Buying property + home in Thailand : issues + guidelines

Re: Farangs Barred From Buying Thai Land

By pachangamac042, Created on: 27/05/2009, Last updated on: 22/12/2015

» [quote="Papadragon":19d1c84s] [b:19d1c84s]Foreigners cannot use a Thai spouse as a nominee to buy property in Thailand, however. “If the Thai spouse has enough money to buy the house that is fine, but if the Thai has no money and uses money given to him or her by a foreigner to acquire...

• dovedaly commented : [quote="Ian":155up1d1][quote="alex1":155up1d1] It appears that matter might have another reason too. If You married with a Thai girl, You bought the house on her name, as a farang cannot own land, but if she dies before you, you might get all what she ownd including the house. As You cannot own the land, you have to sell it, but how you can sell somthing, you don' t own? At least the Government need to sell it and might fear, you' ll claim the price. But if they conclude on the fact that house was bought with your money, you'll get nothig [/quote:155up1d1] Under present law, if you have reciprocal wills you can inherit house and land legally for one year, during that time you have to sell it to a Thai. As barring accidents she will outlive you the situation does not arise.[/quote:155up1d1] My wife owned land before Met her. She inherited some more and a house. I funded the completion of the Build. I also bought a Block no building yet, in a rural village not for me or an investment return but for her and my Thai Children. Would that be taken off her because I am a Farrang and what she already owned though she may not have had the funds to complete house or buy extra farmland from brother to expand his Business and Village Land from neighbors for Ducks and chickens play area and maybe future home and rural restaurant.

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