{"id":3260,"date":"2026-08-05T19:15:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/condo-lawyer-in-thailand\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:38:33","slug":"condo-lawyer-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fr\/condo-lawyer-in-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Property Lawyer in Thailand: Condo Purchase, Due Diligence and Transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tlo-answer-box\" style=\"border-left:5px solid #1a7f4b;background:#f4faf6;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 26px;border-radius:6px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0;\"><strong>Short answer:<\/strong> foreigners can own a condominium unit in Thailand outright, in their own name, as long as foreign owners hold no more than 49% of the building&#8217;s total sellable floor area (Condominium Act B.E. 2522, section 19 bis). No law forces you to use a lawyer. What a lawyer actually does is verify the title and the quota before your deposit is gone, read the contract the developer wrote for the developer, make sure the money arrives in a form the Land Office will accept, and stand at the counter on transfer day. Our fixed fee for a condominium purchase is <strong>THB 19,900<\/strong>, or <strong>THB 34,900<\/strong> if we attend the Land Office transfer for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"><strong>Licensed, and accountable.<\/strong> Work is supervised by Khun Wichuda Atthamethakon, LL.M., licensed Thai lawyer and notarial services attorney, Thai Bar Licence 3149\/2556. The firm has acted for foreign buyers since 2006. <a href=\"#fees\">Jump to the fees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"do-you-need-a-lawyer\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do You Actually Need a Lawyer to Buy a Condo in Thailand?<\/h2>\n<p>Honest answer: legally, no. Thai law does not require a buyer to be represented. Thousands of condo transfers are registered every year with nobody in the room but the buyer, the seller and a Land Office officer. If you are buying a resale unit from a private seller you already know, in a building you already live in, with a clean deed you have seen, you can do it yourself and we will tell you so.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that most foreign buyers are not in that position. They are buying off a plan, or off an agent, in a language they do not read, from a company whose litigation history they cannot search, in a building whose foreign quota they are told is fine. Every one of the failures we are asked to fix afterwards traces back to something that was checkable before the money moved:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The quota was already full, so the unit could only be taken in Thai name or on a lease, which is not what the buyer paid for.<\/li>\n<li>The remittance arrived without the paperwork the Land Office needs, so the transfer could not be registered in the foreigner&#8217;s name.<\/li>\n<li>The unit carried unpaid common area charges, and by statute the officer cannot register the transfer until they are cleared.<\/li>\n<li>The reservation agreement made the deposit non refundable in circumstances the buyer never understood.<\/li>\n<li>The seller on the deed was not the person signing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>None of that is exotic. It is a checklist. The value of a lawyer here is not courtroom skill, it is that somebody whose only loyalty is to you runs the checklist before you are committed. For a purchase of a few million baht, that is a rounding error against the risk. For a purchase you can walk away from, hire us for the contract review alone and skip the rest.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"due-diligence\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What We Check: The 25 Point Condominium Due Diligence<\/h2>\n<p>This is the actual scope of our due diligence on a condominium purchase. We publish it so you can hold us to it, and so you can run it yourself if you would rather not hire anyone. For the long form explanation of how each check is performed, and what a genuine Chanote looks like, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/due-diligence-in-thailand\/\">property due diligence guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Title and ownership<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A certified copy of the unit ownership certificate pulled at the Land Office by us, not a photocopy handed over by the seller or the agent.<\/li>\n<li>The registered owner on the deed is the person or company actually signing, verified against ID or passport and, for companies, the affidavit.<\/li>\n<li>Mortgages, liens and other registered encumbrances recorded on the reverse of the deed.<\/li>\n<li>Court seizures, injunctions or pending execution against the unit.<\/li>\n<li>Unit number, floor and registered area match across the deed, the contract and the unit you actually walked through.<\/li>\n<li>The chain of earlier transfers, and whether any of them was registered irregularly.<\/li>\n<li>Any registered lease, usufruct or right of habitation sitting on the unit in favour of a third party.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foreign quota and eligibility<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A written quota confirmation from the condominium juristic person, stated in square metres against the building&#8217;s total sellable area. Not a verbal &#8220;there is still space&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Whether your specific unit is allocated to the foreign quota or the Thai quota. Buildings routinely have space in the aggregate and none on the unit you want.<\/li>\n<li>The Land Office&#8217;s own quota record, cross checked against what the juristic person told you.<\/li>\n<li>If a company is buying, eligibility under section 19 of the Condominium Act, which for most offshore companies means holding a BOI investment promotion certificate, and the documentary evidence required by section 19 ter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The building and its juristic person<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"12\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The condominium registration certificate and the registered condominium regulations.