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Property guides for foreigners in Thailand

Free, plain-language articles covering the legal structures, costs, regions, and pitfalls of buying or building a home in Thailand as a foreign national.

Ownership

Can Foreigners Own Land in Thailand?

The core rule, the one genuine exception, and the six legal structures that let you control land you can't directly own. Updated for 2026.

Costs

How Much Does a House Cost in Thailand in 2026?

Real price ranges by region — Bangkok condos, Isaan bungalows, Phuket villas — plus the hidden costs that catch foreign buyers off guard.

Legal

Leasehold vs Freehold in Thailand: What's the Real Difference?

What each actually gives you, the 2025 Supreme Court ruling that changed everything about leasehold renewals, and which one fits your situation.

Legal

Thai Company Structure for Property — Is It Legal?

852 companies prosecuted in 2026. AI screening tens of thousands more. Here's how to tell a legal Thai company from a nominee trap — and what to do instead.

Ownership

Buying Property in Thailand with a Thai Wife

Your Thai wife can own land — but you'll sign away your claim to it at the Land Office. The declaration, the divorce risk, and the protection structures every foreigner should know.

Due diligence

Thailand Property Scams to Avoid

The "90-year lease" myth, nominee traps, fake title deeds, deposit theft, and the developer's "free" lawyer — seven real patterns and how to protect yourself from each one.

Building

How to Build a House in Thailand as a Foreigner

Step by step: securing land rights, permits, contracts, independent supervision, realistic costs per square meter, and the mistakes that cost builders the most.

Legal

What Is a Usufruct in Thailand?

Lifetime property rights without land ownership — what a usufruct does, how it protects you in divorce or death, and how to register one at the Land Office.

Visas

Thailand Retirement Visa Requirements 2026

Age, financial thresholds, insurance mandates, 90-day reporting — and the critical connection between your visa and your property that most retirees miss.