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Nevis / Real Estate

By James Henderson, Judith Baker

Nevis was a late developer in the Caribbean real estate market. As other islands filled all available beach space with mid-range resorts to attract volume package tourism, people could barely reach Nevis. But there was none of the infrastructure anyway. The islanders joked that communications only moved on from the eighteenth century (and its effective system of mirror-flashes and coloured lights at night) when a satellite telephone was installed in the 1980s.

These days Nevis is not just a pretty face, it has a well-developed Financial Services sector, no income tax, capital gains tax or inheritance tax. Nevis is also the home of the 5 diamond Four Seasons Resort, with a Robert Trent Jones golf course, along with a number of charming small hotels.

It was only really with the arrival of the Four Seasons Resort in the early nineties that the market began to open up. Principally the development is centred on the western side of the island, between the airport and Charlestown, the calm Caribbean side, which has an excellent view of the setting sun. Villas here can now exchange hands for up to US$4,000,000.  However there are also some stunning new private houses in the hills of the south east side of the island, where the vegetation is lush and you get the benefit of the beautiful morning sun. Occasionally there is even the opportunity to purchase a ruin for restoration, an old estate house or a sugar mill. 

The island had some advantages by entering the market late and it retained its charm However, with steadily improving island infrastructure and some villa and apartment developments under construction, the island is looking in good shape to take advantage of the wave of building around the Caribbean.

As a foreign national, the Federation of St Christopher and Nevis (also known as St Kitts and Nevis) allows a person the opportunity to obtain citizenship trough its government sponsored investment program ("the Citizenship by Investment Program"). The Citizenship by Investment Program in St Kitts and Nevis is the longest established economic citizenship program in the world having been established in 1984. The Citizenship by Investment Program is legitimate, well regulated and enjoys international approval and acceptance. Regulations for the Citizenship by Investment Program are provided for in the Citizenship Act and the Program is fully supported by the Sovereign Government of St Kitts and Nevis.

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Looking for inspiration?

  1. Try a Killer Bee cocktail at Sunshine’s Beach Bar on Pinney’s Beach
  2. Visit the Horatio Nelson Museum
  3. Enjoy a game of golf at the Four Seasons Resort, designed by Robert Trent Jones II
  4. Learn how to windsurf on the protected bay at Oualie Beach
  5. Stay in one of the island’s delightful plantation inns

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