Financing & land-buying FAQ

Not with us. Traditional Cayman lenders usually want 30–40% down on raw land, a local credit history and a full underwriting file. Because we finance our own lots, none of that applies — we look at whether the monthly payment fits your income, not at a credit score.

Down payments start at 5% of the lot price. Putting more down lowers your monthly payment and shortens the term, but 5% is genuinely the floor — on a CI$53,450 lot in Little Cayman that is CI$2,672.50 to get started.

It depends on the lot, the deposit and the term. As an example, a CI$53,450 lot in Little Cayman with 5% down is CI$408.57 a month over 30 years at our fixed 9% rate. The payment is fixed for the life of the agreement, so it does not move if rates move. Use the calculator on this page for a figure on a specific price.

Four: a passport, a driver's licence (or second photo ID), a job letter confirming your employment and income, and a recent utility bill as proof of address. That is the whole file — you can photograph all four on your phone.

The online form takes about five minutes and most applicants hear back the same business day. Pre-approval tells you the price range and monthly payment you qualify for before you choose a lot, and it costs nothing.

Yes. The Cayman Islands place no restriction on foreign ownership of land, there is no annual property tax, and there are no capital gains taxes. Overseas buyers complete the whole process remotely — we handle documents by email and video call.

Once the balance is paid, the transfer is registered with the Cayman Islands Lands and Survey Department and the title is issued in your name. Everything is recorded on the government land register, which you can search yourself at caymanlandinfo.ky.

You can build once Planning approval is in place, and there is no deadline to start. Containers are allowed only during authorised construction, and unauthorised temporary structures are not allowed.

The main one is government stamp duty on the transfer, which is a percentage of the purchase price, plus your own legal fees if you use an attorney. There is no annual property tax in the Cayman Islands, so the recurring cost of holding land is effectively nil.

Yes — co-applications are common. Both applicants supply the same four documents, and both incomes count towards the payment we approve, which usually means a larger lot than either could take on alone.

A bridging loan is short-term money, usually 6 to 24 months, priced accordingly and repaid in a lump sum when a property sells or long-term finance arrives. It is designed to cover a gap, not to buy and hold land. Owner financing is the opposite: a long fixed term, a small deposit, a predictable monthly payment and no balloon at the end. If you are buying a lot to keep, owner financing is the cheaper and far less stressful of the two.

Our lots start from CI$53,450 in Little Cayman and CI$110,000 in Grand Cayman, and the entry cost is the down payment rather than the full price — 5%, so CI$2,672.50 on the Little Cayman lot. On top of the purchase price you should budget for government stamp duty on the transfer and your own legal fees if you use an attorney. After that there is nothing recurring: the Cayman Islands have no annual property tax.