Before the property, the country. For 43 countries: can you own property there, how reliable is the land register, and is your deposit protected by law. Each answer with the law or source behind it. Written for EU and EEA citizens.
| Country | Ownership (EU citizens) | Register | Deposit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | possible | unreliable | |
| Argentina | possible | reliable | not secured |
| Brazil | possible | reliable | partly |
| Bulgaria | like nationals | with gaps | |
| Cape Verde | like nationals | being established | not secured |
| Chile | possible | reliable | protected by law |
| Colombia | possible | with gaps | partly |
| Costa Rica | possible | with gaps | |
| Croatia | like nationals | with gaps | |
| Cyprus | like nationals | reliable | partly |
| Czechia | like nationals | reliable | |
| Dominican Republic | possible | unreliable | |
| Egypt | possible, restricted | unreliable | not secured |
| Georgia | possible | reliable | |
| Germany | like nationals | reliable | protected by law |
| Greece | like nationals | reliable | |
| Hungary | like nationals | reliable | partly |
| Indonesia | possible | unreliable | partly |
| Italy | like nationals | reliable | protected by law |
| Kenya | lease only, 99 years | rebuttable | not secured |
| Malaysia | possible | reliable | protected by law |
| Malta | like nationals | with gaps | |
| Mauritius | possible | with gaps | protected by law |
| Mexico | possible | unreliable | |
| Montenegro | possible | with gaps | |
| Morocco | possible | with gaps | protected by law |
| Namibia | in towns without a permit | constitutive | not secured by statute |
| New Zealand | possible | reliable | |
| Oman | licensed tourism complexes only | constitutive, not public | protected by law |
| Panama | possible | with gaps | |
| Paraguay | possible | unreliable | |
| Philippines | possible | unreliable | |
| Poland | like nationals | reliable | protected by law |
| Portugal | like nationals | reliable | |
| South Africa | possible | reliable | partly |
| Spain | like nationals | reliable | protected by law |
| Sri Lanka | possible | unreliable | |
| Tanzania | investment route only | constitutive | not secured by statute |
| Thailand | possible | with gaps | |
| Tunisia | subject to permission | constitutive | protected by law |
| Türkiye | possible | reliable | partly |
| United Arab Emirates | possible | reliable | protected by law |
| Uruguay | possible | with gaps | partly |
How to read it
- Source before statement. Every answer names the law, the authority or the source it rests on, with the year.
- No ranking of properties. The guide describes the environment. Whether one specific property holds up is a different question.
- Updated weekly. Laws change. Answers are checked against their sources and dated.
The interactive tool with all 209 countries and filters (in German)