Inheritance Rights of a Foreign Spouse in Thailand

Inheritance Rights of a Foreign Spouse in Thailand

INHERITANCE of land by a foreign spouse as statutory heir in Thailand. A foreigner married to a Thai national is under the Civil and Commercial Code a statutory heir of the Thai spouse (Inheritance Laws CCC ) Read More …

Thailand Agreement Templates Over the Web

Thailand Agreement Templates Over the Web

PROFESSIONALLY DRAFTED contracts online. Online prepared Thai contracts created by legal professionals with years of practical experience ensuring you receive quality Thai English contracts. Read More …

Prenuptial or Ante-Nuptial Agreements in Thailand

Prenuptial or Ante-Nuptial Agreements in Thailand

PRENUPTIAL agreements are recognized under Thai prenuptial laws in sections 1465 to 1469 of the Thailand Civil Code. The content of a prenuptial in Thailand can vary widely.

Prenuptial contract signature

Thailand prenuptial agreement

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Lease and Rental Laws in Thailand

Lease and Rental Laws in Thailand

LEASE AGREEMENTS for land, land and house or condominium in Thailand is primarily a contractual agreement governed by the section Hire of Property Civil and Commercial Code. Read More …

Thai Realty Laws

Thai Realty Laws

PROPERTY laws in Thailand are primarily based on the mainland European Civil law system and therefor has similar real estate property laws to those of most Western counties. Read More …

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Foreign ownership quota of condominiums in Thailand

Question for a Phuket lawyer about foreign ownership of condo apartments in Thailand. 

Foreigners own 90% of Phuket beach land

Report says land grab rife in tourist spots. About 90% of beach land in Phuket is controlled by foreigners through Thai nominees, a leading research body has found.

Fractional ownership in Phuket

Fractional Ownership seems to be the word in Phuket’s real estate market now Q to a Phuket lawyer: I must ask how Thai law stands on this regarding a specific real estate company in Phuket. Can a company sell fractional ownership in an apartment they do not own?

Pitfalls of maintenance contracts

Buying real estate property in Thailand for foreigners

Thailand special purpose land holding companies

A Thai land holding company is defined as a majority Thai owned limited company that owns real estate property on behalf of a foreigner. How legal is this structure?

Leasehold real estate sales in Thailand

Property lease, tenancy and contract rights in a leasehold...

Lease agreement from a Thai girlfriend

Registering ownership of land in a Thai girlfriend's name and the right to transfer to freehold in the lease agreement.

How to pay your off plan condominium purchase in Phuket

Buying and paying in escrow or to the developer's bank account in Thailand and the escrow act and condominium act.

Thailand lease rewal options in a property lease

Thailand lease agreements are often misused and drafted to generate real estate sales.

Buying a condo or apartment

They look the same, but legally the differences between apartments registered under the Thailand Condominium Act and apartments NOT registered under the Condominium Act are major!

Key Money and rentals Thailand

If you do not understand key money in Thailand this could lead to a foreseeable argument with the landlord when the lease ends or must be renewed.

Condominium Law: Contract Price

CONDOMINIUM sale-able area and contract price in an off the plan sale and purchase of a condominium in Phuket Thailand.

Purchase of a leasehold condominium in Thailand

CONDOMINIUMS in Thailand beyond the foreign ownership quota are often sold under a condo lease agreement.

Types of real Estate in Thailand

REAL ESTATE investment in Phuket. Ownership of land is not open to non-Thai nationals.

Superficies and Usufructs – Thai property contracts

USUFRUCT and superficies. As Thailand property laws are for a large part based on the French Civil Code the right of superficies and the right of usufruct are included in the Thailand Civil and Commercial Code.

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Thai divorce, division assets and debts

Question: I’m married to a Thai lady for over a year. I want to divorce her, among others, because of her gambling addiction.

Planning to marry in Thailand contracts

A prenuptial agreement is a contract between a couple who are planning to marry in Thailand.

Cancellation of a usufruct agreement between husband and wife

E-mail question; I read that a usefruct (สัญญาให้สิทธิเก็บกิน) can be canceled by the Thai wife in the case of divorce.  Am I the husband

Apartment and a Last Will

A Phuket property question: a Swedish couple inquired about a Thai Will for their leased apartment in Phuket.

