Sri Lanka property guides
Buying, building, investing in and renting out a villa in Sri Lanka when you live abroad. Every guide is written by our team and dated with its last update.
Build or buy a villa
Ownership rules, land, costs and the build itself, for buyers who do not live in Sri Lanka.
Can foreigners buy property in Sri Lanka?
The legal routes open to foreign buyers (99-year lease, local company, condominium), what each one lets you keep, and the checks to run before you sign.
Cost to build a house or villa in Sri Lanka
Prices per m² and per square foot in USD, budgets by villa size, and the line items people forget: land, permits, furniture, pool.
Building a villa on the south coast
Ahangama, Weligama, Mirissa and the rest of the coast compared, build versus buy, and a realistic timeline from land to first guest.
Finding land in the south of Sri Lanka
How we source plots, check titles and access, and screen a site for rental potential before any money changes hands.
Choosing a villa builder in Ahangama
What a turnkey build in Ahangama costs in 2026, the stages of the project, and what to demand from your builder.
Off-plan villas for sale in Sri Lanka
Our 1, 2 and 3-bedroom villas and the bungalow: plans, finishes, prices and delivery schedule.
Villas for sale in Ahangama
Why Ahangama, what is on the market today, and how an off-plan villa compares with the listings on the portals.
Villas for sale in Galle District
Galle Fort to Ahangama area by area, what a foreign buyer can legally hold, our villas and prices, and the buying process step by step.
Sri Lanka residence visa for villa buyers
The investor visa, Golden Paradise, the digital nomad visa and long tourist stays: which route fits, and what a villa does and does not do for residency.
Investment and returns
The numbers behind a rental villa and how Sri Lanka compares with other markets.
Invest in Sri Lanka: villa yields and process
The investment case, the legal frame, the six steps from first call to handover, and how rental returns are built.
Sri Lanka vs Bali for a villa
Entry prices, ownership rules, market saturation and rental demand in the two islands, side by side.
The Sri Lanka investor guide (free PDF)
Our full guide in one download: market, zones, ownership, costs and management, to read offline or share.
Manage and rent your villa
What professional management does, what it costs, and how it works town by town.
Villa & Airbnb management in Sri Lanka
How we run a rental villa end to end: listings, pricing, guests, housekeeping, maintenance and monthly owner reporting.
Villa management fees explained
Our two packages, what the 12% and 20% commissions cover, and which costs are billed at cost.
Free Ultimate Sri Lanka Investor Guide PDF
Market data, net-yield benchmarks, the legal framework and our 6-step turnkey process. Everything you need to invest on the south coast with clarity.
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