Mauritius
East Africa & the Indian Ocean14 independent articlesTurnkey luxury schemes (IRS/PDS) with residency from $375k — low tax, modest yields.
Mauritius is the Indian Ocean's most institutional market: politically stable, low-tax (15% flat), and English/French- speaking. Foreigners buy through approved schemes (IRS/RES/PDS/Smart City); a purchase of $375k+ grants residency. Yields are modest (~3%), so the draw is lifestyle, residency and tax efficiency rather than income.
Can foreigners buy?
Open via approved schemes (PDS, IRS, RES, Smart City, or apartments in ground-plus-2 buildings). $375k+ purchase = residency for the owner and family.
Taxes & buying costs
Registration duty 5%; flat 15% income tax; no CGT, no inheritance tax; low property taxes.
What makes it unique
A stable, low-tax residency play with turnkey luxury schemes — lifestyle over yield.
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Most prestigious places to own
Grand Baie & Tamarin
The north and west-coast prime villa markets.
$1m–$8m
Beach/golf villa
Anahita & branded golf estates
Managed luxury resort estates (Four Seasons, Heritage).
$1.5m–$10m
Branded golf villa
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Best income potential from vacation renting
Grand Baie apartments
The deepest tourist STR node in the north.
$400k–$1.2m
3–5% gross
Resort apartment
West coast (Tamarin, Flic-en-Flac)
Beach-lifestyle rentals.
$400k–$1.5m
3–5% gross
Beach apartment / villa
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Picturesque farms & rural tourism properties
Central plateau (Moka Smart City)
Sugar-estate land converting to mixed-use and small farms.
$500k–$3m
Lifestyle / agritourism
Estate home / smallholding
Chamarel / south-west uplands
Coffee, pineapple and rum-estate country with agritourism.
$400k–$2m
Rum/coffee / agritourism
Plantation villa
Everything on Mauritius
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Indicative 2025–26 planning bands for screening only, not quotes and not advice. Holiday-let licensing, tax and foreign-buyer rules change frequently — confirm locally with a lawyer and tax adviser before buying.