Buying a beautiful plot of land in Thailand is relatively easy. Determining whether that land is legally secure, properly accessible and realistically buildable is much harder. A sea-view plot may look exceptional during a site visit but still present problems involving: land title boundaries road access easements zoning building...
Property Due Diligence Thailand
Buying property in Thailand should never begin with the question: “Do I like this property?” The first serious question is: “Can I safely acquire the rights I think I am buying?” That is the purpose of property due diligence in Thailand. For a foreign buyer, due diligence is not simply a lawyer checking a title deed. A proper review should examine the legal ownership structure, the...
Buying property in Thailand as a foreigner is possible, but the process depends on what you are buying and which legal right you will actually acquire. A foreign freehold condominium, a leasehold villa, a resale property and an off-plan development do not follow exactly the same path. The safest Thailand property buying process is therefore not: Find property → pay deposit → work out the...