<\/li>\n<li>The juristic person&#8217;s accounts and the sinking fund balance. A building with no reserve is a building with a special levy coming.<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding common area charges on the unit, and the debt free certificate the Land Office requires before it will register anything.<\/li>\n<li>Minutes of the last general meeting, for special levies, litigation and major repairs.<\/li>\n<li>House rules on pets, renovation and short term letting, which are the three things buyers assume and are wrong about.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The developer, for off plan and new build<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"17\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Company registration, shareholders, directors and paid up capital at the Department of Business Development.<\/li>\n<li>A litigation search against the developer and its directors, including our own search of the Supreme Court decision database. <strong>We check every developer against 84,000 or more Supreme Court decisions<\/strong> before we let a client sign.<\/li>\n<li>The construction permit, and where the project size requires it, the EIA approval.<\/li>\n<li>Whether the project land is mortgaged to a project lender, and the mechanism by which your unit is released from that mortgage.<\/li>\n<li>The developer&#8217;s actual delivery record on earlier phases and earlier projects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The contract and the money<\/h3>\n<ol start=\"22\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Whether the sale and purchase agreement follows the mandatory standard form under section 6\/2 of the Condominium Act, and exactly where it departs from it. Departures that reduce your rights are void, and most buyers never learn that.<\/li>\n<li>Reservation and deposit terms: what triggers forfeiture, what triggers a refund, and what happens if the building is late.<\/li>\n<li>Who pays the 2% transfer fee, the specific business tax at 3.3% or the 0.5% stamp duty, and the withholding tax. This is negotiable and is worth real money.<\/li>\n<li>That every inward remittance is documented so your bank issues the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/fet-form-thailand\/\">Foreign Exchange Transaction form<\/a> in the right name, for the right purpose, in the right amount.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"process\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How a Condo Purchase Runs, Step by Step<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Stage<\/th>\n<th>What happens<\/th>\n<th>Who does it<\/th>\n<th>Typical time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1. Reservation<\/td>\n<td>You sign a reservation form and pay a booking deposit. Send it to us <em>before<\/em> you pay, not after.<\/td>\n<td>You, with our written comments<\/td>\n<td>Same day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. Due diligence<\/td>\n<td>The 25 points above.<\/td>\n<td>Us<\/td>\n<td>2 to 5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. Contract review<\/td>\n<td>Written comments and red flags on the reservation and the sale and purchase agreement, with the amendments we want.<\/td>\n<td>Us<\/td>\n<td>2 to 5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4. Funds in<\/td>\n<td>You remit from abroad. Your bank issues the FET form, or credit advices for smaller transfers.<\/td>\n<td>You and your bank, briefed by us<\/td>\n<td>1 to 5 business days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5. Pre transfer clearance<\/td>\n<td>Debt free certificate from the juristic person, quota letter, appraised value, tax computation, cashier&#8217;s cheques ordered.<\/td>\n<td>Us with the juristic person<\/td>\n<td>3 to 7 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6. Transfer day<\/td>\n<td>Registration at the Land Office, taxes and fees paid, deed issued in your name.<\/td>\n<td>Us attending and translating, or you with our written instructions<\/td>\n<td>1 day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7. After the transfer<\/td>\n<td>House registration book, utilities transferred, and a Thai will covering the unit so your family does not face cross border probate.<\/td>\n<td>Us<\/td>\n<td>1 to 2 weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Two of those stages are where deals die. Stage 4, because a remittance sent in the wrong name or described as a gift cannot be used to register a foreign purchase. And stage 5, because a juristic person that refuses to issue a debt free certificate stops the transfer completely, whatever your contract says.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fees\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fixed Fees for Condominium and Property Work (2026)<\/h2>\n<p>Flat fees, quoted before we start, paid in full up front. No hourly billing and no file opening charges. Full detail on every package is on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/property-legal-packages-in-thailand-flat-fees\/\">property legal packages page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Service<\/th>\n<th>Fee (THB)<\/th>\n<th>What it covers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Contract review only<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>9,000<\/td>\n<td>Written legal opinion on a reservation form or sale and purchase agreement you already hold. 3 to 5 business days.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Condominium Package<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>19,900<\/td>\n<td>Title deed check, full contract review, foreign ownership advice, transfer guidance. You handle the Land Office transfer yourself using our written instructions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Condominium Premium Package<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>34,900<\/td>\n<td>Everything above, plus we attend the Land Office with you on transfer day and translate.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Basic Property Package (house, villa, land)<\/td>\n<td>19,900<\/td>\n<td>Title search, contract review, advice. No lease, usufruct, superficies or will drafting included.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Standard Property Package<\/td>\n<td>29,900<\/td>\n<td>Adds drafting of a usufruct, long lease or superficies to protect a foreign buyer who cannot own the land.