Why can’t a Cypriot lawyer spare me some pain?

I refer to the letter from Clive Turner (‘A little bit of research might spare buyers a lot of pain’, Sunday Mail, May 25) regarding property.

Most purchasers employ the services of a lawyer when going about purchasing a property, so why is that the lawyer, having full knowledge of the Cypriot property purchasing situation, doesn’t instigate a check with the Land Registry?
Just wondering…

Michael Strand,
Leicester, UK