Land Purchase: Requirements and Insurance

There are restrictions on the purchase of real estate by foreigners in Mauritius. If you are a foreigner, you cannot purchase land everywhere and Port Louis is one example.

You can only purchase land in large scale development program  such as the 'Smart City schemes and Property development Schemes.

Hi Winston,

Forgot to mention my wife is a Mauritian national who is a dual citizen of UK.
As we have no family there we really do not know  how the system works, specially my wife who has been away from Mauritius since last 17-18 years.We plan to move to escape the rat race here in london.

I have visited mauritius several times and one think strikes me as to the red tape in the government offices which is very rare here in UK.

What areas are generally safe for expats as schools and crime will be our major concern.

Port Louis is definitely not an expat favorite when it comes to buying properties.
Either way, it is already highly densely populated and congested and land is very expensive and scarce as it is the economic and administrative capital of Mauritius.

Most expats in Mauritius live on the West coast and in the North which are the touristic epicenters of the island.
There are quite a few private English ad French schools in the West.

Some expats who work inland live in Ebene and Moka which are located in the central region of the island.