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Department of Lands and Surveys
Claudia Baker
Senior Registration Officer
Email: [email protected]
Amoret Bethel
Executive Assistant
Email: [email protected]
Telephone:
1 264 497 2424
1 264 497 2153 ext. 2850
Email address: [email protected]
Website: http://www.gov.ai/dls/
Anguilla Tourist Board
Telephone: (264) 497 2759
Fax: (264) 497 2710
Email: [email protected]
There are restrictions on foreigners buying real estate in Anguilla. They must be granted an Alien Landholders License by the government, a fairly straightforward process involving an application, a bank reference and other documentation. Far from being a formality, the process is taken seriously by the government, though most applicants are granted a license,
Foreigners seeking to buy undeveloped land are typically restricted to parcels no bigger than half an acre, though there is some room for negotiation in the case of those seeking to construct larger buildings.
Most home buyers use a lawyer, which typically costs about 1 to 1.5 percent of the home’s sales price, she said. Anguilla has a hefty stamp duty of 12.5 percent for foreigners on top of a 5 percent transfer tax, a large chunk of money that agents said is offset in part by minimal property taxes.
Most foreigners do not finance their home purchases, as interest rates can be as high as 8.5 or 9 percent, agents said. Though the East Caribbean dollar is Anguilla’s official currency, many transactions, including those in real estate, use United States dollars. The listing for this house is in United States currency.
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