Villas for Sale in Phuket

What kind of villa life are you after?

Start with how you want to live, and the right villa narrows itself down. Some buyers want a gated estate, with neighbours close by and the grounds looked after for them. Others want a villa on its own plot, with more privacy and a bigger garden, and are happy to take on the upkeep. A third group prefers a branded residence, where a hotel group runs the estate and the service.

Our villas for sale on this page cover all three, from two-bedroom pool villas to seven-bedroom homes. Each one has been looked into properly before it’s shown to you: who owns the land, how the lease is set up and who built the house.

Matching the area to your days

If the school run shapes your week, look inland. Thalang offers the most space per baht on the island, and Pru Jampa has newer pool villas close to the international schools and the airport, in a neighbourhood that is still growing up.

If you’re after calm and a view, Layan’s hillside villas, the sea-view homes around Kamala and the quiet of Nai Thon are where to begin.

If you want an address that other international buyers already know, and one that’s easier to sell on later, Bang Tao and Laguna have the longest track record. Cherng Talay, just behind them, gives you more land for your budget.

What you’re actually buying with a Phuket villa

With a villa, you own the house and lease the land it stands on, normally for 30 years. Five questions protect that lease:

1. Is it registered on the title deed? A lease longer than three years only holds beyond year three once it’s registered at the Land Department.
2. On a resale, how many years are left? And will you take over the existing lease or sign a new one?
3. What happens at year 30? A renewal promise isn’t a right. Price the villa on the years you’re guaranteed, and negotiate first refusal if the land is sold, the right to sell or sub-let your lease, and the right to pass it to your family.
4. Who is the landowner? If it’s a Thai company, it needs to be a real trading business. A company with stand-in Thai shareholders, set up only to hold a house, breaks the law. More on foreign ownership →
5. If the villa is off-plan, can the developer finish it? Ask how the build is funded and what they’ve completed before. Five checks before a deposit →

Allow around 1.5% on top of the price for a leasehold villa, which covers the 1.1% lease registration and your lawyer. Full breakdown of buying costs →

Owning a villa from London, Perth or Singapore

The lease works the same whichever passport you hold. What changes is on your side: how you move the money and how your home country taxes the purchase, so speak to an adviser there before you send funds. After that, think about the day-to-day. A pool, a garden and an estate fee all need someone on the ground, and that’s worth costing before you choose between an estate and a standalone plot. For more information check out my detailed step-by-step guide on how to buy a property in Phuket.

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