Country rent guides
Who may own, what the rent agreement needs, who withholds tax and how the rent reaches you — one page per country and one per pair of countries, for landlords and tenants who live in one country and rent in another.
Australia
FIRB approval and a ban on established homes for foreign buyers, state leases with bonds held by the state, no withholding, non-resident rates from dollar one.
Read the guide →Canada
A federal ban on most foreign buyers until 2027, provincial leases and deposit rules, 25 percent withholding on a non-resident's rent unless they elect net.
Read the guide →Germany
Anyone may buy through a notary; no lease registry, a three-month deposit cap and strong tenant protection; rent is taxed at German rates.
Read the guide →India
Who may own property in India, when a rent agreement must be registered, the tax a tenant withholds from an NRI landlord, and how rent moves abroad.
Read the guide →Kuwait
Only Kuwaitis and GCC nationals own. Leases are written, notarised for fast enforcement, rent frozen for five years, and there is no tax at all.
Read the guide →Malaysia
Foreigners buy above a state price floor with state consent, no tenancy registry but a stamped agreement, 30 percent tax for non-residents, no exchange limit.
Read the guide →New Zealand
Overseas persons cannot buy a home, with carve-outs for Australians, Singaporeans and new builds; bonds sit with Tenancy Services; rent taxed at NZ rates.
Read the guide →Oman
Foreigners own freehold in tourism complexes and long usufructs on Muscat flats, every lease is registered with the municipality, no income tax until 2028.
Read the guide →Qatar
Foreigners own in nine freehold areas and hold 99-year rights in sixteen more, every lease is registered with the Ministry of Justice, no personal income tax.
Read the guide →Russia
Foreigners may own flats but not border or farm land, leases under a year escape registration, non-residents pay 30 percent, sanctions decide if money moves.
Read the guide →Saudi Arabia
Foreign ownership opened in 2026 inside designated zones, every lease lives on Ejar and is paid through it, five percent withholding on rent to a non-resident.
Read the guide →Singapore
Condominiums open to foreigners at 60 percent extra stamp duty, the tenant stamps the lease, a flat 24 percent non-resident rate, PayNow and GIRO for rent.
Read the guide →United Arab Emirates
Where foreigners may buy in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, why Ejari and Tawtheeq decide whether a lease exists, no income tax on rent, cheques giving way to transfers.
Read the guide →United Kingdom
Open to foreign buyers with a surcharge, deposits protected by law, the agent withholds tax for a landlord abroad, and England's tenancy regime changed in 2026.
Read the guide →United States
No federal bar on foreign owners, state-law leases with no registry, 30 percent withholding on a non-resident's rent unless they elect net taxation.
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