Caribbean Foreign Ownership Rules 2025
A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guide for international property buyers, investors and relocation advisors. Covers 11 Caribbean territories — what permission is required, what it costs, how long it takes, and the transaction costs foreign buyers face at closing, including the CBI bypass mechanism and recent Bahamas (2024 & 2025) and Cayman (2025) reforms.
- Three clear tiers: open, registration-only, and licence-required markets
- Cayman, Turks & Caicos and Dominican Republic offer the most open ownership
- Worked transaction-cost examples for Cayman, Barbados and more
- The Alien Landholding Licence (ALHL) and the 5-nation CBI bypass explained
- Bahamas IPLA 2024 & 2025 amendments and Cayman 2025 stamp duty reform
- Caribbean real estate market projected to reach $2.69B by 2029
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About This Report
A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guide for international property buyers, investors and relocation advisors. Covers 11 Caribbean territories — what permission is required, what it costs, how long it takes, and the transaction costs foreign buyers face at closing, including the CBI bypass mechanism and recent Bahamas (2024 & 2025) and Cayman (2025) reforms.
Key Insights
- Three clear tiers: open, registration-only, and licence-required markets
- Cayman, Turks & Caicos and Dominican Republic offer the most open ownership
- Worked transaction-cost examples for Cayman, Barbados and more
- The Alien Landholding Licence (ALHL) and the 5-nation CBI bypass explained
- Bahamas IPLA 2024 & 2025 amendments and Cayman 2025 stamp duty reform
- Caribbean real estate market projected to reach $2.69B by 2029