Hi

I have a 2.2 rai chanote property with a boundary wall and one neighbour on either side. I have lived here for 15 years and never had any problems or disputes regarding the borderlines. Using the website Landmaps.dol.go.th and the relevant chanote number I can clearly see the red boundary lines and that my property lines up perfectly within that area when showing the satellite map overlay. There is no visible encroachment.

A prospective buyer wants to go and get an official land survey done for around 4000 baht and expects me to pay for it. I think is a rather pointless exercise and a waste of my time and money. I will grant their wish but am I accountable for the payment or should it be the responsibility of the prospective buyer?

Thanks for your time and advice

JAF

Depends on the price. 4k is not a lot for city land but buys a lot of rice field. Negotiate, or not, up to you.

Silly seller paying for it, if buyer pulls out seller pays it for nothing.

Maybe the buyer can pay it and you can take it off the sale price as a gesture of goodwill

17 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Silly seller paying for it, if buyer pulls out seller pays it for nothing.

Maybe the buyer can pay it and you can take it off the sale price as a gesture of goodwill

exactly what I have suggested but my Thai gf insists that I am responsible. When I ask her what difference there would be between the official government website clearly showing the red border lines of my property and the neighbours property vs paying someone to come out (month long waiting list) and do exactly the same thing she simply declares "its not the same" but she cannot explain why.

25 minutes ago, JustAnotherFarang said:

exactly what I have suggested but my Thai gf insists that I am responsible. When I ask her what difference there would be between the official government website clearly showing the red border lines of my property and the neighbours property vs paying someone to come out (month long waiting list) and do exactly the same thing she simply declares "its not the same" but she cannot explain why.

If it's law that seller has to supply then fair enough, maybe someone knows for sure on here

I'd tell buyer to pay for it, and you'll reimburse at settlement. Agree, a silly expense if have wall & neighbors already.

If he agrees to buy, then down payment, of so much, non refundable, if he cancels contract. Then simply pay for it yourself, since reimbursed if he cancels purchase.

4k vs sale, is a silly amount to argue over, but get him to commit, before wasting money.

We had plenty of people state they want to buy from us, but when came to a down payment to take off market ... "well, we'll get back to you"

Your Chanoot will clearly show the boundary markers, and your neighbours will have corresponding Chanoots referencing the same markers. So absolutely no reason to get the land resurveyed at your expense.

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

If it's law that seller has to supply then fair enough, maybe someone knows for sure on here

It is not law. If the possible buyer suspects some discrepancy in the actual Chanoot then of course he is entitled to do a resurvey, BUT only if the actual owner agrees, otherwise he has no rights to be on the land.

1 hour ago, couchpotato said:

Your Chanoot will clearly show the boundary markers, and your neighbours will have corresponding Chanoots referencing the same markers. So absolutely no reason to get the land resurveyed at your expense.

It is not law. If the possible buyer suspects some discrepancy in the actual Chanoot then of course he is entitled to do a resurvey, BUT only if the actual owner agrees, otherwise he has no rights to be on the land.

Thank you for your reply, The buyer has agreed to pay the survey fee so I have agreed to let them do a resurvey. Waiting time is approx 1 month and there is no deposit paid so the house will still be advertised for sale. Is there anything else I may be overlooking?

1 hour ago, JustAnotherFarang said:

Thank you for your reply, The buyer has agreed to pay the survey fee so I have agreed to let them do a resurvey. Waiting time is approx 1 month and there is no deposit paid so the house will still be advertised for sale. Is there anything else I may be overlooking?

With no deposit, the so-called buyer must be made to understand that if you sell the property before the resurvey is done, any costs or advance payments he has made are at his own cost, and also he (or the Survey people) will not be allowed on the land.

if i understand the original post correctly, the boundary markers have not been made visible. as the seller, i would clarify the exact boundaries of the property at my own expense, even if this requires an official land survey costing 4,000 thb.

existing boundary walls or land maps are not reliable indicators of the actual property boundaries. i do not understand the problem over spending only 4,000 thb to clarify something that benefits both the seller and the buyer ...

On 1/9/2026 at 8:14 AM, motdaeng said:

if i understand the original post correctly, the boundary markers have not been made visible. as the seller, i would clarify the exact boundaries of the property at my own expense, even if this requires an official land survey costing 4,000 thb.

existing boundary walls or land maps are not reliable indicators of the actual property boundaries. i do not understand the problem over spending only 4,000 thb to clarify something that benefits both the seller and the buyer ...

boundary markers were visible and concrete post and barbed wire placed around the perimeter by the previous owner after a neighbour stole a part of the land when it was NS3 property. She lost that land in court, neighbour had built a property and had to pay 50,000 baht compensation many many moons ago. The elderly lady was then able to upgrade to a full chanote. I built a wall on the same points 15 years ago and the neighbors on both sides have raised no issues.

As it stands, land survey will be done next Saturday at no expense as the buyer has connections in the land registry office

5 minutes ago, JustAnotherFarang said:

boundary markers were visible and concrete post and barbed wire placed around the perimeter after a neighbour has stolen a part of the land when it was NS3 property. She lost that land but then was able to upgrade to a full chanote. I built a wall on the same points 15 years ago and the neighbors on both sides have raised no issues.

As it stands, land survey will be done next Saturday at no expense as the buyer has connections in the land registry office

Nice (potential) outcome.

An alternative option which worked for my wife and I was a signed and witnessed agreement to get a survey done on condition that if there were errors we would pay the cost but if the survey agreed with existing records the prospective buyer would pay.

The buyer paid. But in recognition of good faith we discounted half the fee.

On 1/8/2026 at 5:18 PM, JustAnotherFarang said:

exactly what I have suggested but my Thai gf insists that I am responsible. When I ask her what difference there would be between the official government website clearly showing the red border lines of my property and the neighbours property vs paying someone to come out (month long waiting list) and do exactly the same thing she simply declares "its not the same" but she cannot explain why.

ignore the girl friend