Thai Marriage: Marital and Personal Property

MARITAL property. Property between husband and wife in Thailand is governed by the Civil and Commercial Code and possible prenuptial agreement.

Thai Wills, Inheritance and succession Thailand

LAST WILL and Testament ensures your assets are given to those who you have entrusted your estate to upon your death. A foreign will or the division of the foreigner’s assets in Thailand according to a foreign last will and testament is enforceable in Thailand.

Thai Marriage and Divorce Laws

THAILAND MARRIAGE. Foreigners are allowed to marry a Thai national or another foreign national in Thailand. The actual marriage in Thailand is a formal procedure and takes place at the local Amphur (government municipality). .

Post-Nuptial as opposed to Ante- or PreNuptial

A post nuptial or postnuptial agreement as opposed to prenuptial agreement in Thailand is a marriage contract between spouses concerning their financial relation and their personal assets or marital property done after marriage. A post nuptial contract is created after the official marriage registration as it refers to an agreement after marriage. The postnuptial concept [...]

Thailand Personal Income Tax

INCOME TAX. Personal Income tax under section 41 of the Revenue Code; an individual Thai citizen or foreigner who lives in Thailand for one or more periods totaling at least 180 days in any tax (calendar) year is, for tax purposes, deemed a resident of Thailand and subject to tax on all assessable income derived [...]

Land Purchase by Thai spouse

A Thai national married to a foreigner (either by lawful marriage or unlawful marriage) may accept land as a gift or purchase and own land in his or her own name.

Question for a Phuket lawyer about foreign ownership of condo apartments in Thailand. 

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Thailand beach land

Is Phuket beach land owned by foreigners?

Report says land grab rife in tourist spots. About 90% of beach land in Phuket is controlled by foreigners through Thai nominees, a leading research body has found.

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Question: I’m married to a Thai lady for over a year. I want to divorce her, among others, because of her gambling addiction.

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Fractional Ownership seems to be the word in Phuket’s real estate market now

Q to a Phuket lawyer: I must ask how Thai law stands on this regarding a specific real estate company in Phuket. Can a company sell fractional ownership in an apartment they do not own?

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View from Maenam hill Koh Samui to Koh Phangan

View from Maenam hill (Samui) to Koh Phangan

Q to a Phuket lawyer. What kind of regulations are applied when a partly foreign owned Thai company in Thailand wants to register ownership of land?

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Q to a Phuket lawyer: I have a Thai lady who wants to sell me her guesthouse but I have no idea what steps to take or even if I can buy property in Thailand. I have a good friend who is Thai, is it possible to put it his name but still own the property?

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Starting a Diving School by Phuket Lawyer Blog
The follows are Thai Vessel Act B.E. 2481 only the part that concerns “Alien” and Article IV (2) of the Treaty of Amity and Economic Relations between Thailand and United States.

Thai Vessel Act B.E. 2481

Part I – Thai Vessel Registration

Section 6 – Thai vessel registration according to this Act shall be filed at vessel registrar.

Section 7 – A person who have ownership in Thai registered vessel for commercial purpose in inland water shall have following qualifications;

(1) Being Thai nationals
(2) Being unregistered ordinary partnership where all partners are Thai.
(3) Being state enterprise according to the Budget Act.
(4) Being juristic entities under Thai law as follows;
(a) Registered ordinary partnership where all partners are Thai nationals.
(b) Limited partnership where all unlimited liability partners are Thai nationals.
(c) Limited company where not less than half of directors are Thai nationals and not less than 70% of registered capitals are owned by a person who is not “Alien” and no provisions permit to issue bearer shares.
(d) Public limited company where not less than half of directors are Thai nationals and not less than 70% of registered capitals are owned by a person who is not “Alien”.

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Buying real estate property in Thailand for foreigners

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A Thai land holding company is defined as a majority Thai owned limited company that owns real estate property on behalf of a foreigner. How legal is this structure?

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A prenuptial agreement is a contract between a couple who are planning to marry in Thailand.

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