With its warm climate Cyprus became the perfect place for a holiday home or place to retire.

But the collapse of the banks robbed many people of their savings and left some with half finished properties turning the dream of a home in the sun into a nightmare.

First broadcast on BBC World News Fast Track on 15th June 2013

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