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Minor Just Put Numbers on Phuket’s Branded Residences. Read the Structure, Not the Headline
Three Anantara projects at Layan, two sold out, 80 per cent foreign buyers, every one of them leasehold. The appreciation figure is the developer’s. The structure is the story.
September 9, 2026
Your Phuket Lease Might Not Outlive You. Here Is How to Check
Under Thai law a lease can terminate when the leaseholder dies. What succession clauses are worth, the structures that fix it, and the one check to do now.
September 7, 2026
London to Phuket, Nonstop: What the New Route Says About This Island
Virgin Atlantic flies London to Phuket nonstop from October 2026. What the route, and the island’s wider connectivity boom, means for property buyers and owners.
September 5, 2026
The One Thing a Foreigner Can Actually Own Outright in Thailand
I have spent the last two months writing about what does not work. The 30+30+30 lease, struck down by the Supreme Court. The Thai company
September 3, 2026
Why I Tell Buyers to Come to Phuket in September
The question I am asked more than any other about buying on Phuket’s west coast is when to come and look. And my answer surprises
August 6, 2026
Thai Company Villas: What the Nominee Crackdown Actually Means
For as long as foreigners have bought villas in Phuket, there has been a standard answer to the question of how. A Thai limited company
July 31, 2026
The 30+30+30 Lease Is Dead. Here Is What That Actually Means for You
If you have looked at villas in Phuket over the past decade, someone has almost certainly pitched you a 30+30+30 lease. A 30-year lease, with
July 20, 2026
Common Mistakes Foreign Buyers Make in Phuket
After sixteen years in property and four in Bang Tao, these are the mistakes I see intelligent buyers make in Phuket, and how to avoid every one of them.
July 7, 2026
The Phuket Property Market, Mid-2026: What the Numbers Actually Say
Villa sales up, condo competition rising, and a fee cut that does not apply to you. The mid-2026 Phuket market read, from the numbers, not the brochures.
July 5, 2026