Several years ago I moved to Paphos and was very disappointed in the attitude of Greek Cypriots towards foreigners. I had heard all sorts of terrible stories about the Turks from them and used to believe them. However, a trip to the North about two years ago changed all that.

The Turks are great! They are hospitable, friendly and good humored. The Greeks are anything but!

About a year ago I sold my home in Paphos and bought a villa in the Esentepe area. Two months ago, I purchased a rental property in Kyrenia that offers a four-year, 10% per annum rental guarantee. Prices are also rising in the area at a rate of 20% per annum and this is while prices in the South have reached a peak and are even slumping off.

With the pressure on the Greeks to accept the Annan Plan or some variation of it, prices in the North are likely to rise some 75-90 percent in the next couple of years. My wife and I are happy and so is our bank account since we put money back into savings after selling our property in the Sotuh and buying two properties in the North.