JimmyGreaves

Last year paid 900baht for a truck load in Hua Hin. The girlfriend tells me it's 1,200 baht + now.

Hua Hin is a building site.

Well, thanks for all the lovely replies.

As IssanLawyers originally stated it's the Tabien Bahn and also a few others like gdhm. As Burger and others stated how can it be the tabian bahn when someone else owned the property but someone else still had Tabian Bahn in their name.

Like finding a needle in a haystack!

Is it the case that the tabian bahn. whether blue or yellow actually has two types of entry.

1. A mandatory entry saying who the owner of the house is. A company name or an individuals name

2. Other entries of type residents - Can have many individuals named.

Can you just not sell it for say 10,000 baht and put that in the books or gift it?

No

Golf is expensive in Hua Hin in my opinion. However the courses are good.

August is good green fees 800 baht + caddy say 250 baht + caddy tip 300 baht. Else green fees can be 2500 baht +-

If myself and girlfriend decide to build a house on our company land do we need to declare it to anyone.

Do we just need to get a building permit and start to build?

I am considering moving 'my' house and land to my wife via a USUFRUCT.

Why do you have to move both house and land?

I would have thought if you wanted to close down the company then you are better protected by only giving the land to your wife on the transfer and having at least the house in your name. Then do the USUFRUCT.

I have a similar dilemna, have some land through the company route but want to build. However do not want to put the house in the company name and not sure the best way to go.

It's great that everyones purchase has gone up in value. However it is a totally different story if you try to sell it. Thai's in general with money in the millions prefer to buy new especially with it currently being a buyers market. HH is swamped with development. Seems everyone likes to add a few million here and there to the worth of finished 2nd hand properties. You may as well buy new!

Sounds as though the way to go if you have a limited company and you personnaly want to have ownership of the house as a falang is get a 3 year lease off the (your) company. No registration is needed and you just keep renewing the lease every 3 years. Is that true?

My G/F has got a UK visitors visa but whilst there I would like to take her to Ireland and maybe Spain.

Do I need visas?

You just go downstairs to the bank (forgot the name) and they issue you with the bankers draft so don't let that worry you!

Also the sponsors/boy freinds/ husbands etc are not allowed in the office area

Yes that's the one. Thanks for that.

Anyone tried this, if so what's the quality like and does the change come through as 2 baht a minute via 12call mobiles and TOT landlines?

I saw an advert in the Bangkok post for a promotion on a phonecard to call 7 destinations 2 baht a minute including the UK. However I lost the newspaper and the last few days does not have the advert. Anyone help on who was doing this promotion?

Heard bad reports and read a horrendous report, either on this or HHAD forum. So I will be keeping away if I ever need a falanr style kitchen

Noticed over the last week that pound to the us dollar has dropped about 4 points. When ever the pound drops or rises against the dollar there always seems to be the same movement between the pound to the baht over the last few years been watching this. However over the last week the pound/baht rate has not moved much. Any one care to put some reasoning behind this?

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http://www.moneysavingexpert.com

Dave. Our builder gave my wife the blue house book with the address long before the house was finished.

It must be down to him to do.

Does the blue house book have to be the same as the id card address?

If so

Does this not cause problems in tracking a thai down if the house is not finished? (police etc etc)

I believe that owning a property thru a bogus Company is going to come back and haunt the buyers someday.

This is Thailand.

When the Police/Mafia discover they can take these places....look out!

Who you gonna call? A Thai Lawyer, a Cop?

You entitled to your believes, but I beg to differ. I see Thailand moving forward and encouraging foreign investment.

btw what is a bogus company?

Yes, if I understand it properly, it seems that if you are over 50 but not married, then you still need to do the same as in the old rules prior to 2006 and prove the child is yours. Or as it was said to me, have it formerly recognised as your child.

Now why this is not enough just with the birth certificate dumbfounds me. I am the father of the child as stated on the birth certificate, but this is not enough here, it is back home, but not here.

I had to do this 3 or 4 years ago and went to court and had my child recognised by the court as mine and received the required documents stating so. The child was under 7yo by the way. I cannot remember the time frame, but I think it was under 6 months, I do on the other hand clearly remember the cost of it.

