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Is there anyone in the Hua Hin real estate business that can give us an honest view

seeing the words real estate and honest in the same sentence always makes me laugh.

the falang walled ghettos seem to be suffering badly , most of the half finished bungalow villages that have spread like a pox around the periphery of the town over the past few years look forlorn and empty , and with the economic situation getting worse in europe i expect the tumbleweed look to spread.

with the recent firebombing and then shooting of an owner (who dared to complain about his house and its polluted water supply) making the news i think buyers are becoming very aware of just how careful they have to be before buying a house or bungalow here , and that is before having to deal with the agents and lawyers and ownership requirements.

there are one or two agents here who distance themselves from the rest , and maybe they do offer quality in their service and in the products they sell ,and if so i hope they are successful.

the 30 page argument / discussion between the victim , other owners , developers and agents and the accused that ran on the monsters and critics blog for months until the victim was shot told readers a lot about the kind of people operating in the business here. despicable doesnt even come close to describing the situation here.

a local thai lawyer told me that he refuses to do any property work for foreigners here , in spite of the money to be made from such work. he feels sorry for foreigners buying into the wrong project here and wishes the authorities could do something about it. but , he said , it is all controlled by important people that are too powerful to cross , even powerful falangs he said.

he would not give details and would not discuss it further when i asked more questions. he went all quiet and started to shuffle the papers on his desk.

there are many high end footballer style homes with big for sale or rent notices pinned on the gates , those that have been completed that is. ridiculously priced by greedy owners or developers they will surely remain empty for some time to come.

the falang market seems to be dying on its knees , and about time too. too many developments , too many pointy roofs and too many midget sized swimming pools. enough is enough. hopefully many of the foreign developers will go under and be forced to give up their cocktail parties and their tooth whitening and their self congratulating junkets that are so well reported in the local news sheets. they may have made money for themselves and their thai partners , but they are ruining the town with their awful handiwork and false promises.

just like they have done everywhere else they wash up in thailand. i just wish they would take their money and GO.

thais buyers of course would not be seen dead in any of these developments , unless they happen to be the wives of foreigners.

the middle class thais who want a weekend retreat or second home in hua hin will have more sense than to buy into these poorly set up , poorly managed , disneyland designed ghettos mostly run by foreign sharks in league with local sharks whose only aim is to maximise profits and provide minimal return.

thais know how things work in this country and they stay clear.

they buy condos , usually off plan , and if any foreigner wants to buy safely and securely in hua hin , then buy into a thai condo built by a thai company with a good history that has a majority of thai owners .... and stay away from the foreigners here involved in the business.

i'm sure there are some happy buyers in hua hin , and it would be nice to hear from them and hear which developments they have bought into.

heres hoping for a partial collapse and complete shakeout of the housing market and those who run it in hua hin.

There are various ways to say it – but I think Taxexile has done it pretty well!

We are still in the beginning of a sick market situation and more bad news are likely to turn up for quite some time to come. One of the reasons we are not aware of difficulties to buyers is because they are spread out all over the world and hereby have difficulties in making themselves heard.

Longsighted I am pretty sure the house market will recover but not within the next few years.

I wish to have my good health until the moment I die.

I find Airasia of today a good airline and I am pleased to enjoy their cheap fares in this part of Asia. I find no reason to complain about their rules as those are clear to me before I do my bookings.

Interesting article in today’s The Star, UK.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/Man-on-run-i...ting.4933624.jp

Being a "non-English" person I find it difficult to understand all these complains about spelling. As long as I understand what is said or written I am satisfied even if I enjoy perfect English. To me the meaning of what is written is far more important than the spelling. This does not mean I don’t like perfect English, but is not a must for posts here or articles in the Nation by Thai journalists.

Excess luggage is 165 baht per kilo. They do their best to collect it as well.

Thai Airways is one of those airlines whose tickets in Europe normally are cheaper to buy from certain travel agents. Their internet prices are most the time more expensive.

