Doing Business in Thailand

One of our customers has two houses for sale in Bangkok. Both houses are in high-end community projects and are sold with a credit offered by the Seller. This is a rare opportunity for a Foreign investor to purchase a property in Thailand with a financing

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As previously explained, the Thai Civil and Commercial Code recognizes possessory rights and/or ownership rights and there are several kinds of documents to evidence various levels of rights to land, ranging from documents evidencing mere squatters or occupation rights to full ownership rights.

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Originally posted 2009-09-16 04:12:16.

It is always difficult for a new buyer freshly arrived on a market to make an informed decision on what and where to buy? I have been around for 12 years, believe that I have a good understanding of the market but still I learn new things every day. Should you trust your agent to recommend you the best product available. You may, of course but you could also try to find out for yourself what the situation is.

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Originally posted 2009-08-26 03:47:05.

In yesterday post we discussed Bangkok condominium market. Now what is Bangkok new homes market situation?

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Originally posted 2009-08-27 10:40:41.

Dear Reader

I just want to let you now that my book “How To Safely Buy Real Estate In Thailand” is now available on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with iBooks.

Description

Buyers of offshore real estate property can be divided into two categories: The fortunate buyers who actually receive the property they paid for and the unfortunate ones who end up losing their money in offshore real estate fiascos or end up with a lemon of a property. Although the fortunate buyers outnumber the unfortunate, ventures in purchasing real estate offshore still end up badly for too many people. Did you know that the difference between fortunate and unfortunate buyers is sheer luck, not more business savvy on one side than the other? Fortunate buyers are lucky enough to buy from one of the reliable developers doing business overseas. Do not let luck dictate offshore real estate purchases. Learn all about the critical issues and the many pitfalls awaiting the unwary buyer.The book is divided in two sections. In the first section Rene Philippe discusses the general issues to be addressed by a buyer who purchases real estate outside his home country. In the second part he explains how those issues are dealt with in Thailand. Because the author deals in the first part with general issues this book is a worthwhile read not only for foreigners who want to buy real estate in Thailand but also for foreigners or Thais purchasing real estate overseas.Rene Philippe approaches the subject in a manner clear, easy to understand and conductive to reflection and questioning. His objective is not only to impart knowledge and experience but also to raise buyers’ awareness of the potential dangers that are awaiting them and how to avoid them.

About the Author:

The author Rene-Philippe DUBOUT is a lawyer since 1990 when he was admitted to Geneva bar (Switzerland). He practiced as a litigator there for 10 years until he moved to Thailand in 1999. In 2002 he founded with a group of Thai lawyers Rene Philippe & Partners Ltd a local law firm that specialized in Cross Borders Investments and Real Estate. He has been lecturing in several Thai Universities and a speaker to numerous conferences and seminars. He is the author of a must read book:”How to Purchase Real Estate Offshore Safely: The Case of Thailand”.

http//:www.renephilippe.com

© Copyrights 2009 – Rene Philippe Dubout – This article may be reprinted if information about the author, the websites, and the URLs remain intact

Originally posted 2011-01-20 09:41:15.

[There was a formating problem in our Sunday post. I reposted it again]. People purchasing real estate in Thailand are often fulfilling the goal of a lifetime. In the pursuit of their life dream they will often toss caution to the wind, lose all common sense and ignore some simple precautions.Truth is that the actual formalities to transfer a real estate property are fairly straight, simple and may be completed in a few hours which leads many buyers to believe that purchasing a property in Thailand will be a simple transaction when it is not always the case.  [ this post was published earlier as a page. We updated it and republished it as a post].

Originally posted 2009-10-19 03:05:09.

Buying a land and house in Thailand is a dream that many of you wants to fulfill with reason. Now you have bought your property within a land development project and think you are home free. But are you really? One of the thing that small developers and buyers tend to underestimate is the real costs of management of small housing projects which is often higher than expected and will result later on in disputes with the buyers that do not want to pay the management bills because they are more expensive than expected.

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