Any recommendations for law Firms in Bangkok

[UKPaul67]

Hi 

look for recommendations for a law firm in Bangkok ( Nonthaburi).

I am planning to buy a condo and have read everything I need to do.

I am looking for a law firm to complete the purchase as I will be out of the country after Songran for 3 months.

Any suggestions please?.

[UKPaul67]

Do these below charges seem fair or not for a Bangkok Lawyer to purchase a Condo in Bangkok ?

 

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[FritsSikkink]

Don't buy a house when you are not here. Bought land and house multiple times and never needed a lawyer. You do need someone with a brain and Thai languages skills.

[Pmbkk]

 

My wife and I have bought and sold a number of condos without the need of a lawyer ( We live in the UK and Bkk British/Thai).

 

You don't say if this is a new condo or a resale. Are you buying through an estate agent ?

 

30K to go to the land dept - that's basically £800 + VAT for an hour of a secretary's time. Drafting an agreement - £1K + vat that is an hrs work at most from a template. We did our own based on previous experiences and standard "Estate Agent" contracts. 

 

Those prices look high - but obv' they're a law firm.

 

If you don't mind me asking how long have you been in Thailand and how long have you been looking for a condo? Don't rush in..... there are many, many more...

Bkk hasn't seen the Russian influx of buyers like Phuket etc and the Chinese are still away in numbers.

 

As the above poster said I wouldn't buy a condo without been in BKK.

 

We just sold one, the missus flew back for the week and all sorted with time to spare. These were in BKK CBD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PeachCH]

 

 

www.htoosi.com

 

Was working for years with them 

(business matters, immigration, divorce) 

Good service! 

[Dirk Z]

For the partner of a deceased friend we were in touch with two legal firms. This is about inheritance, but they do other topics as well. Both firms made a good impression, the widow chose the second.

 

Panut Tripiboonsuk

Bangkok International Associates 

17th Floor, ITF Tower

140/36-38 Silom Road

Bangkok 10500

Thailand Tel: (66) 2 231 6201 

 

The second one:

 

PRACHAYA INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM
10 Soi 20 Mithuna Yek 5 Sutthisan Rd., Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310
Ifl :.081-453-8800; tldnd.02-274-8809 du]a [email protected]

 

[UKPaul67]

Thanks for the replies.

The condo is not a new build.

It's walking distance of my partners shop, main reason for chosing the place.

Problem I have is I'm still working in England and will be back to UK after the 22nd April, which is the main reason for wanting to use a lawyer, of course very nerve racking, as its the first time buying  here I want to be very cautious, and try and get everything right.  Sure I would prefer not to have to use a lawyer, but I'll need POA and transfer, this condo will be solely in my name. 

If I had the time I would surely try and complete via the agent. And possibly the condo will be gone by the time I return end of July.

Has anyone had any dealing with using a POA for the cash transaction, its a scary thought ????

[UKPaul67]

@Pmbkk

What's the shortest possible time do you think, i would need to purchase a condo from setting agreement to finalise. With all the checks that need to be carried out on the property and seller. 

[Banana7]

Wow! Those prices look ridiculous. 5,000 baht is the going rate in Pattaya, to buy a condo. I used a lawyer I found in the land office doing another property transfer. Another friend bought a villa, pre-construction, created a company, put the villa into the company, all for 5,000 baht using a lawyer.

[UKPaul67]

7 minutes ago, Banana7 said:

Wow! Those prices look ridiculous. 5,000 baht is the going rate in Pattaya, to buy a condo. I used a lawyer I found in the land office doing another property transfer. Another friend bought a villa, pre-construction, created a company, put the villa into the company, all for 5,000 baht using a lawyer.

Yes I'm starting to think I need to think ahead and conclude the purchase when I'm back in Thailand

[FriendlyFarang]

On 4/11/2023 at 7:40 PM, UKPaul67 said:

Do these below charges seem fair or not for a Bangkok Lawyer to purchase a Condo in Bangkok ?

These charges look like: Let's charge the foreigner 5 or 10 times as much as what might be reasonable.