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Buying a house in Sylhet, Bangladesh

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  • Mickygg
    Mickygg Posts: 1,737 Forumite
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    Omg this is one of the few threads that was not trolled by crashy! I wonder how long that will last.
  • Davesnave
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    Taking the place of Crashy, but in reverse, I would add that Sylhet is one of the better bits of Bangladesh, especially the areas not much above sea level.

    Given that sea levels generally are on the rise and Bangladesh is heavily populated, it's fairly obvious that Sylhet will be a better place to invest in property than somewhere which is likely to become an Asian version of the Dogger Bank.
  • Hasbeen
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    andrewthomas2008 wrote: »
    I've actually found this thread quite humorous lol.

    Although I would like some serious responses lol.

    Thought post 9 was serious?:) Even a link to house prices there??
    The world is not ruined by the wickedness of the wicked, but by the weakness of the good. Napoleon
  • andrewthomas2008
    andrewthomas2008 Posts: 164 Forumite
    silkz wrote: »
    No joke Andrew, I'm of bangladeshi heritage and my parents are from sylhet with property out there. My dad's abroad at the moment. I'll ask him and get back to you. Yes the thread is humorous, but also kind of peed me off even though this forum wouldn't have an obvious clue, you still found a link like me...

    Anyway, why are you looking to buy / build a house in B'desh?

    My partner is of Bangladeshi descent and we want to either buy or build over there.
    Her family aren't too sure about property prices and she isn't really in touch with her family in Bangladesh.
    Girlie Girl
  • brexit
    brexit Posts: 15 Forumite
    Property price depends on location as like anywhere in the world.
    Sylhet is a division, a district and also a town.
    If you like to buy house or land in or closer to town the price is the highest.
    My family has a single storey 5 bed house in Sylhet town, in a residential area, probably worth £200,000.
  • andrewthomas2008
    andrewthomas2008 Posts: 164 Forumite
    brexit wrote: »
    Property price depends on location as like anywhere in the world.
    Sylhet is a division, a district and also a town.
    If you like to buy house or land in or closer to town the price is the highest.
    My family has a single storey 5 bed house in Sylhet town, in a residential area, probably worth £200,000.

    Do you pay taxes on the sale of property over there, like capital gains tax.
    Girlie Girl
  • brexit
    brexit Posts: 15 Forumite
    edited 19 March 2017 at 5:31PM
    Yes, capital gain tax. 20% to 30% resident and non resident rate.
  • chesky
    chesky Posts: 1,341 Forumite
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    Don't you think the cat will be out of the bag with her family when you buy a property together, or do you plan on keeping that secret too?
  • Slinky
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  • davidmcn
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    Slinky wrote: »
    Necro post alert, this thread is a year old...........
    I think it relates to current discussions between the posters on another board...
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