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ARTICLE · 26 MAY 2025

Corporate Real Estate Acquisition In Bermuda

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While the Government encourages international business and local enterprise, it also maintains policies aimed at ensuring sustainable development, fair access to housing, and preservation...

BermudaCorporate/Commercial Law
Neil Molyneux
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Jane Walker
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Milaun Perott
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Corporate real estate acquisitions in Bermuda are a matter of careful balance.

That is because, at just 21 square miles, land in Bermuda is a finite and closely managed resource.

While the Government encourages international business and local enterprise, it also maintains policies aimed at ensuring sustainable development, fair access to housing, and preservation of the island's unique environment and culture.

Corporate real estate ownership is thus weighed against both social considerations and market demands for residential and commercial development.

This column outlines the principal pathways and regulatory frameworks governing corporate acquisitions, drawing on Bermuda's Corporate Landholding Policy 2022, the Companies Act 1981, and the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act 1956.

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