Property

A two-page contract may be an oddity in other jurisdictions but it is a sad reality in Thailand. A few thousand baht for a 2 page contract is not really that much of a big deal. However, if we are talking about millions of baht in property transaction, it’s just…

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With regards to residential and commercial investors, it seems that most overlook the risks or indeed the liability caused by landfill sites in Phuket. The province of Saphan Hin is now at breaking point as the licensed landfill is increasing daily threatening nearby mangroes and agricultural land. In most due…

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With regards to residential and commercial investors, it seems that most overlook the risks or indeed the liability caused by landfill sites in Phuket. The province of Saphan Hin is now at breaking point as the licensed landfill is increasing daily threatening nearby mangroes and agricultural land. In most due…

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It is a common practice for property buyers or investors to assign the “legal stuffs” to lawyers and just wait for the signal to sign or not to sign.  Although lawyers are careful in dissecting each and every word of these contracts to make it legally foolproof, there are certain…

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I have noticed that there seems to be no real title insurance in Thailand. Apart from the usual insurance to safeguard against fire, theft and damage to personal property, there still seems to be a lack on quality insurance relating to boundary disputes, restrictive covenants, fraud, missing landlord, undisclosed rentcharges…

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