{"ai_json_enabled":true,"answer":"Define the contractual completion date, permitted extensions, notice, evidence of force majeure, buyer remedies, long-stop date and refund or termination process. Separate practical completion, inspection, correction of defects, handover and legal transfer. A promise to \u201ccomplete approximately\u201d within a season is not enough. The buyer should understand the consequence if the project is late by months or never reaches transfer.\n\nThe purpose of due diligence is not to make every risk disappear; it is to identify who owns what, what is permitted, what is promised, who must perform and what remedy exists. Slow down when documents, names or explanations do not match.\n\nThis is general guide information only; obtain current independent Thai legal, tax, financial or technical advice for the specific transaction.","answer_source":"curated_editorial_research_and_khao_lak_pattern_adaptation","category":"Due Diligence & Contracts","category_slug":"due-diligence","confidence":"curated_general_guide_requires_property_specific_confirmation","created_at":"2026-07-18T08:00:00+00:00","daily_publish_cap":3,"date_published":"2025-11-13","display_date":"2025-11-13","drip_batch":"phuket-initial-seed-v1","drip_status":"published_seed","freshness_warning":"Property prices, availability, construction progress, rental rules, development policies and legal requirements can change. Confirm current details with the developer, seller, property manager, qualified Thai lawyer or appropriate professional.","id":"phpg-qa-051-08c23584","image_ids":["phpg_img_949eca25_016","phpg_img_949eca25_009"],"image_mapping_keywords":["off-plan delay","completion","long-stop date","Due Diligence & Contracts","due-diligence","Phuket property"],"image_url":"https://images.owntheconversation.com/story-factory/generated-stills/phuket-property-guide/949eca25/scene_016_FOR_PHUKET_OFF-PLAN_PROPERTY_create_a.jpg","is_sponsored":false,"json_url":"/answer/what-should-an-off-plan-contract-say-about-delay-and-completion.json","language":"en","last_updated":"2026-07-18T08:00:00+00:00","public_disclaimer":"This is general property guide information only, not legal, tax, financial or investment advice. Confirm the current position before signing documents or transferring funds.","publish_status":"published","published_at":"2025-11-13T05:00:00+00:00","question":"What should an off-plan contract say about delay and completion?","question_intent":"contract","rss_enabled":true,"rss_pub_date":"Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:00 GMT","schema_enabled":true,"site_key":"phuket-property-guide","slug":"what-should-an-off-plan-contract-say-about-delay-and-completion","source":"phuket_property_guide_initial_seed_v1","source_record_ids":[],"source_type":"editorial_property_guide","source_urls":[],"status":"published","summary":"Define the contractual completion date, permitted extensions, notice, evidence of force majeure, buyer remedies, long-stop date and refund or termination process. Separate practical completion, inspection, correction of defects, handover and legal transfer.","tags":["off-plan delay","completion","long-stop date","Due Diligence & Contracts","due-diligence","Phuket property"],"updated_at":"2026-07-19T00:40:38Z"}