NanLaew

It is in every lease agreement that I have ever read... a lease is a legal obligation on each parties part... the lessor to provide a residence... the lessee to pay for use of that residence... both responsible for a specified amount and term... it is a contract. If indeed the lessor feels that he is wronged in the lessee breaking the contract he can seek a legal remedy for the rent for the remainder of the contract term... whether or not the lessee remains living there. That said... if the lessee moves out and the lessor starts renovations that would render the space uninhabitable then said contract has been negated by the lessor. My rental contracts have also clearly stipulated the terms, extent and obligations of paid-for occupation of the property. I have never had one specifically say that in the event of the landlord expecting difficulties in finding a new tenant when the incumbent breaks their lease earlier than agreed, the incumbent will keep on paying beyond the agreed paid-for occupation terms. Back on topic, the OP's previous, written contract apparently didn't have a specific early termination clause. So what? Neither had any of mine specifically, but they did say that any breach of the terms of agreement would result in the forfeiture of any deposit(s) paid. So, as I said earlier... And give the landlord either one or two months rent equivalent. Up to you.

That's because the oversight of any property rental laws in Thailand is poor and any landlord can choose to apply the legal requirements of another country to their rental agreements. This isn't because the local rental market has the same conditions and landlords need the same protections as these foreign countries, it's because it means more money now than later, ie. greed. Plenty of stories about landlords here finding any excuse they can to defer payment on any deposits or part thereof because they haven't got the money. By the same token, there are probably too many tenants who have budgeted on getting the entire deposit back when funding their precarious subsistence here in Thailand.

As usual, the farang cock stands there... waving.

Meanwhile, on a ship currently offshore Sarawak, I use the Bangkok Bank app to make transactions via the Starlink LEO satellite system and their Japan downlink. 2 out of 10 Must try harder.

Yes, the technological changes that most western banks are ringing will eventually be seen here in sleepy old Thailand. One notable change is how rapidly various banks are downsizing their ATM coverage as POS systems and security verification methods become more sophisticated and secure with less need to have folding stuff in your wallet. *Baiting comments removed*

The OP is saying he feels obligated to help the landlord by paying for an indeterminate period where there's no tenant and, due to an indeterminate amount of renovation, no likelihood of a new tenant any time soon. I have never seen that 'obligation' in any rental agreement anywhere, ever. You don't have to pay for a place you are no longer living in. Give 30-days notice and use this time to sort out the other issue with your "equipment" which, along with the unnecessary information about the house being a "bargain" or somewhat desirable rental, looks like another obfuscation. It's a rental property, not a storage facility, and it doesn't belong to you. You have far more important family matters back home, so simply give notice, pack up, rent some storage space for your "equipment" and leave.

I'll bite. Assuming that you yourself are from one of these "1st world countries", what is a woman?

Thanks for sharing. Now, can you get back on topic and comment on the actual subject matter here?

Looks like he's playing the old "do you know who I am?" card by filing a court complaint that is based on the premise that if the court had been advised in advance that he was the owner of the properties to be raided, the court would not have approved the search warrants. Oh yes, and the large force was used in the searches in a way that "tarnished his reputation". As the (Thai) World Turns...

Enough already!. The big joke 'joke' has been done to death.

Where would one expect to find a higher concentration of crooks? In the RTP's "inactive post" departments nationwide?

Also, if one has stumbled home winless and alone after a night of bar trawling and still hankering for some distaff company, a tiny dab of nam pla on the upper lip, just below the nostrils, will help you when you crack one off at the wrist thus ensuring a good night's sleep.

Plenty of new "inactive posts" then?

You got that right Toby. Mate of mine who has been a Thailand "two week millionaire" for the past 15 years or so was looking forward to retirement earlier this year, selling his house in the UK and doing the beer and skittles thing until sunset in Thailand. He finally got an accountant to sort out his pensions who gave him the same advice as I was giving him in DO NOT sell your UK property and bail out too soon. Too many have crashed and burned in Thailand, due either to a profligate lifestyle or bad (uninsured) health issues. Some of the latter that were availing themselves of free NHS treatment (you know who you are) can no longer afford the air fare and live a perilously unhealthy existence here. Anyway, we came to a win-win deal where if he does lose the plot and sells his UK home. I will buy it and when it's time for him to come home with his tail between his legs, I promise to be a decent landlord.

If you are talking about taxed earnings from employment, then the reciprocal taxation agreement means if you have already paid tax on the earned income, it won't be taxed again. If it's pension income you are referring to, I thought all UK pensions, be they government or private, were subject to taxation when disbursed?

Cool! When're you leaving?

Not quite. The Revenue Department Order being discussed here is not a law. The order is guideline for Revenue Department officials. Wasn't it also published in the Royal Gazette? That's usually as official as anything gets around here.

If ever there was a candidate for the perpetual door warning... Mind how you fly.

The great majority of us don't live here on retirement visas. We live on yearly extensions. And you know what retirement visa holders and yearly extension holders have in common? Living and breathing. Whether it is obtained from an embassy or consulate outside Thailand or from an Immigration Office inside Thailand, the immigration entitlement of a person living in Thailand has no bearing on tax their liability. None whatsoever.

What more of a clarification can anyone need? You are 'tax resident' if you are living and breathing inside Thailand for 180 days or more in a year. If your country has a reciprocal (dual) taxation agreement with Thailand, and you have been paying tax in either one but not both, your tax obligations remain unchanged. If you believe that any reciprocal (dual) taxation agreement means that you aren't liable for taxes in either and don't have to do anything, there's a problem with your comprehension. If you think that nobody can tax your pension, either in the country that pays it, or the country where you receive it, that is also a problem with your comprehension.

I think that most Western governments probably have far less corrupt (less corruptible?) oversight of the developers and their planning, financing and insurance. There's a newly completed high-end Bangkok condo in the news recently because the main entry from the street is narrower than their permit allows. Doesn't matter that it's been known to be too narrow since construction started maybe two or three years already. And I also recall several years back about a newly opened hotel somewhere in the vicinity of Wireless Road and Lumpini that had violated a regulation on maximum size/floors versus the width of the street it was built on. The street didn't shrink during the several years of construction either but, like Bali Hai and the new Bangkok condo, the bank accounts of certain local government department chiefs haven't shrunk either. They just can't stop themselves.

Why so coy? Since this UK banking malaise isn't unique to Barclays, please post your experience with NW.

...but have failed miserably at exercising that right for over eleven years already. In fact, "we in the UK" have been a stellar example of serial electoral failure every couple of years since 2015.

Are you one of those guys that like to watch other guys grind mechanically in one position like a robot?

Well that does it for me. I'm moving all my Barclays money to my Coutts account.