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    Foreign owner died after purchasing house/land in Thai partners name

    in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership

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    I'm in a similar position.

    I have a Thai wife, who I married in a registry office in Bangkok 10 years ago and registered the marriage with the British embassy at the time. We have a 9 year old daughter who has a British and a Thai passport. I have two properties in UK and am now in a quandary as to what to do with them. I was originally thinking about upgrading one of the properties so that I could maximize the rental income from it but after reading this forum, I think I should sell the properties and buy condos to let in Thailand so that my wife doesn't get robbed by HM Inland Revenue and she has an income when I pass on. I can't see any other way around it unless I put the wheels in motion to get her domiciled in UK and that's a long long process and time is not on my side.

    Any suggestions ??

    Tara Pattana Headship

    in Teaching in Thailand Forum

    Posted

    What happened to Andrew Dixon Smith.

    I hear the post of Head Teacher at Tara Pattana International School is now open as Andrew is no longer there and the owner, Khun Erik has taken a directorship. Maybe it was just a natural progression and Andrew felt it was time to retire. Has anyone heard anything.

    Shocking Price Rises At Phoenix Golf Club Pattaya

    in Golf in Thailand

    Posted

    Hey All,

    Thought I'd share something. I went to Phoenix 2 times this past week to get some free putting and chipping practice on their practice green. I was there about 1:00 pm and both days the golf course had very few players. Today I counted 12 cars and 2 minivans in the parking lot and for the 90 minutes I was there I saw only 5 people tee off. Looking over the golf course I could hardly see anyone playing. I asked the starter why there were so few golfers and he said, pang gunbai, which means, too expensive. I have no idea whether or not our boycott will make any difference but the new owner must be very upset with the lack of play. Too bad for her!
    Secondly, I wanted to tell you about Century Pattavia which many of you have played already. It's a redone golf course that recently opened and provides great value. Green fee 600 baht. But that's not what I want to tell you. From the first time we played Century we have been welcomed by their GM whose name is Khun Uthai. A wonderful Thai man who speaks great English but more importantly is a perfect customer relations man for Chang Beer, the new owners. He greets the golfers as they arrive and thanks us for coming and playing the golf course. Shortly after meeting him he asked if we had any suggestions. I asked if they could provide diet drinks in their restaurant. A week later they had coke zero in the facility. A few weeks later, after playing, we were recovering from the super fast greens when he again asked for suggestions. We told him the greens were too fast and a week later the greens had considerably more grass and had slowed down. Last week one of our friends brought his girlfriend to the course and was told he had to pay 500 baht for her to ride. When we asked Khun Uthai if he could reduce the price for this, he completely waived the fee!! The course will open a beautiful new clubhouse soon and we were told they would increase the green fee a whole 100-200 baht. Now that's reasonable!! I'm not trying to promote Century. It's the contrast in the treatment we've received at Century versus what we experience at some other golf courses that is so pleasing.
    Compare this with the new owners at Phoenix and their complete lack of communication or consideration for the members and it's not surprising that only a few people are playing there now. Also, I'd like to thank those that have supported our Wednesday golf group. We've had a great time and usually about 12-16 golfers participate. Hope you join us in the future and let's hope we see some changes at Phoenix so we can play there again soon.

    Shocking Price Rises At Phoenix Golf Club Pattaya

    in Golf in Thailand

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    They've done a great job at Century GC Chonburi now know as Patavia. I played there last Thursday. The layout has not been changed but tees have been relaid and are nicely manicured, the fairways are great and the greens really fast uphill as well as downhill. They are busy building a new clubhouse which will have a veranda looking out over the eighteenth. 600 baht green fee, 300 baht caddy fee and 300 baht each for a shared buggy. You can walk if you prefer. Great value.

    Shocking Price Rises At Phoenix Golf Club Pattaya

    in Golf in Thailand

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    There is actually a consumer complaints office in north Pattaya Road opposite Tesco Lotus. My friend had some trouble with Phoenix when they were owned by Siam Commercial Bank and they brought pressure to bear on them because they were giving Thailand a bad name. They sorted it for him. Our Phoenix Members Action Group have now opened a forum site on Facebook so if you would like to air your views leave a posting on

    https://www.facebook.com/PhoenixGolfMembersActionGroup

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