Lamphen

15 hours ago, brianthainess said:

This is how we did it. 4steps, 1.Owner got the land office to come and mark out the plot 5,000 (if not already done)  2. Go with the owner and a witness for you preferably some one that can speak good english to translate for you , to the Pu Yi Ban they check the land title, and make a simple contract, where you hand over a small deposit say 100,000 baht photos were taken of handing over the money, 3.then go to the land office with owner and a bank check for the balance hand over the bank check when all has been checked , LO called us when the they had completed the transfer, 4 go back to land office and pay 5% tax, you should then get the land title in your wife's name. take photos of all steps and keep a witness with you.  quite easy really. memory has faded a bit but this is about it.

Thank you for you input!

19 hours ago, ericthai said:

So you bought all the land in your name?

Thanks a lot, the plan is that we will buy the land in the name of my wife.

14 hours ago, brianthainess said:

This is how we did it. 4steps, 1.Owner got the land office to come and mark out the plot 5,000 (if not already done)  2. Go with the owner and a witness for you preferably some one that can speak good english to translate for you , to the Pu Yi Ban they check the land title, and make a simple contract, where you hand over a small deposit say 100,000 baht photos were taken of handing over the money, 3.then go to the land office with owner and a bank check for the balance hand over the bank check when all has been checked , LO called us when the they had completed the transfer, 4 go back to land office and pay 5% tax, you should then get the land title in your wife's name. take photos of all steps and keep a witness with you.  quite easy really. memory has faded a bit but this is about it.

Thanks a lot for your input.

On 8/10/2020 at 10:22 AM, blackcab said:

 

That's not the normal process. If there is a mortgage secured on the property the mortgagee asks the bank for a settlement figure to be calculated for a specific date (the date of sale).

 

The purchaser goes to their bank the day before the sale and buys two cashier cheques. The first cheque is made payable to the mortgagee's bank for the quoted settlement figure. The second cheque is made payable to the seller for the balance of the purchase price. When you have the cheques you send a photo of the cheques to the seller so they can verify them.

 

On the day of the sale (normally the next day) the seller will have arranged for the bank's representative to be present at the land office.  The bank's representative will bring the original land title deed with them and give it to the land office official.

 

You give the cheque to pay off the mortgage to the bank's official. They will verify the cheque, then sign to remove the encumbrance on the land. Immediately thereafter the land will be sold between the seller and the purchaser.

 

When the chanote is received by the purchaser it will have two entries dated on the day of sale. The first entry will show the bank's encumbrance has been removed. The second entry will show the sale between the former owner and the current owner, who are both listed by name.

Thanks a lot for the detailed information, very much appreciated.

1 hour ago, 4MyEgo said:

Get a lawyer if its Chanote, they don't cost half as much as back in the old country. We didn't use one, but our land is not Chanote, the wife got the owner her grandmother to sign a letter with a map pegging out the land in the village, it was witnessed neighbours either side in the village its in and the mayor, it is one below Chanote.

 

It was cheap enough back and just about everyone in the village knows who owns what, and what a plot sells for, that said, it was strange to me at the time, coming from a property background, however I did say to my wife, I am only investing as much as I am prepared to lose and if in the future you lose it, because farangs cannot own land, (house now built), that's my 10% of my worth invested, and her reply was, if you think my grandmother and or her family are going to try to rip me off, you are mistaken, that said, only invest as much as your prepared to lose, have read lots of stories here, so do your due diligence.

Thanks, I'll ask around and check.

1 hour ago, baansgr said:

Check Title and bounderies, which with Chanote should be clearly marked with numbered pegs.

Is water and electric easily connected...this can be expensive running electric lines to land if not already close by.

Is it on a government road for access, what level is the land, if filling to raise can be expensive.

Is there flooding in the area.

What are the neighbours like...recycling plant or businesses can be noisy.

Is there a boundry wall..again expensive to build.

And of course check the seller is actually the owner..name on UD matches that in Title with no loans attached.

 

Thanks for the input, I'll check.

2 hours ago, Misab said:

Do you know farangs in the area, ask them about price on land. We once want to buy a pice of land. My wife went to the land office to hear about plans for the area. It showed the seller did not own the land. Surprise Surprise.

