Construction project and moving to Mauritius

@Natasha09

Hello Natasha,

Thank you for sharing your journey.

Redirecting our members to another social media is not advised. Instead, I would recommend that you share info on the forum itself. Your inputs will definitely benefit our members.

Please let us know your thoughts

Regards

Bhavna

Thank you Bhavna, I'll pop over here when I can. Socials are a lot easier but will do my best to share here too:)

Hello Natasha,

I would be very happy to follow your story here. We will be spending 6 months in Mauritius every year starting April 2024. Our house is being built currently and should be ready by then.

Even though we haven't been a part of the process, we have built our homes before in India, hence it would be interesting to see your journey!

Wishing you all the best.

Sucheta

All the best with your build Sucheta, how exciting for you to be near the finish line!

Little update on our project for those interested!

We were due to begin construction in the second week of January (yay!) But we've met with an unexpected hurdle whereby the district council does not recognise our plot and redirected us to a neighbouring council, and you've guessed it - the neighbouring council is disputing the same!

So I'm now on this carousel of going round in circles. We've encountered a lot of setbacks on this build and are so ready to move forward.

Has anyone experienced the above issue with the district council? How long did it take to resolve?

Hello Natasha,

Sorry to hear about the unexpected obstacles you've encountered with the district council. Did you hire a professional or a surveyor for this initial process ?

A surveyor or the notary who prepared your contract might be able to help.

Yes the developer has provided the necessary paperwork, it's just a question of both councils reviewing and for me to wait for this.

My architect is trying to expedite matters. Just thought I'd check if anyone else has experienced this.

Hi Natasha!

I would also love to follow your story here too as we're also interested in building in Mauritius as we often come here once/twice a year .

Sorry to hear about delays with the council, sending you speedy vibes! 🤞🏽

Thank you Reshma for the good wishes,

I have PM you my insta handle!

Hi Natasha,

I would like to follow your adventure of building a home in Mauritius.

We are also thinking of building & moving to Mauritius.

I wish you all the best.

Hi,

I have PMd you

I'd be interested to follow on your socials. Are you a resident?

@Canadian_ExpatLawyer

Hi, will pm you!

@Natasha09

can you send me you IG please

@Natasha09 please could you provide some info on your experience and any good tips for building. Am planning to build but since am not present in Mauritius, it is difficult to coordinate.

Hi @Natasha09

Looks like you have succeeded in your project.

I and my Mauricien wife are in Mauritius currently to get a handle on the process of building a house.

If you are here and If it isn't too much of an imposition we would love to hear of  your experiences and the processes you went through to get it all built!

Regards

JonLU

We are just starting the process. We have previously purchased land and are just engaging an architect. This is our first build in Mauritius but have previously built twice in South Africa.

(a) Cost of construction, very depended on final finishes will be in the range of MUR70k-80K + VAT per M2. This would include patio and swimming pool.

(b) Cost of architect - 7% of total build cost.

There are also costs associated with a structural engineer and the ME engineer but they are normally fairly small.

I have a fairly detailed breakdown of the design phases and timescales if interested.

Chris

@karibi

Hi Chris

I would be very interested in the details!

We are just clearing the land and getting some initial plans in place.

Not sure how we link up as I'm new to the forum.

Regards

Jon

I have sent you a private message with my contact details. There is a message icon at the top of the page. See if that works.

@Natasha09

Hello , I'd be interested as well to follow on your social, looking to build in Mauritius

Hello Guys,

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Thanks.

We are also from the UK and considering a similar process and would love to approach a new built on the Island, we are still working out location but probably west coast. I would be interested in your story. Please advise on your Insta account.

@mcstickley

Hello and welcome !

It's been a while since the OP last logged in. I believe that the OP has mauritian citizenship, so, she can buy and build anywhere in Mauritius, contrary to foreigners who have property restrictions.

Do you have dual citizenship as well ?

Regards

Bhavna