The Land Title Registration Act, 2011 (the "Act"), as recently amended, is likely to come into full effect in August.

Condominium ownership has become increasingly popular in Bermuda over the last 15 years.

Condominium ownership has become increasingly popular in Bermuda over the last 15 years.

Even if no money is paid, stamp duty is payable based on open market value and calculated on a sliding scale of up to seven per cent. If a home's open market value is $1 million...

After agent guidance there can be some haggling over price and then the terms and conditions are written and signed.

Stamp duty in Bermuda is a tax applied to documents, known as "instruments" under the tax. Any instrument signed in, or brought into, Bermuda is potentially liable to stamp duty, unless specifically exempt.

In each case, they are restricted to purchases of fractionals, tourist accommodation/hotel residences and higher-end residences/condominiums.

An encroachment is the movement of a boundary beyond its legally proper position.

Bermuda homeowners should protect their interests by enlisting expert advice when they decide to sell their home.

Government’s recent Budget included plans to reduce Property Licence fees.

A home can be gifted to a spouse, or the next generation either during an owner's life, or as an inheritance. Either way has pros and cons, including stamp duty (tax) considerations.

A public register of land ownership in Bermuda was created for the first time by The Land Title Registration Act, 2011, which came into full effect in August 2018.

For a second year, KPMG has tracked the annual tides and trends driving the world's infrastructure markets with a particular focus on how these trends are manifesting themselves in island regions.

The Bermuda Immigration and Protection Amendment Act 2015 (the "Act"), approved by the Senate in March, has been a topic of considerable debate.

Ashley Fife provides an overview of the current state of Bermuda's firewall legislation and its recent trust law reforms.