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[Jonathan Fairfield]

Law enforcement goes digital in effort to curb land fraud

PHUKET: The Department of Special Investigations (DSI) announced it will launch a mobile application, allowing users to evaluate properties remotely before buying or selling land.

The ‘DSI Map on Mobile’ application is expected to debut within the next couple of months.

This announcement comes after a string of land raids, prosecutions of incorrect or falsified land documents and the revocation of titles in Phuket.

“We’ve designed an application that will reflect the database of land-related information. People will now be able to immediately check from their mobiles whether the land they are planning to buy overlaps with public land, protected forests or national parks,” said DSI Deputy Director Pong-In Intarakhao.

“It’s important for potential buyers to check property lines and legalities prior to purchase of land. We know that recently many investors have purchased land that was unlawfully issued,” he added.

Full story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Law-enforcement-goes-digital-effort-curb-land/64054?desktopversion

-- Phuket Gazette 2016-06-13

[sendintheclowns]

from experience, if someone wants to cheat you, on a land lease, they will; DSI or not.

[sendintheclowns]

forgot to add ...of course, other than condo purchases - he is talking about THAI national land buyers. we all know how second class we farang are, under the land owning laws of Thailand.

it would be interesting to have contributions to a forum on how mulit-million property buyers are not bothered by restrictive lease laws

[DrDave]

"Many of the buyers were unaware of the illicit nature of their purchases, and have lost large sums of money. This as damaged both Thailand's reputation and it's investment climate."

Au contraire. I think many of these purchasers are fully aware of the illicit nature of their purchases.

The real problem is crooked officials taking bribes for issuing titles to land that they, the seller and purchaser all know cannot be legally sold. An app isn't going to solve that problem.