Guides
Guides for buyers, renters and home builders
Plain-language checklists for land, building permits, materials, loans and renting in Nepal.
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Legal and government steps
Avoiding property scams in Nepal
Fake owners, mortgaged or frozen land, double selling, forged powers of attorney, fake online listings and rental double letting: how each scam works, how to check the official records, and what to do if you are cheated.
5 min read
Legal and government steps
How property transfer (registration) works in Nepal
Step by step through registering a land or house sale at the land office: checks, documents, deed writers, plot division, registration fees by province, capital gains tax at 7.5% or 10%, safe payment and what to do afterwards.
6 min read
Legal and government steps
Rental agreements and the law in Nepal
What the National Civil Code 2017 says about house rent: when a written agreement is needed, rent payment and receipts, repairs, 35-day notice, eviction grounds, registration, rent tax and where to take disputes.
6 min read