We've previously walked you through the full breakdown of costs attached to buying property in Mauritius. Since then, there was a real scare for international buyers and it has now been called off. This is the short, clear update on what finally happened, because the headline is good news: the planned doubling of registration duty has been reversed, and the rate stays at 5%. What happened, in one...
Update, 18 September 2026: The increase in registration duty to 10% described when this article was first published did not take effect. The Finance Act 2026, gazetted on 13 August 2026, repealed it, and registration duty for non-citizen buyers remains 5%. The section on buying costs below has been corrected. Full details are in our article on registration fees in Mauritius. There is a particular kind...
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