 

 

Good idea, I do not know anybody in the area, but I can always knock on the door to the one farang in the area if he's home.

7 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

I have quite a lot of experience. What would you like to know?

I was told "we just go to the bank together with the seller, pay the money (the bank get their part and the seller get his part), get the paper (the bank will release the paper), go to the land office and make the transfer.

Is it this straight forward?

8 hours ago, Chris.B said:

As a start, visit the seller at their home and ask for a copy of the chanote.

 

Doesn't your wife have family who can help her with this?

Yes, my wife's family will assist, but based on their explanation of the process I just find it to be too easy.

I was told "we just go to the bank together with the seller, pay the money (the bank get their part and the seller get his part), get the paper (the bank will release the paper), go to the land office and make the transfer.

It might be this easy, but I wanted to try to obtain some additional information before going to the bank.

Good evening,

My wife and I have today found a plot of land close to Buriram City that we would like to buy.

Does anyone have any experience in buying a plot of land without using a lawyer?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards

Lamphen

I got a one-way throwaway ticket from DMK to RGN (Yangoon) with Air Asia For 1.350 THB.

This is sufficient for the check-in requirement in Belgium.

Thank you guys!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, I have to change my travel dates which leaves me with a 30 day stay in Thailand, 5 days in Singapore, and then 2 days again in Thailand. All travel is done by plane via Suvarnabhumi airport. Will they accept the second entry without a problem – or is it too close to my previous stay? Thank you in advance.

Thank you all for your good advises!

All the best

Lamphen

Good morning,

I hope I'm in the right forum, fingers crossed.

I'm going to visit my girlfriends family for a week in June this year, and for the first time we are going to stay at their house in Buriram.

We have heard some rumours that I / they need to register this stay.

Do anyone know what needs to be done?

Appreciate any advise.

Kind regards

Lamphen

I do not know why you are so eager to put a label on yourself.

However - based on the options in your OP - the only status not mentioned is unemployed.

I'm a boaring 'live-by-the-rules' guy - but I sleep well at night.

I salute you all for clearing your overstays before it's geeting too late!

Well done.

You cannot apply for a Schengen visa Per Se, you have to apply for a visa to one specific country within the Schengen agreement.

Then you might receive a visa for that country extended to a single or multi entry Schengen visa.

My girfriend has just received her multi entry Schengen visa from the Belgian Embassy in Bangkok and she will visit me for 90 days from the beginng of February.

I had to provide the following items for my girlfriend to present to the Belgian embassy for the interview:

1. Confirmation of sponsor

2. Confirmation of whom living at the sponsors address

3. Air ticket

4. Medical insurance

5. Invitation letter

6. Copy of sponsors payslips for the last 3 months

7. Copy of sponsors passport

The above list is applicable for Belgium and might vary slightly for different countries.

In addition she needed to provide a ban statement with at least THB 20,000 plus evidence that she has a good reason to return to Thailand.

I.e. housebook and familyrelations.

You should also note that first time applicants get refused very often - as it happened for my girfriend two years ago.

Now she is visiting me for the 4th time and this is the second time she got a Schengen multiple entry visa.

I hope this is of some assitance to you - and I wish you good luck!

There might not be a cartel pricing as the last seven years I've been to the same spot every summer.

Last July the price was the same as previous years: 20 Bath, but if you buy any food and / or drinks the chair is "free".

To the best of my knowledge - it is the Navy that is governing the beach.

A typical example is on a "Budda day" you cannot / should not be able to buy any alcohol - but on the beach you can buy as much as you like without any intervention of the policy - or army.

Only one solution in my opinion - you have to go to the gym!

It's a perfect way to build up strength and stamina.

Will kill that bad back of yours as well.

Good luck!

Well done Costas, I'll add a couple of your points to my ever growing check-list :-)

Turn off mobile data and GPS functions if these are on.

The "logic" is a bit different in Thailand – it seems like they just want to earn the same amount of money as they did last year by distributing the "cost" on fewer punters.

I’ve stopped playing golf on some of the golf courses because of the huge hike in green-fees.

Hopefully they will grasp the concept of supply and demand in the near future.

It would be acceptable to use this device on short haul flights – but not on long haul flights in my opinion.

Luckily I’m not a tall guy – so I don’t suffer too much if the one in front of me recline.