blackcab

I would agree when it comes to used units, but not so much new units. Since the BOT's tightening of lending criteria for mortgages it has been harder for many individuals to get a mortgage, which is where developers can assist is some small ways with new condos.

You also have to consider that many condos are purchased with a mortgage, no different than many other countries. With a new condo the developer has a relationship with the bank who is financing the entire condominium project (and often other banks as well), so minor issues between the customer and the bank can often be smoothed over. Someone buying a used condo unit will have to deal with the bank entirely on their own, and that is just not as easy. For example you will need the unit surveyed to assess its value, whereas with buying a new unit the bank has already assessed every unit in the building, saving cost, time and allowing the bank to offer a "package" type mortgage. It's often not that people don't like used units, it's simply a case of finance. I guarantee that if I was selling 10 used units on Sukhumvit or Sathorn at an 80 per cent discount there would be a queue around the block.

Creep

I'm not sure if this would work for you but Benjamin Hart is a practising US lawyer who also has a legal business in Bangkok. His fee plus DHL express would be massively cheaper than travelling. www.legal.co.th

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Do you have a 2 year Thai license or a 5 year Thai license?

Do you have a device that is activated around about that time every day? Do you have a pump on a timer, or does a human always make a cup of tea or turn on a device at that particular time? Perhaps you could work out exactly what is powered by that circuit and narrow down any possible devices by using a process of elimination?

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Do check the title deed carefully, as you may possibly be in a situation where you have two different grades of land title on the same plot. I have seen land before where the land further back from the river was classed as NS4 chanote land, but the land closer to the river was of a much lesser title. This was because the land closest to the river was formed by alluvion, which would make you the riparian owner. As such you normally have the right to plant and harvest on alluvion land, but not necessarily to construct a building. I note from your plan above that you want to situate a house closest to the river, so it would be good to check. Make very certain that the land has the correct concrete surveying pegs in place and that there is no (or minimal) land formed by alluvion in the plot.

@SuperSilverHaze What is the expiry date on your license?

Paradigm

This is impossible to say without reading the entire lease contract. Also you have not stated how long the lease is for, or whether the lease is registered on the back of the title deed. What I would say is that land leases are a specialist area. You really do need to completely understand what you are signing, and also the possible ramifications of the lease. You especially need to know how to deal with the lessor in both good times and bad.

Money

Rex

What is your budget per night?

Viper

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