Everything you need to understand the Seychelles property market and buy here with confidence. Our guides are built on live listing data and the current law, and they are free to read with nothing to sign up for.
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Why invest in Seychelles
The honest case for owning here: the tax base, the scarcity, the tourism economy and the trade-offs worth weighing.
Read more GuideBuying property in Seychelles
The complete guide for foreign buyers: the sanction process, price thresholds, duties, taxes and every step from viewing to registered title.
Read more GuideHow to buy, step by step
The practical playbook, from getting your paperwork straight to holding registered title, with realistic timings.
Read more GuideCosts and taxes
Stamp duty, sanction duty, notary fees and the annual property tax, with worked examples. What a purchase really costs a foreign buyer.
Read more FAQQuestions and answers
The questions foreign buyers ask most, answered plainly, each linking through to the full detail.
Read moreRenting and letting
Market data
Seychelles property market report
Live price data by island and property type, drawn from current listings and recently sold homes. Median price per square metre and asking prices.
Read more DataRecently sold
A browsable record of what has actually sold across the islands, with final prices and price per square metre.
Read moreIslands and places
Buying on Mahé
The largest island and the widest choice of property. Beau Vallon, Eden Island, Glacis and the quiet south.
Read more IslandBuying on Praslin
Greener and slower than Mahé, with Côte d'Or and some of the finest beaches in the Indian Ocean.
Read more IslandBuying on La Digue
The smallest and most laid-back of the three main islands, a small and tightly held market.
Read more PlaceEden Island
The flagship marina development, and just about the only place a foreigner can own freehold, with a path to residency.
Read more PlaceCôte d'Or, Praslin
Praslin's prime beachfront strip, the address most foreign buyers picture on the island.
Read more PlaceBeau Vallon, Mahé
Mahé's best known beach and one of the most sought-after places to own on the island.
Read more PlaceGlacis, Mahé
The island's northern hillsides, prized for long sunset views over the water. View country.
Read more PlaceAnse Royale, Mahé
A real southeast-coast neighbourhood with calm water, a university and better value than the north.
Read more PlaceBaie Lazare, Mahé
The quiet, artistic southwest coast, a run of calm sunset bays favoured by buyers after seclusion.
Read more PlaceGrand Anse, Praslin
Praslin's lived-in south coast near the airport, a broad beach and better value than Côte d'Or.
Read more PlaceBaie Sainte Anne, Praslin
Praslin's main village and ferry port, the practical, well-connected heart of the island.
Read more PlaceLa Passe, La Digue
The one village on La Digue, where the ferry lands and the island's small market is concentrated.
Read more PlaceVictoria, Mahé
The capital and practical centre of the country, a central base close to work, schools and services.
Read more PlaceTakamaka, Mahé
The lush, dramatic deep south, chosen for unspoilt beaches, seclusion and big sea views.
Read more PlaceBel Ombre, Mahé
A calmer northwest village around the headland from Beau Vallon, with its own marina and pirate legend.
Read more PlaceNorth East Point, Mahé
The quiet northern tip beyond Glacis, a settled residential area with long views over the sea.
Read more PlaceAnse Kerlan, Praslin
Praslin's exclusive, sunset-facing northwest around the golf course and second airstrip.
Read moreBy property type
Houses for sale
Standalone homes and villas, the classic Seychelles dream and the top end of the foreign-buyer market.
Read more TypeApartments for sale
The most straightforward route for a foreign buyer, with lighter duty on approved developments.
Read more TypeLand for sale
Buying and building on a scarce, tightly controlled land market.
Read moreRules, tax and residency
Property tax explained
The annual immovable property tax on foreign owners: the rate, the deadlines, valuation and every exemption.
Read more ResidencyResidency and property
Whether buying gets you residency, the investment routes, the Eden Island exception and the truth about citizenship.
Read more TermsProperty glossary
Sanction, freehold, leasehold, stamp duty and the rest, explained in plain English.
Read more CompareSeychelles vs Mauritius
An honest side-by-side for buyers weighing the two islands, on access, residency, cost and character.
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