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How to Buy Condominiums, Shop Houses, Homes and Land in Thailand

Drew Noyes, Managing Director P.A.P.P.A. Co., Ltd. Legal and Visa Services 16.11.2009

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.

No matter what anyone tells you, it is not possible to own land in Thailand except under extraordinary circumstances. (However, owning buildings is a different matter.)

What are Thai Measurements?

Drew Noyes, Managing Director P.A.P.P.A. Co., Ltd. Legal and Visa Services 16.11.2009

Thailand Land Office Basics- How the Deal Goes Down

Drew Noyes, Managing Director P.A.P.P.A. Co., Ltd. Legal and Visa Services 16.11.2009

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).

How to Know who Owns the Land You are Buying

Setting Up a Dormant Company to Buy Land in Thailand 

Drew Noyes, Managing Director P.A.P.P.A. Co., Ltd. Legal and Visa Services 16.11.2009

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.

Pattaya City Expats Club  at the Amari hold special seminar on land ownership

Richard Silverberg introduced the speaker for the seminar on land ownership as well known to the Club having been a long time member and former three-term Chairman of the Club’s Board of Governors and MC for three years Drew Noyes. Drew operates several businesses in Pattaya including a news media group (Pattaya Times) and PAPPA Co., Ltd., which provides legal and visa services.

 
Khon Kaen consumers prefer purchase in installments

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.

 
 

 

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