perrysm

Purchased the land 2 years ago and the house is almost finished. I have used a local builder and architect who have kept to budget. There are great opportunities on Koh Chang with some great plots of land and good builders/architects etc. You get far more for your money than on Samui or Phuket. A good place to look for land is www.iamkohchang.com Ian is very knowledgeable and can point you in the right direction.

Wilko is right this isnt the best place to stay for the money this time of year you will get plenty of choice in all price brackets.

Got to disagree with you. I have been looking for somewhere to build in Thailand for 10 years and the East Coast of Koh Chang is still unspoilt and will remain so for many years to come and offers fantastic value for money compared to Phuket or Samui. Although I agree that Whitesands and the West Coast has become very overdeveloped. I have almost completed the house on the Oceanfront and there are a few farangs also building on that side of the Island although the overall Farang community is only a 100 or so in size.

After being a realestate man for 10 years in Samui i can only agree. Samui and phuket prices have gone in the roof completely. Both of these islands are already overderveloped and still they keep building new hotels/resorts every year. I left Samui a year ago for hua hin. Im still looking around for new realestate projects and i have a serious good eye for koh chang. I agree that it will take long time before the eastcost reach overdevelopment, allthough my experience say that day will come sooner or later.

Easer

Hi Easer,

I dont now why the real estate market has been so slow to take off on Koh Chang although Im glad it is the case. With the close proximity to Bangkok and the great flight to Trat it makes a good weekend retreat from Bangkok. Prices are typically about 4million per rai on the east coast with ocean front land.

Got to disagree with you. I have been looking for somewhere to build in Thailand for 10 years and the East Coast of Koh Chang is still unspoilt and will remain so for many years to come and offers fantastic value for money compared to Phuket or Samui. Although I agree that Whitesands and the West Coast has become very overdeveloped. I have almost completed the house on the Oceanfront and there are a few farangs also building on that side of the Island although the overall Farang community is only a 100 or so in size.

Hi Does anyone now if there any good courses in or around Trat/Koh Chang all the websites seem to point you towards Rayong as the nearest

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Hello Everyone:

Yesterday the land office transfer my house/land in my company's name.

I will like to say that I had no problems with the new law, the land office went over my company documents and didn't even ask one question. Now, I must say all my Thai shareholders listed in my company are people who I personally know. Aslo I used the advice from Sunbelt Asia, I want to thank Greg at sunbelt in giving me the correct advice and also setting up my company and the lawyer he asigned me with. Her name is Ms. Nui . For the small fee they charge to have her do the transfer is well worth the money. Her english and communications skills are excellent, I didn't even have to show up at the land office. She was in and out in less then 2 hours. And thats because of the wait, she was with the officer not more then 10 minutes.

The big fuss with the new law is about companies being set up for real estate development, if this is not your case then you will not have any problems, but of course the company has to be active. Not a paper (front) company.

In closing, if you have any question contact Greg at Sunbelt he is well informed.

Good luck.

Can you provide me with the contact information for Sunbelt - we would like to contact them about our land purchase

Barry

Hello Barry:

There phone number is 026420213 ask for Greg and tell him you got this number from Kevin in Thai visa. Good luck

Which Land Office did you deal with Kevin?

Thanks for that Foxie it is quoted as 60sqm

Does anyone now the Majestic Condo building at Jomtien Beach I am looking at a Condo there 1 bedroom 1,500,000 but havent seen the place?

Thanks

where are you going to build?

How many floors?

How many bathrooms?

Western kitchen?

anywhere between 6000 baht per sq m in Isaan to 50,000 baht per sqm for a palace with a gold plated dunny in Phuket

Im looking to build a single storey thai house on the east coast with 2 bathrooms 2 bedrooms and a western kitchen does 15000 baht per square metre seem fair?

Hi I am about to have a house constructed and would like a guide on what I should be paying per square metre