Wat Arun on the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok

Guides to buying in Thailand

Ownership, costs, tax and the buying process.

Ownership and law

What a foreign buyer can own, how to hold it, and the structures to avoid.

Ownership

Can foreigners buy property in Thailand?

What a foreign buyer can and cannot own in Thailand: freehold condominiums within the 49% quota, leasehold villas, and the structures the law forbids.

6 min readUpdated 14 November 2026Read more

Ownership

The condominium foreign quota: how Thailand's 49% rule works

How the 49% foreign quota is measured, how to check what is left in a building, what happens when it is full, and where the 75% proposal stands.

6 min readUpdated 14 November 2026Read more

Ownership

Freehold vs leasehold in Thailand: what a foreign buyer gets

How freehold and leasehold differ for a foreign buyer in Thailand: registered rights, the 30-year limit, renewal clauses, resale, inheritance and lending.

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Law

Inheritance and wills for property in Thailand

What happens to a Thai condominium, lease or land when a foreign owner dies: intestacy rules, why a Thai will matters, foreign heirs and inheritance tax.

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Law

Short-term rental rules in Thailand: the Hotel Act and condos

The Hotel Act and the 30-day line, why most condominiums cannot be let by the night, how the rules are enforced, and the lawful routes to holiday rental income.

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Law

Thai company ownership of land: the nominee risk explained

Why holding Thai land through a company with nominee shareholders is illegal, how enforcement works in 2026, and what lawful company ownership requires.

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Law

Thai title deeds and due diligence: what a lawyer checks

Chanote, Nor Sor 3 Gor, Nor Sor 3 and Sor Kor 1 compared, and the checks a lawyer makes on title, encumbrances, access, permits and EIA before you buy.

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Ownership

Buying a villa in Thailand as a foreigner: the lawful routes

How a foreigner lawfully buys a villa in Thailand: a registered 30-year land lease, separate ownership of the building, superficies, usufruct, and the traps.

6 min readUpdated 12 November 2026Read more

Costs, tax and finance

What you pay at transfer, each year, and on rent and resale.

Finance

Mortgages for foreigners buying in Thailand

What finance a foreign buyer can get in Thailand: developer payment plans, the few lenders that lend to non-residents, and why most buyers pay cash.

5 min readUpdated 14 November 2026Read more

Finance

Paying for off-plan property from abroad: plans and currency

How Thai off-plan payment plans are structured, what an exchange-rate move does to your cost before handover, and the bank paperwork each instalment needs.

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Costs and tax

Property taxes and buying costs in Thailand

Every tax and fee at a Thai property transfer, who normally pays each one, a worked example on a THB 20 million condominium, and the annual holding costs.

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Costs and tax

Tax on rental income in Thailand for foreign owners

How Thailand taxes rent for non-resident and resident owners, the 180-day residency test, the 2024 foreign income rule and tax treaties in outline.

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Costs and tax

Running costs of a Thai property: fees, tax and upkeep each year

The yearly costs of owning a Thai condominium or villa: the common-area fee, land and building tax, the sinking fund, insurance and upkeep, and what late payment costs.

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Buying and investing

From reservation to the Land Office, and how the rental models work.

Investment

Branded residences in Thailand: premiums, fees and checks

What a branded residence is, where Thailand ranks, what premium buyers pay over unbranded property, the fees, and what to check in the brand licence.

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Investment

Capital growth in Thai property: what prices are really doing

Where Thai property prices stand in 2026, why asking prices are not resale values, and how to test a growth figure before you rely on it.

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Investment

Hotel-managed and rental pool schemes in Thailand

How hotel-managed units, rental pools and developer rental guarantees work in Thailand: revenue splits, owner-use days, who backs a guarantee and what to ask.

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Investment

Managing a Thai property from abroad: managers, tax and tenants

How to own and run a Thai home while living abroad: choosing a manager or operator, the yearly tax and building deadlines, foreign tenants and the papers to keep.

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Buying process

Buying off-plan property in Thailand: process and protections

The off-plan process in Thailand from reservation to Land Office transfer, with the buyer protections that exist and the ones that do not, such as escrow.

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Investment

Rental yields in Thailand: gross, net and what erodes them

Gross and net rental yield in Thailand: Bangkok and resort figures, Andaman seasonality and the costs that take a brochure yield down to what you keep.

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Buying process

Selling Thai property and repatriating the proceeds

What a foreign seller pays at the Land Office, how withholding tax is worked out for individuals, and how to send sale proceeds abroad with FET evidence.

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Buying process

Sending money to Thailand to buy property: the FET form

How to remit funds for a Thai property purchase: foreign currency only, the Foreign Exchange Transaction Form, the USD 50,000 threshold and purpose wording.

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Investment