Achat immobilier à l'Ile Maurice

Je pense qu'ily a d"ja pas mal de sujet la dessus( investissement RES etc....)

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Pour résumer : IRS = accession à la propriété foncière par un étranger

RES = investissement pour les mauriciens

Les deux sont d'un prix élevé pas toujours justifié.

L'accession immobilière simple est refusée à toute personne privée non mauricienne.

VERSION ANGLAISE SEULEMENT ( pas de temps pour traduire)

Acquisition of Residential Property
To acquire residential property, there are three avenues:

1. Buying a property in an approved IRS project - Minimum investment required is USD 500,000 and the purchaser through the IRS Company has to register with the BOI.

2. Buying a property in a RES project - Minimum investment of USD 100,000 and the purchaser through the RES Company has to register with the BOI. This is the cheapest route of acquiring a property in Mauritius but the purchaser isn't guaranteed that he will be granted a Residence permit !!!!!!!.
The purchaser must then apply for a residency permit  in any of the four categories that is available. These are as an Investor, Self-Employed, a Professional and a Retired Non-Citizen. Vicious circle in a way.

3. Buying a property with Permanent Residence Permit ( personal authorization from the PM office and it is NOT easy)- You can purchase property anywhere on the island. Before finalizing the sale agreement a Certificate of Approval must be obtained from the BOI

Note: A Lease Agreement - Previously these procedures could have been circumvented by entering into a lease agreement for a period less than 20 years. This didn't require any certificate of approval. The rationale for this was that a non-citizen could secure a property through a long lease and which in most cases had the election by the lessee to convert the lease agreement to a purchase agreement ( disguised purchase agreement) . During the lease period the purchaser had ample time to apply for Permanent Residency (unfortunately the 10 yr residency permit is still not a fait accompli). However, this loophole has been closed during the 2008 Budget and in the subsequent amendment to The Non-Citizens (Property Restriction) Act was amended, in section 3(3) - by making a tenancy agreement for a term not exceeding 4 years.  (was in practice in 1990's but NOT RECOMMENDED)