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What Cambodian law actually permits — title types, the foreign-ownership rules, and the structures buyers use to hold property.
Yes — with limits. A foreigner can buy a strata-title condo outright but not land directly. Here is the plain answer, the buying process step by step, the costs, and the structures for landed property in 2026.
Read researchSince 2019, a foreigner can hold Cambodian land as the beneficiary of a registered trust run by a licensed trustee. It is the regulated answer to the problem nominee structures only pretend to solve — but it is newer, and not a clean bypass. Here is how it works.
Read researchHolding land, running a business, or qualifying for a business visa — most foreign-buyer plans need a Cambodian company. The entity types, the shareholding rules, the registration steps, and the ongoing compliance most guides leave out.
Read researchBeneath the title types and ownership structures sits a harder question: how strong are property rights in Cambodia really, and what happens when they are tested? An honest look at the law on paper, the reality in practice, and the gap between them.
Read researchA foreigner cannot own land in Cambodia outright. The four structures used to hold it — long leases, land-holding companies, regulated trusts, and nominees — carry very different levels of risk. We rank them.
Read researchDoes Cambodia have a golden visa? Sort of. The Cambodia My Second Home (CM2H) programme offers long-stay residency for an investment — but it is not the citizenship-by-property scheme some marketing implies. What it actually offers, and how it compares regionally.
Read researchThe title type decides almost everything about a Cambodian property — how secure it is, how it transfers, and whether a foreigner can own it at all. Here is how the four main titles differ.
Read researchOwning property in Cambodia does not give you the right to live there — that is a separate question answered by the visa system. Here is how Cambodia’s visa classes actually work for buyers and retirees, and how the country compares to its neighbours.
Read researchOpening an account, moving money, the dollarised system, the Bakong payment network, and what tightening KYC rules mean in practice. A grounded guide to the banking side of a Cambodian purchase.
Read researchForeigners can own strata-title units but not land. Here is what that means, the structures used to hold landed property — lease, company, regulated trust, or nominee — and where the real risk sits.
Read researchCambodia is not a participating jurisdiction in the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard. Here is what CRS does, what Cambodia’s absence from it means in practice, and — importantly — what it does not change about your tax obligations.
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