Land

If you are thinking about buying a new condo, land or house this may be the time to act, as transactional fees at the land office after March may never be lower than now.

The metric system was introduced into Thailand in 1923, and was made compulsory in 1947. However, in construction measurements you may hear "kubp" (from an extended thumb to small finger) and "sawg" (from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow).

Setting up a Thai Company Limited to buy and sell property is widely used in Thailand, especially in Pattaya, for a sleeping company having no business activity.

Fifty three per cent of Khon Kaen consumers prefer to buy products on installments though they could finance the purchase with savings, while 57% buy on installments without caring to know or without knowing the interest rates, according to the Bank of Thailand's Northeastern Region Office.