FAQ

A registered 30-year lease is a sound way to own a villa in Phuket if the numbers work over thirty years. Renewal is often offered, never guaranteed. Here is how to buy one as what it is.

The twelve steps to buying property in Phuket as a foreigner, from the first brief to the keys. What each step involves, and what I do at it.

Selling property in Phuket? The transfer fee split, business tax or stamp duty, withholding tax and the costs to know before you set a price.

Foreign-owned Thai condos can be inherited. Whether your heirs can keep the unit or must sell within a year, and the two things worth doing now.

Phuket off-plan has always been two markets wearing one brochure. Five questions that tell you which one you are standing in before the deposit leaves your account.

The brand on the gate is a licence, not a guarantee. The management term, the rental split, and the questions worth asking before you buy branded in Phuket.

A branded residence is a villa or condo run by a hotel brand, and you pay about 28% more for it. Whether that is worth it depends on the operator, the developer and one document.

Deposits, lease terms, what the rent includes and when to start looking. The straight answers on renting long-term in Phuket, from an advisor on the west coast.

Payment schedules, what protects your money, how to vet a developer and what happens if the build runs late. Buying off-plan in Phuket, without the gloss.

Commissions, exclusivity, what I need from you and how discreet marketing works. The straight answers for Phuket owners thinking about renting out or selling.