How To Get On The House Register Here?

[theymademedoit]

hi,

just wondered if i could get some advice on getting my name onto the house register?,not sure if this is the right place to post this question ,so apologies in advance if i have got it wrong!

is it possible for a farang to get his name onto the thai house register ?,i bought a condo last year in sukhumvit,i own it outright and have no mortgage on it,but i need to get my name on the register,

i went through the process of getting my name in thai and validation from the uk embasy etc ,but it fell at the last hurdle,in that i went to the register office at thong-lor,i had to meet with the main guy in his office and he basically decides himself if i should be on there or not ,and unfortunatley he decided no, but he did say that i could re-apply within 6-8 months,he advised me to give money away to a charity if i wanted to get registered and then proceeded to show me reciepts from falangs that had already given money away ,to be honest i dont really have a problem with this,but im worried that if i dont give money away to `his` charity then he may deny me again?,i would much rather give to a charity i belive in myself,its just that it all seemed to be a bit dodgy the way he basically said give money away,is this normal prtactice ?

thanks in advance for any answers,

neil

[astral]

IMO you should have been issued with a Yellow Tabien Bahn for your condo that shows your are resident there.

Where is the old Blue Tabien Bahn, the one the Thais get?

Do you have that?

[Dragonman]

hi,

just wondered if i could get some advice on getting my name onto the house register?,not sure if this is the right place to post this question ,so apologies in advance if i have got it wrong!

is it possible for a farang to get his name onto the thai house register ?,i bought a condo last year in sukhumvit,i own it outright and have no mortgage on it,but i need to get my name on the register,

i went through the process of getting my name in thai and validation from the uk embasy etc ,but it fell at the last hurdle,in that i went to the register office at thong-lor,i had to meet with the main guy in his office and he basically decides himself if i should be on there or not ,and unfortunatley he decided no, but he did say that i could re-apply within 6-8 months,he advised me to give money away to a charity if i wanted to get registered and then proceeded to show me reciepts from falangs that had already given money away ,to be honest i dont really have a problem with this,but im worried that if i dont give money away to `his` charity then he may deny me again?,i would much rather give to a charity i belive in myself,its just that it all seemed to be a bit dodgy the way he basically said give money away,is this normal prtactice ?

thanks in advance for any answers,

neil

The House Registration Certificate (Thor Ror 13) may be requested and there is nothing in Thai Law to say you need give anything to charity. However as in anything in Thailand, officials seem to make things as difficult as possible This is because it is "requested", not a god given right. Myself I wouldn't be bothered, as I see no advantage being officially recorded anywhere.

[Firefan]

I went through a ton of hurdles to get my name in the yellow tabien bahn - but managed to get it (witnesses, over 18, speaking English+Thai, bring their ID, me being interviewed, weird irelevant questions ("Do you have a girlfriend?") and on and on. No money changed hands though.

But I finally got it... very pretty!

I have the blue one too, but blank/no names in it.

Cheers!