How Easy Is It To Register Land In The Caribbean?

By NAN Business Editor

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Mar. 15, 2016: With Caribbean real estate in demand across the Caribbean, News Americas Now decided to look at the number of days involved in registering property across the region. Here are the top 10 countries where you can register and obtain a title in less than 8 days according to the World Bank’s Doing Business 2015 report:

1: Dominica – 5 Days

Dominica

2: Haiti – 5 Days

Haiti

3: Dominican Republic – 6 Days

Dominican Republic

4: Guyana – 6 Days

Guyana

5: Barbados – 6 Days

Barbados

6: St. Kitts – 6 Days

7: Suriname – 6 Days

Suriname

8: The Bahamas – 7 Days

The Bahamas

9: Antigua & Barbuda – 7 Days

Antigua & Barbuda

10: St. Vincent & The Grenadines – 7 Days

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

The days listed does not include time spent gathering information. The measure of days captures the median duration that property lawyers, notaries or registry officials indicate is necessary to complete a procedure. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.