Foreigners enjoy full freehold rights and can buy apartments and other non-agricultural property in their own name, held indefinitely. The main restriction is on agricultural land, which foreign individuals generally cannot own directly.
Before you buy in Georgia, always:
General guidance only — rules change; confirm the current position with a qualified local lawyer.
Our free ownership checker and the Overseas Property Playbook walk through how foreign ownership works step by step — the questions to ask and the traps to sidestep.
One-off buying costs are very low: there is no purchase transfer tax, just a small Public Registry fee (often well under 1%) plus modest legal or agency fees, and registration is fast, frequently completing within days.
Tbilisi for the liveliest expat scene, cafes and best hospitals, and Batumi on the Black Sea for a milder, cheaper and greener seaside base.
Private hospitals in Tbilisi (such as the American Hospital and MediClub) and Batumi offer good routine care with English-speaking staff and modern equipment at low cost, though complex treatment can mean travelling to Istanbul or Europe. Most expats use affordable local private insurance and pay modest out-of-pocket fees. Very safe with famously warm hospitality; English is growing among younger people though Russian and Georgian dominate, driving is on the right, and life is very affordable for British retirees.
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