After having used SUV’s similar to Fortuner for ten years I bought a new Volvo Estate last year. It has so far lived up to my expectations and I am happy with the car. Speaking from an economical view I still find it too expansive compared to Fortuner or the new Pajero

To buy a house in Thailand means to me a cost – not an investment. Condominiums can be investments provided you are well aware of the local conditions here.

When Thailand had the problems in 1997 the 49% restriction was lifted for certain areas. If Thailand will face similar problems I think it can be temporarily lifted again. But at the moment we are not there yet and we have to be aware the majority of the Thai people oppose any change that gives foreigners the right to own land.

If it happens I think it is good not only to foreigners but to the Thais as well.

I started with an Apple back in 1984. Added 10MB to the original 1 MB and felt I would never run out of capacity. The money I spent on service might have been more than what I paid for the PC. But I loved it and stayed with the same brand for quite some years.

Interesting to see the majority here have used computers for more than 20 years. Would be interesting as well to see a simular poll regarding the age of the members on this forum - my guess is most are over 50, maybe even over 60.

I just returned from a trip to KL with Airasia. The aircraft was a new Airbus A320 and I am very happy with everything. I have used Airasia many times with only a few complains from their first year of operation. I like their concept and their growth seems to verify it works well.

Dynasty Inn at Soi 6 has had rooms with breakfast for 800 Baht net lately if you phone them direct. Walking distance to Bumrungrad - takes appr. 15-20 minutes. Have had friends staying there while visiting Bumrungrad daytime and they were happy with the hotel even if the prices at that time were higher.

Speaking about trolls, or?

How often are you supposed to renew the Japanese encephalitis vaccinations? I thought two injections protected you for life. But after reading "henryalleman" I realise I might be wrong

A written agreement is always good to have. It states what the seller and the buyer actually agreed to. The most important thing is it is easily understood by both parts. As said before German should be ok as it is the language of both the buyer and the seller and threat it as a “single piece of paper” only. Forget about having it 100% legal as it is not likely to be used in a Thai court - they hate disputes in between farangs anyways.

I fully agree it is important to have the change of ownership registered with the formalities it involves.

German should be ok as it easily understood by both of you. Just make sure he is the registered owner of the car which info can be found in the registration book.

No form is needed just write what you buy, how much you pay and make sure the seller gives you a receipt.

Pls notice you have to register the change of ownership with the vehicle registration office and a fee has to be paid.

It has been reported in various newspapers in Europe but no comments so far from the club.

Good post Mobi – it shows you care about those close to you. The good feeling you have is well deserved.

I think populist policies are a must in order to give Thailand a more united society. There is a real need to improve the living standard in the rural areas not only for the sake of getting their votes in the next election. I agree Thailand is likely to face economical difficulties 2009 but I hope the rich are prepared to accept it is in their own interest to contribute much more than the poor people. Wishful thinking – yeah, unfortunately it is!

Lite Beer - What is Farang? Your hard work is very much appreciated!

In my opinion this is a big improvement for Men with Thai Wives.

agreed

Agreed Agreed.

In the case of married to a Thai according to 2.18 is there any age requirement for the one requesting extension of stay or can this be accepted also for those under 50 yrs age?

PAD has decided to stop their activities from tomorrow morning according tot TNN24. Thai news gives more details just now.

(BangkokPost.com) - The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) on Tuesday accepted the Airports of Thailand (AOT)'s demand to allow incoming flights to use Suvarnabhumi airport after the Constitution Court dissolved the People Power, Chart Thai and Matchimathipataya parties on charges of electoral fraud.

The first incoming flight to the international airport is expected to be within 24 hours.

Source: Bangkok Post

Lets wait and see.... will be good to see an aircraft landing...

Very good news indeed. Will certainly be a small glass of champagne this evening!

This military parade is an annual event and has nothing with the ongoing problems to do.