Property
Deeds and Land Registry Act with alien landholding control
Grenada uses a deeds registration system under the Deeds and Land Registry Act, so title depends on the chain of registered deeds rather than a conclusive state-guaranteed register. Conveyancing therefore requires a historic title search. Non-nationals must obtain an alien landholding licence before acquiring land, and much foreign investment in real estate is routed through approved citizenship by investment projects.
Key rules
- Jurisdiction — National deeds registry; no conclusive title guarantee
- Deadline — Alien landholding licence: obtained before completion of the purchase
- Deadline — Adverse possession: twelve years of undisturbed possession
- Deadline — Stamp duty: paid on recording of the deed
Governing law
- Deeds and Land Registry Act
- Aliens Land Holding Regulation Act
- Land Acquisition Act
- Prescription Act
In practice
The difference between deeds registration here and the Torrens style register in Dominica or Saint Lucia is practical and expensive: a Grenadian purchaser buys the seller's title as it stands and must investigate the chain, so title insurance and thorough searches matter. Family land held in undivided shares among many heirs is common and frequently blocks development until a partition action is brought.