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Investment property: Guernsey

We act on the buyer's side: shortlist, checks, end-to-end deal support.

Guernsey is a Crown Dependency in the English Channel with an unusual housing market structure: it is split into the Local Market, available only to residents with local status, and the Open Market, where anyone can buy. The Open Market is a limited register of properties, generally expensive, and this is the segment relevant to non-residents. The right to live on the island is not tied to purchase alone: for British and Irish citizens, owning an Open Market house makes relocation possible, while citizens of other countries additionally need UK immigration permission. Guernsey's appeal lies in its tax regime: no capital gains tax, no VAT and no inheritance tax. There is no citizenship program through real estate.

We help you work out whether Guernsey solves your problem - usually this is about tax planning and relocation rather than income property. If it does, we select a house on the Open Market register, verify legal title and the property's register status, manage the transaction with local advocates and build the immigration side in parallel, without which the purchase alone will not give you the right to live on the island.

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Prices are indicative and cover our work on a typical case. We confirm the exact quote in writing after a short call - you know the final number before we start. Government fees and bank tariffs are billed separately unless explicitly included.

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