in the UK it is perfectly possible to deal with probate personally, in Cyprus it is nigh on impossible. It requires a native Greek speaker as well as endless patience in dealing with a mountain of paperwork and several different Governmental departments. For most people the only viable solution is to use a lawyer.
Legacy Solutions Cyprus looks to provide an alternative view. We believe that thoughtful planning prior to death can avoid probate entirely and avoid the additional suffering that probate can bring.
Who are we?
I have been a Financial Adviser for over 30 years, largely serving an elderly clientele. This means dealing on a daily basis with the concerns that eventually face us all, the reality that our lives come to an end, at some point.
Having moved to Cyprus in 1999 it soon became abundantly clear that the probate process in Cyprus was capable of causing great distress, at the worst possible time. It usually meant employing a lawyer, and people’s experience of this could be very mixed.
It was clear to me that there is a better way. Given a little bit of thought and preparation it was possible to arrange one’s affairs so that probate could be avoided, and assets passed on to spouse or heirs beforehand, eliminating probate.
That is why Legacy Solutions Cyprus was created.
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