Archive for the ‘Buying property’ Category

Buying a Condominium: The 49% foreign ownership quota issue

June 9th, 2010

One of the legal headaches limiting access of foreign buyers to the Thai real estate market is that Thai laws currently limit foreign buyer freehold purchases of condominium units to percent of the total area (reserved for private ownership) of a condominium building at any one time.

While this limitation is rarely [...]

Opening a Thai bank account

May 27th, 2010

May a foreign citizen open a bank account in Thailand?
The answer is of course yes, or more accurately yes, but…
As a matter of fact the issue of the opening of a bank account by a foreign non-resident is one of the most confusing issues for foreigners in Thailand because there is a [...]

Due Diligence

May 17th, 2010

When buying property in Thailand we highly recommend you use a reputable lawyer, do not under any circumstances try to go it alone as there are so many pitfalls, especially with the spoken and written Thai language interpretations. Foreigners may not own land in Thailand so legal mechanisms are used to overcome this situation and [...]

Property Transfer Taxes

May 15th, 2010

Transfer Tax and fees when transferring real estate in Thailand from 1st June 2010
For the sale of: 1) a house; 2) land up to one rai (1,600m2) including a house; 3) raw land subdivided under a land allocation license (the license a developer gets to subdivide a larger tract); 4) land including [...]

Easy Buy Scheme

May 15th, 2010

EASY BUY TERMS
The Easy Buy Terms is a deferred payment arrangement for buying Thailand property.

Related Pages

Easy Buy Properties – a complete listing of our properties that offer Easy Buy Terms
Seller Financed Properties – a complete listing of our properties that offer seller financing
Buyers – More info for buyers

In these [...]

Investing in Thailand property

May 15th, 2010

Phuket and Thailand are one of the last havens in the world where you can invest in property safely and receive a handsome return on capital.
There are currently over 200 new developments being constructed on the island (May 2010) and many more to come as the property market here is still in its infancy. [...]