Checklist For Buying A Property

[manarak]

I'm trying to put together a checklist to be used when buying property, typically house+land.

So, what are your ideas - are there any Thailand-specific things to especially look out for?

Here is what I thought about:

Land:

- check land office record

- chanote

- check flooding

- check zoning

- check for planned projects nearby

House:

- insulation (double/cavity walls, vented roof, laminated glass, etc.)

- stability / look for cracks (recent paint?)

- grounding of electrical installation

- type of electrical connection

- type of hot water supply

- plumbing condition

- siphons

- proper septic tank

- water pressure

- test A/C units

- Cable TV / ADSL performance

- wiring, enough sockets?

- wiring: are tubes installed that allow for additional cables to be passed?

- is pool leaking?

- pool pump condition

Misc.

- neighbors?

[stgrhe]

- drainage system

- water supply; city or well water (if the latter quality of the water)

- septic system

- pest control system (check for termites, ants etc.)

[rfukata]

If possible, I would just get the land' without the house. You don't know how the house was constructed especially the

electrical, plumbing, sewer, water, drainage - the real important factors...

I can only say this because I have seen some work done here, many of it non-professional or non license qualified building.

[Lite Beer]

Land.

Check that it has legal access.

[katabeachbum]

Land.

Check that it has legal access.

yepp, public road or right to use access registered in Chanote, or if not registered in Chanote, court ruling for access.

electric supply, phone, cabeltv, if its not available, what will it cost and how many landowners will have to agree for you to have it installed

watersupply

check gps position to make sure actual land is identical to land deed

use the same gps position to check if its legal to build on it

House

check if its build according to buildingpermit, IOW legal or illegal house

check Tabien Baan for residents, if there are any will they move before payment? IOW does the house come without registered residents?

[manarak]

wow some good stuff here, thank you

I amended the list:

Land:

- check land office record

- gps position to make sure actual land is identical to land deed

- chanote

- check flooding

- check zoning / gps position to check if its legal to build on it

- check for planned projects nearby

- check if land has legal access

House:

- check building permit conformity

- check Tabien Baan for residents

- insulation (double/cavity walls, vented roof, laminated glass, etc.)

- stability / look for cracks (recent paint?)

- grounding of electrical installation

- type of electrical connection

- type of hot water supply

- plumbing condition

- siphons

- proper septic tank / spetic system

- water supply; city or well water (if the latter quality of the water)

- water pressure

- drainage system

- test A/C units

- Cable TV / ADSL performance

- wiring, enough sockets?

- wiring: are tubes installed that allow for additional cables to be passed?

- is pool leaking?

- pool pump condition

Misc.

- neighbors?

- pest control system (check for termites, ants etc.)

[pkrv]

Post deleted - sorry wrong subject - PKRV

Edited January 27, 2010 by pkrv

[stgrhe]

Depending on where the house will be built, a geological survey may be needed.

[yankee99]

I would make sure i have a qualified attorney.