Thai property arrangements can separate ownership or rights in a building from rights in the land. A buyer may own a structure while holding a registered lease, superficies or another right over the land. The documents must identify the building and land clearly, fit together, and provide workable rights for access, repair, insurance, transfer and succession. Ask the lawyer to produce a plain-language diagram of who owns what and which rights are registered at the Land Office.
Ask the buyer-side lawyer to produce a one-page ownership diagram showing the land, building, condominium unit, company or registered rights, together with duration, transfer, succession and default consequences. Confirm the current Land Office and bank requirements before money moves.
This is general guide information only; obtain current independent Thai legal, tax, financial or technical advice for the specific transaction.
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