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Thanks. I'm aware of that and do that locally, always going to pharmacy. However, in this case I knew I'd need to see the doctor again. I didn't want to raise any concerns that I hadn't followed his advice and I didn't know if I'd need a prescription for one of the others. I was a little woozy after the local too! Didn't consider at that time that he'd probably not know if I'd purchased the prescriptions at the hospital or not.

After eventually finding my medical records, it showed that my memory was disconcertingly way off and I'd had a check very recently. However, as I've also been having nose issues which had taken me to Bangkok Pattaya, I decided it was worth seeing Prof. Parit Mekaroonkamol as recommended by Sheryl and others at Medpark Hospital, regardless. He did feel that it was worthwhile having another gastroscopy despite being less that 2 years since the last, which had indicated a relatively small area and no dysplasia. I had that done only yesterday. I will be hearing more and probably another consultation post biopsy in the next few weeks, but I did want to note that the the 16,500 cost is nowhere near the overall total. For a short consultation, the gastroscopy and pills for Heliobacter Pylori, to date I'm at 32,000B I will say the hospital cost of pills was more extreme than I'd previously experienced. For example Amoxicillin 500mg x 56 was 1400B. I will say Prof. Parit Mekaroonkamol is reassuringly knowledgeable and English is excellent. I'll update further after results and subsequent visit(s).

That's an interesting thought. We'll keep that in reserve as a last option, after giving him time with the buy, rent. move out or legal action choices.

I'd be 100% sure that is not a consideration. It's a bigger plot with a bigger house.

Sorry, I don't understand?

Many thanks. I wasn't aware that was possible.

LMFAO!! Have another beer and keep upping your 'wisdom'

The lawyer apparently is close with the police and suggests it will not be a problem to have them come in once it's gone through the courts. We will see if that is talk. The occupant owns 3 adjacent subplots, so it's not like he will be destitute.

I believe that is the case, particularly as that was just for the land and there is a decent house on it, which the lawyer has told me my gf now owns too.

That would indeed be nice, but would come back against my gf in some sort of negative credit way.

My commiserations on the problems with the second case. I hope you're able to get that resolved. Your noted experiences are vaulable to know about and I appreciate all the details. I was going to agree with you and just write this off and not waste further money on it, but my girlfriend has taken it personally and wants him to summoned, which for the sake of 30,000B I might just do. The principle of this tosser thinking he can just get off scot free makes me inclined to spend just to try to wipe the smile off his face.

If we do not agree terms with the squatter, we will simply sell as is once evicted. Zero consideration for us living there now.

Thanks to all for your comments. The lawyer will use the police once the notice has been served and if failed to withdraw within 30 days. The squatter has stated he will not do anything unless legal papers are served, so just the police is apparently not an option. It's the fault of the website displaying incorrectly. Bpundaries are correctly recorded on chanote and at the land office. The website has wrongly drawn the plot over part of an adjacent school plot, rather than what was previously part of a chanote of the current encumbent. He split the land into 2 chanotes, so that he could get financing as I have now found out. I have been told that there is zero chance of any recourse for the official website https://landsmaps.dol.go.th displaying incorrect details 😞 We've just been unlucky that this was wrongly displayed or we would have never pursued this. Sadly, there was no other way to obtain that information till the land was purchased. We will give him the choice of purchasing or leasing the land/house before pursuiing legal action. He wrongly thinks we will not pursue legal action and will only consider doing something till we do so. He is wrong, once legal action is commenced, purchasing/leasing options will only be available at a much higher price. The lawyer I saw today did not consider there would be future obstacles for reselling once this is complete, which was reassuring. I would particularly like to thank @Crossy fot the leasing suggestion which we will offer, but again thanks to all. Your comments were greatly appreciated.

It's not a big bit of land. Just over 1 ngan, but seemed ideal when we saw the purported empty plot with electric immediately to hand. Unfortunately, now with the full story which was not available, despite many questions to the govt office preceding the auction, we would not have touched it with a bargepole. She is not feeling lucky and neither am I 😞 The recommended lawyer which we are considering using to do the eviction has confirmed the chanote is all correct and there should not be a problem.

