Verified real estate in Sri Lanka

Courtyard pool villas, apartments, residential plots and tea country land in Colombo, Kandy, Galle and Negombo.

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9 provinces, one desk

How the market reads by region

Sri Lanka's provinces carry their own local-authority approval layers on top of the national Land Registry — a Colombo condominium falls under the Condominium Management Authority in a way a Kandy or Galle property with its own Land Registry folio does not. Estate Ulagam's checklist for identity, title, and building certificates reflects that, province by province.

Provinces live

Reviewed

Districts live

Reviewed

25 districts mapped in total.

Cities

65 cities across 9 provinces

Colombo1 Kandy1 Gampaha Kalutara Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Moratuwa Negombo Wattala Ja-Ela Panadura Horana

Listed cities first — search reaches the rest.

Cross-Border Legal Briefing

Foreign Ownership & Non-Resident Acquisition in Sri Lanka

Statutory Matrix

Under the Land (Restrictions on Alienation) Act, No. 38 of 2014, foreign nationals and foreign companies (with 50%+ foreign shareholding) cannot acquire freehold ownership of land or residential ground-floor property. Non-residents can purchase condominiums situated on the 4th floor or above (or any floor if 40% of units are pre-allocated to foreign purchasers under Strategic Development exemptions). In addition, long-term leases of state or private land up to 99 years are permitted, subject to Land Reform Commission clearances and local stamp duty.

Governing Body

Registrar General's Department & Urban Development Authority (UDA)

Primary Statute

Consumer Affairs Authority Act, No. 9 of 2003 & Land Title Registration Practices

Title Instruments

Registered Deed of Transfer (certified by Notary Public & Land Registry), Bim Saviya Title Certificate (Title Registration Act No. 21 of 1998)

The desk

What we ask for, and why

Every Sri Lanka submission is checked against the same working set of records before it can be reviewed for publication, governed by Registration of Documents Ordinance & Condominium Management Act. None of this is a substitute for independent legal advice — it is the paperwork our desk asks an advertiser to produce, and cross-checks before an advertisement goes live.

Title check

Land Registry Folio (Extract of Title) & Pedigree tree check.

Condominium certificate

Condominium Management Authority (CMA) certificate validation.

Local compliance

Local Authority Street Line & Building Certificate compliance.

Identity match

National Identity Card (NIC) & Notarial deed confirmation.

Estate Ulagam reviews submitted advertising materials and documents before publication.

From submission to publication

How a listing goes live

Submission

Owner, agent, or builder registers with phone and email OTP, then submits the property with photographs and the documents above.

Review

Estate Ulagam's desk checks identity and the documents above against Registration of Documents Ordinance & Condominium Management Act before anything moves forward.