Selling property in Phuket: what to have ready
The documents, the taxes and the pricing that decide how quickly — and cleanly — a sale completes. Most sales that stall do so for reasons the seller could have fixed before listing: a missing document, a surprise tax bill, or a price set against asking prices instead of what has actually sold. The documents […]
Condo or villa? An honest comparison for Phuket buyers
What you actually own, what it costs to hold, and how easily you can rent it and sell it. Most buyers arrive with a picture of a private pool villa. Many leave with a condominium — or the other way round. Neither is the better investment in general; each suits a different kind of owner. […]
Before you pay a deposit on an off-plan property
Six checks that separate a well-run Phuket project from one that stalls halfway up. Buying off-plan can mean a better price and a choice of units. It also means paying for something that does not yet exist, to a company you may know little about. The checks below take days, not weeks, and they are […]
What it actually costs to buy property in Phuket
The Land Office fees, the taxes, and who normally pays them — before the price you agreed becomes the price you pay. The price in the contract is not the whole bill. On the day of transfer, the Land Office collects a set of government charges, and most of them are calculated on the official […]