I believe he's in his 60's and in reasonable health

The land was bought officially via government and detailed as such, for which my girlfriend now has the chanote (nor soi 4), which is the official title of the land. What is your problem with the use of chanote? It correctly distinguishes it from other lesser forms of title for the land, which I feel was appropriate to note. The problem is that it was misrepresented by Kalasin province (local government). We are not talking about some private deal. And yes as noted earlier, we are fully aware of squatters law in Thailand which would apply after 10 years.

That is a good suggestion. I doubt he will be amendable, but we will pursue.

That would be a nice scenario, but it was an official government run auction, presumably allowed after going through the courts. We had automatically dismissed consideration of any plots with property. Only wanting empty land, but I find it hard to believe we could possibly have any success pursuing action against the government province. I will consult yet another lawyer about that, as you and degrub noted that. Thanks.

A is not a consideration and that was part of the original thought of building a home there. as not too much soil was needed on what the government marked as the land. I would be fearful of having this person as a neighbor, so C is also not an option. A neighbour like that in a position of authority sounds like a nightmare to be avoided at all costs. B I would be fearful of comeback from any purchaser. I see the only option as getting some money from him. I don't believe that he has no money. A penniless headman with a separate home and land in a good location, doesn't add up. Losing the land when using it to make good money should mean something.

Official government website, so no opportunity there and sadly I agree that revenge would be almost guaranteed. Loss of face for a headsman would never sit.

I agree, but the problem is that he owns the land next door and as headsman, doubtless everyone else there will support him. Yes, there is a squatter's law in Thailand, which is very favourable to the squatter.

My girlfriend has what seems to me to be an unusual situation with a piece of land purchased through a state government auction in Kalasin for 80,000B. We checked the land out first at https://landsmaps.dol.go.th, which confirmed that it was as listed and an empty plot bordering a local road. I was a little surprised when we visited, that I could not find the official corner markers for the land, but put that down to them being covered in soil. She was successful at the auction and then got it officially registered and the chanote in her name. This did take a few months, which I gather is not unusual. However, when her parents went to look at the land, they were told that what was marked on the earlier mentioned website was incorrect and the chanote noted a different adjacent area with a house on it. It looked like a plot had been split and recorded accordingly with 2 different chanotes. The website was just wrong. The owner of the house on the land said they wouldn't move, although they also had a home on the land next to it. My girlfriend and her family went to see a lawyer and he confirmed that the land had been registered correctly and my girlfriend was indeed the legally correct owner of the land. The auction had come about as the prior incumbent had put up that land as collateral for a car loan, which they had failed to repay. Hence, the auction via the province of Kalasin government. Initiated by the financing company, who had provided the loan. The lawyer said he could take the illegal occupant to court and force them to leave, but that would cost 30,000B in fees and expenses. I felt that this would be a bad situation, being next door to an unhappy prior owner to say the least, but now it has gotten even more bizarre. It turns out this man is the headman of this village/town AND he is paid by the government, to use this land/house as the local district ombudsman. For which he probably gets a salary and rent for the office. I feel the only option aside from swallowing the loss of 80,000B is to get this prior owner/headman to enter into an agreement to buy the land back. After all, he has built a house on it and his job needs that. He has claimed that he has no money and won't do anything. I feel the threat of legal action, which would mean the loss of house, potential loss of job, especially if it was chosen to press this with the local district should loosen his pocket. I am however, very nervous dealing with someone who clearly has influence and and appears to feel bulletproof. I'm assuming that the only option is to give him a set period, say 6 - 12 months to pay an agreed sum, such that upon payment she would then be obligated to transfer ownership to him? If not satisfied, then pursue legal action. She is emotionally vested in this land and does not want to lose the land for nothing.

Yes, I had seen that op some years back, but had failed to find a specialist who performs that op. Felt there was zero chance of finding someone in Thailand, so as docs had said that I had a relatively small area, I'd let it slide. You're reminding me to do more checking up on that!

That's great to know. Thanks! I have not had any dysplasia and it is a small section, so 3 to 5 years was suggested range. With covid, I'd just let it run to the longer end. Hopefully, that doesn't come back to bite me.

Many thanks Sheryl. I greatly appreciate your informed, expansive and detailed answer. I am certainly a little gun shy after my experience at Ayr with an incompetent specialist, who i should have reported to BMA. It is surprising, as I believe you have noted before about the costs, which are surprisingly greater than I experienced with a top specialist in the UK seen privately. I will contact the specialists that you've suggested. I will certainly post my experiences once I have had this done. Many thanks