When a property is left to several people and one of them refuses to sell, the others are not stuck. The law of St. Kitts and Nevis gives them three things most families do not know they have. One heir can take out letters of administration without the consent of the others. Where there is…
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If you are not a citizen of St. Kitts and Nevis and someone has left you a house, a plot or any other property here, you have one year from the date of their death to do one of two things: sell it, or get an Alien Landholding Licence to keep it. Miss both and…
If you are not a citizen of St. Kitts and Nevis, you need an Alien Landholding Licence before you can own property here. It costs 10% of the value of the land, with a floor of EC$750, it is issued for one specific property, and on St. Kitts the government’s own published timeframe is three…