{"id":234,"date":"2024-05-13T10:11:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T03:11:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/how-to-read-title-deed-in-thailand\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T17:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:01:01","slug":"how-to-read-title-deed-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/how-to-read-title-deed-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment lire un titre de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 en Tha\u00eflande"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This topic is complex, as some title deeds belong to the government and only allow possession of the land, while others cannot be transferred except by inheritance. Today, we will focus on the most common type, known as \u201c<strong>chanotte pleine<\/strong>,\u201d which features a red Garuda. Even in Isaan, the chanotte will be the main title deed in cities. This post aims to explain how to read<strong>\u00a0Titre de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 en Tha\u00eflande.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"tlo-hublink wp-block-paragraph\">Reading the deed is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/due-diligence\/\">v\u00e9rifications n\u00e9cessaires<\/a> described in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/property-guide-for-foreigners-in-thailand\/\">achat immobilier en Tha\u00eflande<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Last reviewed: 7 September 2026. The registration fees were taken from Ministerial Regulation No. 47 (B.E. 2541) clause 2(7) under the Land Code as the Department of Lands publishes it. The Sap-Ing-Sith passages were read in Thai against the Sap-Ing-Sith Act B.E. 2562 (2019), sections 4, 5, 8, 11 and 12, and against the ministerial regulation on its fees and expenses B.E. 2563. Not verified in this review: the colours of the Garuda on each document type, and the procedure for replacing a lost chanote.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table des mati\u00e8res<\/h2><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#title-deed-number-for-a-chanotte-in-thailand\">NUM\u00c9RO DE TITRE DE PROPRI\u00c9T\u00c9 POUR UNE CHANOTTE EN THA\u00cfLANDE<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#only-some-title-deeds-are-at-the-land-department\">Seuls certains titres de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 se trouvent au service foncier.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#how-to-read-title-deed-in-thailand-the-back-of-a-chanotte\">How to Read Title Deed in Thailand : The Back of a Chanote<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img alt=\"Comment lire un titre de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 en Tha\u00eflande\" class=\"wp-image-8858 tlo-responsive-img\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/How-to-read-a-title-deed-2.png\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The colour of the Garuda tells you the deed type. A red Garuda is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/chanote\/\">Chanote<\/a> (Nor Sor 4 Jor), the strongest title, surveyed by precise GPS. A green Garuda is a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/ns3\/\">Ni Sor 3<\/a> (sam) Kor,\u201d a weaker document whose boundaries were fixed from an aerial photograph rather than a ground survey, which is why the recorded area can shift when the plot is later surveyed for a chanote. This title deed is Nor Sor 4 Jor (sometimes only called Nor Sor 4) and you see it on the upper right corner circled in blue. Also, the word \u201cChanote\u201d appears translated to \u201ctitle deed\u201d in yellow circles. That is not written on Nor Sor 3 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/nor-sor-3-gor\/\">Nor Sor 3 Kor<\/a>. When you learn How to Read a Title Deed in Thailand, the type of title deed is crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most people recognize the drawing of the plot of land on the front page in the center. If you look closely, you\u2019ll also see boundary posts with numbers (0372 is circled), often made of concrete and set in the soil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En haut de ce sch\u00e9ma figurent le nom, la nationalit\u00e9 et l&#039;adresse du premier propri\u00e9taire, c&#039;est-\u00e0-dire le propri\u00e9taire initial lors de la cr\u00e9ation de l&#039;acte de propri\u00e9t\u00e9. Le type d&#039;acte est indiqu\u00e9 en haut \u00e0 droite. Apprendre \u00e0 lire un acte de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 en Tha\u00eflande peut vous apporter de pr\u00e9cieuses informations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"title-deed-number-for-a-chanotte-in-thailand\">NUM\u00c9RO DE TITRE DE PROPRI\u00c9T\u00c9 POUR UNE CHANOTTE EN THA\u00cfLANDE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Par souci de confidentialit\u00e9, j&#039;ai masqu\u00e9 le num\u00e9ro du titre de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 et les coordonn\u00e9es du premier propri\u00e9taire, car les titres de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 sont semi-publics. Les avocats peuvent en obtenir des copies pour un motif valable, comme une action en justice, un divorce ou une vente aux ench\u00e8res immobili\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you see \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/spk\/\">S.P.K<\/a>.,\u201d on top right, be cautious. It stands for Sor Por Kor, and these title deeds cannot be purchased. Foreigners should never buy or build on a Sor Por Kor. I rather have a Por Bor Tor, which is agricultural land and the owner is the government. These are common in rural areas and the title deed is very different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"only-some-title-deeds-are-at-the-land-department\">Seuls certains titres de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 se trouvent au service foncier.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Title deeds like Nor Sor 3 and higher are stored at the Land Department, while Sor Por Kor has its own office and Por Bor Tor title deeds are kept at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/amphoe-or-amphur-district-office\/\">amphore<\/a> ou <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/tesaban\/\">tessaban<\/a>. Searching for Por Bor Tor deeds is challenging due to their variety. Some older deeds, like Nor Sor Sam, can be over 100 years old and impressive in size. Difficult to read because old, mostly use Thai numbers, but even if a little different, they kept some characteritics. Meaning if you learn how to read title deed in Thailand, you will be able to read all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below the first owner\u2019s details, you will find the size of the land listed in Rai, Ngan, and Talang Wah. For example, 1-2-32 means 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/rai-ngan-wah\/\">Rai<\/a>, 2 Ngan, and 32 Talang Wah. The date the title deed was issued is noted beneath the plot description. Some