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Property owners whose Property has never been declared or assessed may now file a Declaration of Ownership form with the Real Property Tax Department and receive an entire waiver on taxes and surcharges for years prior.

Abaco, Grand Bahama and the surrounding Cays were severely impacted by Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

On 1 March 2021 Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced a Real Property Tax (RPT) Forgiveness Programme which will provide waivers to Bahamian and non-Bahamian property owners in The Bahamas who are in arrears.

The questions may be asked what is Conveyancing and why is it attached to the Law of Real Property.

In the 2015/106 Budget Communication presented by the Right Honourable Prime Minister Perry Christie, Prime Minister Christie communicated the Government's intention to modernize the real property tax administration.

The Bahamas has an unregistered land system that is based on the conveyancing laws of England and Wales prior to 1925.

A second home in The Bahamas has been a highly sought-after commodity for international buyers from time immemorial.

On 11th March 2020, The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.

In 2017 The Bahamas enacted the Homeowners Protection Act (HPA). The legislation was touted as "groundbreaking" and was designed to provide "meaningful protection to homeowners by ensuring a true...

The primary objective of the ICON Act is to facilitate the formation of an investment condominium in the Bahamas between participants.