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Premium Property Package<\/td>\n<td>49,900<\/td>\n<td>Adds one personal Land Department trip anywhere in Thailand.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Power of attorney for the transfer<\/td>\n<td>3,900<\/td>\n<td>So you do not have to be in Thailand on the day.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Consultation<\/td>\n<td>2,000 per hour<\/td>\n<td>Phone, email or video. Credited against a package if you instruct us.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Not included, by anyone:<\/strong> the government transfer fee, specific business tax or stamp duty, and withholding tax, all payable at the Land Office on the day. We calculate them for you in advance so there is no surprise at the counter. The flat fees above assume a Land Office in Bangkok, Pattaya, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Surin, Buriram or nearby. For other provinces, ask us and we will quote before you commit.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"red-flags\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four Supreme Court Decisions Every Condo Buyer Should Read<\/h2>\n<p>Most law firm pages tell you to be careful. These are the actual decided cases, with their numbers, so you can check them yourself at the Supreme Court&#8217;s public database. This is the kind of search we run on every developer and every seller.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Putting the unit in someone else&#8217;s name: Dika 4096\/2557<\/h3>\n<p>A Dutch buyer purchased a condominium unit but registered it in a Thai person&#8217;s name, leaving that person holding the keys and paying the utilities. The nominee then reported the unit&#8217;s ownership certificate lost, obtained a replacement, changed the locks and sold the unit to a third party. The Supreme Court held that because the real owner had never handed over possession, the nominee&#8217;s conduct was theft rather than mere embezzlement, and upheld restitution of THB 3,500,000. Read it as a warning about the outcome, not the remedy: the buyer spent years in the criminal courts to recover money, and never got the condominium.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An offshore company is not a workaround: Dika 840\/2561<\/h3>\n<p>A British Virgin Islands company contracted to buy a unit for THB 72,960,361. The Supreme Court held that a foreign registered company is an alien under Revolutionary Council Announcement No. 281 of 24 November 1972, so it can only take ownership of a condominium unit if it fits one of the categories in section 19 of the Condominium Act. For a company like that one, section 19(4) requires a BOI investment promotion certificate. It had none, so it could not take title, whatever the contract said. If anyone offers you an offshore holding structure to get around a full foreign quota, this is the case they have not read.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unpaid common charges stop the transfer: Dika 4457\/2565<\/h3>\n<p>Section 29 of the Condominium Act permits the officer to register a transfer of a unit only when the unit is free of the common expense debts under section 18, evidenced by a current debt free certificate from the juristic person. The Supreme Court confirmed that the narrow exception in the Civil Procedure Code applies only to units bought at a court execution auction. In an ordinary private sale, no debt free certificate means no transfer. Ask for that certificate at the start, not the week before completion.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faking a lost deed: Dika 914\/2569<\/h3>\n<p>Our own case note on the 2569 decision on false reports of lost title deeds, which led to an unsuspended prison sentence under Penal Code sections 267 and 268, and compensation claimed inside the criminal case under section 44\/1 of the Criminal Procedure Code. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/title-deed-fraud-in-thailand-supreme-court-case-914-2569\/\">Read the full case note<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"three-ways\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three Ways to Work With Us<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Do it yourself<\/th>\n<th>Contract review only<\/th>\n<th>Full fixed fee package<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>What you get<\/td>\n<td>The 25 point checklist above and our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/buying-a-condominium-in-thailand\/\">condo buying guide<\/a>, free<\/td>\n<td>A written legal opinion on the reservation form or sale and purchase agreement you already hold<\/td>\n<td>Due diligence, contract review, FET and bank guidance, transfer, and unlimited consultations until handover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cost<\/td>\n<td>Free<\/td>\n<td>THB 9,000<\/td>\n<td>THB 19,900, or THB 34,900 with us at the Land Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Best when<\/td>\n<td>You are still browsing, or the deal is simple and you know the seller<\/td>\n<td>You have a contract in hand and a deadline to sign<\/td>\n<td>You are actually buying, and the money is real<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"why-us\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why ThaiLawOnline<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Licensed and named.<\/strong> Thai law work is supervised by Khun Wichuda Atthamethakon, LL.M., licensed Thai lawyer and notarial services attorney, Thai Bar Licence 3149\/2556. Sebastien H. Brousseau, LL.B., B.Sc., a Canadian lawyer called to the Bar of Quebec, has run the firm since 2006.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We work only for the buyer.<\/strong> We are not introduced by your agent and we are not paid by the developer. If the answer is do not buy this one, that is the answer you get.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We search the case law.<\/strong> Every developer and every seller is run against a database of more than 84,000 Supreme Court decisions before we clear a purchase.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flat fees, published.<\/strong> The numbers on this page are the numbers. Compare that with anyone quoting a percentage of the purchase price.