Samui land rights restrictions

SURAT THANI: -- Land authorities will not issue title deeds to holders of bor por thor 5 land right documents on Samui island.

Charoen Chanparn, of Surat Thani land office, said the office has told local leaders in all tambons on the island to survey the land plots and see which kind of land documents have been issued in their villages.

Only holders of sor khor 1 and nor sor 3 land ownership documents would have their papers upgraded to title deeds.

Suthee Thiankallaya, Land Department inspector-general, said that although the state allows land owners to convert their land into capital, no title deeds for encroached land would be issued on Samui island.

--Bangkok Post 2005-09-12

Great news, that will fix some of the smart asses & the oppportunists

I could go on for hours about the merits, but I am sure more qualified members will do just that.

Only buy nor sor sam kor, or Chanote title land, simple as that. Anyone who bought up huge tracts of farm land hoping for them to be changed we be gutted.

I know people who have bought 50+ rai plots on the hill behind chaweng hoping they would be upgraded.

This is a great decision as it protects lots of samui's forests and hill sides, and also keeps those who bought legitamte land with a good investment, a new large supply of building land would drop the value of existing plots.

Bad luck!!!