Practicalities
Buying property in Seychelles as a foreigner
Since March 2025, non-Seychellois may again buy residential property — with government Sanction and a minimum value of SCR 10 million for a house and its land.
- Minimum value
- SCR 10m for a house · SCR 4,000/m² for bare land
- Plot size
- 2.000–4.000 m²
- Duty
- 12% of the purchase price (Sanction Duty)
- Responsible authority
- Ministry of Lands and Housing
The Sanction application runs through the Ministry of Lands and Housing under the Immovable Property (Transfer Restriction) Act; processing typically takes several months. Subsidised State land and land sold under government housing schemes stay off limits — the new rules explicitly target high-value property, not the general housing market. Buying as an investor can be paired with a residence application; we can put you in touch with a local property lawyer before you sign anything.
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