title deeds also indicate if the parcel was derived from a previous deed, which is uncommon. The province, district, sub-district, and land department numbers, such as the cadastral map, book, and page, are also included on both sides at the top. So when you see a title deed, you know which province and which land department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img alt=\"verso du titre de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 en Tha\u00eflande\" class=\"wp-image-8850 tlo-responsive-img\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Title-deed-in-Thailand-1.png\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La deuxi\u00e8me image montre le verso d&#039;un titre de propri\u00e9t\u00e9, diff\u00e9rent du m\u00eame. J&#039;ai \u00e9galement masqu\u00e9 les noms par souci de confidentialit\u00e9, bien que la publication d&#039;un titre de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 ne porte g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement pas atteinte aux droits \u00e0 la vie priv\u00e9e. Le verso ressemble \u00e0 un tableau, retra\u00e7ant l&#039;historique de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9. La premi\u00e8re colonne indique la date, la deuxi\u00e8me d\u00e9crit l&#039;op\u00e9ration effectu\u00e9e, et les troisi\u00e8me et quatri\u00e8me colonnes mentionnent respectivement le vendeur et l&#039;acqu\u00e9reur. Par exemple, lors d&#039;une vente, le vendeur figure dans la troisi\u00e8me colonne et l&#039;acheteur dans la quatri\u00e8me. Les colonnes suivantes indiquent la superficie du terrain, en chiffres tha\u00eflandais ou romains, suivie du sceau du D\u00e9partement du cadastre confirmant la transaction officielle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-to-read-title-deed-in-thailand-the-back-of-a-chanotte\">How to Read Title Deed in Thailand : The Back of a Chanote<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this example, you can see entries for purchase (Kay), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/mortgage\/\">hypoth\u00e8que<\/a> (Jam Nong), or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/gift\/\">cadeau<\/a> (Hai). When registering a lease, it will state \u201cChao Tee Din\u201d (lease of land), while a usufruct is noted as \u201cSee Tee Kep Kin.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/superficies-right\/\">Superficie<\/a> are \u201cSee Tee Nua Tee Din\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foreigner\u2019s names can appear on title deeds, usually not as owners (though possible under certain exceptions) but often as usufructuary, lessee, mortgagee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/glossary\/superficiary\/\">superficiel<\/a> or holders of other rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most interesting document for me is the Sap-Ing-Sith certificate, and it is not a title deed. Under Section 5 of the Sap-Ing-Sith Act B.E. 2562 (2019) the right is registered on the chanote itself and the Land Office issues a separate certificate in two copies, one for the owner and one kept at the office. Section 4 allows a term of not more than 30 years, and the Act contains no provision for renewing or extending it, so a further 30 years is something you negotiate with the landowner and not something the statute gives you. The Act says nothing about nationality, which is why a foreigner can hold one, and Section 11 gives the holder the rights and duties of an owner apart from the right to recover the property from a stranger who has no right to hold it. Our law firm has registered more than four such deeds, and each time, the Land Department had never encountered one before. Some people will say it\u2019s only temporary, but you do not have a lessor. Section 12 lets you transfer it, mortgage it under the Civil and Commercial Code and pass it on by inheritance, none of which needs the landowner\u2019s consent. Section 8 is the limit worth knowing in advance: a Sap-Ing-Sith cannot be divided, and land carrying one cannot be split into several plots or merged into another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A chanotte is a crucial document. If lost, the owner can request a new copy 30 days after filing a police report. Chanotes are often used as security for loans, but this is not very secure. Banks typically register a mortgage instead. Mortgage or rights registered will be on the back on a title deed. So if you know How to Read a Title Deed in Thailand you will see all the chain of possession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Registration fees are set by Ministerial Regulation No. 47 (B.E. 2541) clause 2(7) under the Land Code, and the Department of Lands publishes the schedule. An act registered with no capital value costs 50 baht per parcel, which is the figure for a usufruct, a superficies or a servitude granted for nothing. Granted for consideration, those same real rights are charged 1 per cent under paragraph (\u0e0f). A lease is 1 per cent under paragraph (\u0e10), with stamp duty of 0.1 per cent on top. A mortgage is 1 per cent, capped at 200,000 baht, and that cap is the part people forget on a large loan. A transfer with a capital value, a sale for instance, is 2 per cent of the appraised value. Sap-Ing-Sith is charged under its own regulation and not this one: creating it costs a flat 20,000 baht, the certificate 10,000, cancelling it another 20,000, a mortgage of it 1 per cent, and the 2 per cent applies only when it is transferred. The Cabinet reduces some of these rates from time to time, so confirm the figure at the Land Office on the day. If you want to buy real estate the chanote is the most important document. It is crucial to learn how to read title deed in Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/title-deeds-in-thailand\/\">Title deeds in Thailand, the full list of land documents<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/due-diligence-in-thailand\/\">Diligence raisonnable en Tha\u00eflande<\/a><\/li>\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.go.th\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Department of land, Thailand (official website, English and Thai)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"border-left:5px solid #1a7f4b;background:#f4faf6;padding:16px 18px;margin:26px 0;border-radius:6px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>Once you can read the deed, someone still has to check it against the Land Office register.<\/strong> C&#039;est <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/condo-lawyer-in-thailand\/\">title due diligence<\/a>, and it is where most problems surface.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This topic is complex, as some title deeds belong to the government and only allow possession of the land, while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":623,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"title deed thailand","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"A red Garuda means a Chanote, the strongest title. 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