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Buying costs calculator

The registration fee and other one-off costs of buying land or a house in Nepal.

As of 16 Oct 2026

Typical figures for guidance only. Fees are set by each province’s Finance Act and change every fiscal year; local offices may add charges. Confirm with the land revenue office (malpot) or a document writer before you register.

  • Registration fee (5.3%)Rs. 5.3 Lakh
  • Document writer (lekhapadhi)Set by each district; Rs. 1,500 per deed in Khotang (October 2026).Rs. 1,500
  • Typical totalRs. 5.32 Lakh

As of 16 Oct 2026 · FY 2083/84 (2026/27)

Bagmati adds 10% to the fees when the deed is registered in another district. With a loan, the land revenue office also charges a mortgage deed fee by loan size (in Bagmati: Rs. 8,000 for 20–40 lakh, Rs. 12,500 for 40–80 lakh, Rs. 25,000 for 80 lakh–1 crore, Rs. 50,000 for 1–2 crore), and commercial banks may charge a service fee of up to 0.75% of the loan. Apartments pay lower rates in Koshi and Lumbini. Rates for Gandaki, Madhesh, Karnali and Sudurpashchim are not listed yet.

Capital gains tax (for the seller)

Paid by the seller on the profit when the property is sold, at the land revenue office at registration.

Tax at 10%

Rs. 2 Lakh

Owned for less than 5 years

Rates for individual sellers from Shrawan 1, 2083 (before then: 7.5% and 5%). No tax on a sale by an individual for less than Rs. 10 lakh, on a private home owned and lived in for 10 years or more (the house, the land under it and as much again, up to 1 ropani), or on a transfer within three generations other than by sale. Companies are taxed differently.

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