Muirsheen,

How much did the trip to court cost?

Bump

Yes, if I understand it properly, it seems that if you are over 50 but not married, then you still need to do the same as in the old rules prior to 2006 and prove the child is yours. Or as it was said to me, have it formerly recognised as your child.

Now why this is not enough just with the birth certificate dumbfounds me. I am the father of the child as stated on the birth certificate, but this is not enough here, it is back home, but not here.

I had to do this 3 or 4 years ago and went to court and had my child recognised by the court as mine and received the required documents stating so. The child was under 7yo by the way. I cannot remember the time frame, but I think it was under 6 months, I do on the other hand clearly remember the cost of it.

Muirsheen,

How much did the trip to court cost?

Yes. It appears that under the requirement "proof of family relationship" most immgration offices currently accept a child's signed affirmation that you are the father if the child is at least 7 years old. Below that age, other proof is needed in addition to the birth certificate and Sunbelt's post was undoubtedly on the basis of experience in cases his law firm handled.

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Maestro

What if as in my case, I am married to a Thai and have a child who has her British & Thai birth certs she is 14 months old. I am 57 and will return to Thailand soon with wife and child from Spain can I now stay in Thailand without haveing to show cash in the bank?

Yes, looks as though you can as you have all the requirements. Over 50, Married and a Thai Child!

I miss out because we're not married, but have all the other attributes. I would have to go the court route, wait 6 months and pay some bucks (Not sure how much)

So are we saying if you are over 50, have a thai child whose under 7 with your thai partner and you are not married you have to go to court to prove you are the father even though you have a thai and english birth certificate nameing you as the father and a british passport (In my case) for my thai born daughter to get your extension of stay?

Hua Hin Sucks!

In actual fact, when my Lawyer asked them why my company had been selected for investigation, they answered that it was on the list of 50,000 companies that had been selected because they looked like they weren't trading. I don't require an office to do the job I do but I need one to follow the law of Thailand.

Also, if you want to see cases of assets siezed check the houses for auction. You can't go to these auctions as a foreigner, by the way. At no time will you find government officials giving you time to sell, it just doesn't happen here.

JACKANORY Madame!

Thanks for your comments. I'm not sure if I understand the risks involved...

It looks like many foreigners are visiting this forum.

Many thanks Schooner to tell your story. Someone else?

Any of you know stories about people having problems with these companies?

Anyone lost a property? Anyone had the Thai government checking the company?

Hi, yes, I have a house in my company name. At that time it was quite easy to do because I could select who-ever I wanted as a Thai Shareholder of the company and no checks were made. I required 7 Thai's to cover the 51% ownership.

The law did change recently and now the Thai Shareholders are investigated to prove that they have sufficient finances to have bought the shares. i.e. they weren't just given them by the foreigner so he/she could open a company to buy a house or land.

In the last 2 years I have had 3 - 4 visits from the goverment to check that I have actually got a functioning company, I have actually got staff, I have actually got an office with a desk and chair in it and that I pay my tax and social security for my staff every month. 4 thai staff are required for every foreign work permit. When this is satisfied and I give them the address of my accountants they go away until they decide to pay the next surprise visit, and, it is a surprise visit.

It is my understanding now that the government is trying very hard to crack down on bogus companies so they are quite efficient when they are investigating the thai shareholders and for that reason it is getting very difficult to find them.

The price to open a company nowadays is probably anywhere from 40,000 - 60,000 baht and then you have to find financially fit thai's for the shareholder bit.

It's also my understanding now that if a company is found to be bogus, it is closed and the assets,(house or land has to be sold), and everyone gets into trouble. But, that is only my understanding!!! If you still want to go down this path and protect yourself you should make a 30 year lease on this property which is registered at the land office and then, even if it is sold you can still remain there until your lease expires.

Sounds to me that you only had visits because you are a trading company and they were more concerned about tax etc. I doubt that if you were not trading that you would have had any visits.

As others have said there has not been any documented cases of a company setup as non-trading to have their assets siezed or even given time to sell!

Dental2000

Near the flyover, right hand side on the way to Khao Takiab