<\/li>\n<li><strong>English, French and Thai.<\/strong> We explain the deal to you in your language and to your Thai spouse, agent or family in theirs. Francophones: voir notre page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/avocat-immobilier-thailande\/\">avocat immobilier en Tha\u00eflande<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"faq\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do I need a lawyer to buy a condo in Thailand?<\/h3>\n<p>No law requires it. In practice the risk is concentrated in things you cannot check yourself: the current foreign quota position on your specific unit, the seller&#8217;s registered title, outstanding common charges, and whether the contract departs from the mandatory standard form. If you are buying off plan or from a developer, use a lawyer. If it is a simple resale and you have seen the deed, a contract review at THB 9,000 may be all you need.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much does a property lawyer cost in Thailand?<\/h3>\n<p>Ours are flat fees: THB 9,000 for a contract review, THB 19,900 for a full condominium package, THB 34,900 if we attend the Land Office transfer. Government transfer fees and taxes are separate and are paid at the Land Office. Firms that quote a percentage of the purchase price will cost you far more on anything above a few million baht.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the 49% foreign quota?<\/h3>\n<p>Under the Condominium Act B.E. 2522, foreign owners may hold no more than 49% of the total sellable floor area of a condominium building. Above that, no further unit can be registered in a foreigner&#8217;s name. The figure is measured in square metres across the whole building, so a building can have quota available in total while the unit you want sits in the Thai portion. Get the position in writing from the juristic person. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/thailand-condo-foreign-ownership-quota\/\">explainer on the condo foreign ownership quota<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the FET form and can I skip it?<\/h3>\n<p>The Foreign Exchange Transaction form is your bank&#8217;s record that foreign currency was brought into Thailand and converted, and it is what proves to the Land Office that the purchase price came from abroad. Your bank issues one for each inward transfer of USD 50,000 or more, or the equivalent. For smaller transfers you collect credit advices and a bank letter instead. You cannot skip it: without that evidence the Land Office will not register the unit in a foreigner&#8217;s name, and you will also have trouble taking the money out again when you sell.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can I buy an off plan condo safely?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, with the developer checked and the contract fixed first. Thai law is more protective here than most buyers realise: the sale and purchase agreement must follow a mandatory standard form under section 6\/2 of the Condominium Act, and terms that cut down your rights below that form do not bind you. Delay penalties accrue, and termination triggers restitution. What you must do before signing is verify the construction permit, the project mortgage and its release mechanism, and the developer&#8217;s delivery record. Our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/off-plan-condo-thailand\/\">off-plan condos in Thailand<\/a> covers the traps and the remedies.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who pays the transfer fees and taxes?<\/h3>\n<p>It is negotiable, and the contract decides it. The main items are a 2% transfer fee on the appraised value, specific business tax at 3.3% or stamp duty at 0.5%, and withholding tax. A common split is to share the transfer fee and leave the seller&#8217;s taxes with the seller, but developers frequently push all of it onto the buyer in the fine print. We compute the exact figures for your unit before you sign.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can my lawyer attend the transfer for me with a power of attorney?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. A properly drafted power of attorney on the Land Department&#8217;s own form lets us register the transfer while you are abroad. We charge THB 3,900 for it. The form has to be exact: the Land Office rejects powers of attorney with blanks or with wording that does not match the transaction.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can a foreigner get a mortgage in Thailand?<\/h3>\n<p>Rarely from a Thai commercial bank without Thai income, a work permit or a Thai co borrower. A few lenders, and some developers, offer foreign currency lending or in house instalments, usually at higher rates and shorter terms. Assume you are buying with cash remitted from abroad, and plan the FET paperwork accordingly.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens to my condo when I die?<\/h3>\n<p>A foreign heir can inherit a Thai condominium unit, but can only keep it registered in their own name if the building&#8217;s foreign quota allows it. Otherwise the unit has to be sold. Either way the estate has to go through a Thai court appointment of an administrator, which is far faster if there is a Thai will covering the unit. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/last-will-in-thailand\/\">making a will in Thailand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do you work outside Bangkok?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. Due diligence and contract work is done remotely for any province. The flat fees on this page assume a Land Office in Bangkok, Pattaya, Nakhon Ratchasima, Khon Kaen, Surin, Buriram or nearby. For an attended transfer elsewhere, ask us and we will quote before you commit. For Bangkok specific questions, including which Land Office branch handles your building, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thailawonline.com\/property-lawyer-in-bangkok\/\">property lawyer in Bangkok<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"start\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start With the Contract, Before You Pay<\/h2>\n<p>Send us the reservation form or the sale and purchase agreement and tell us the building. We will tell you what we would check, what it will cost, and whether you need us at all. If you have already paid a deposit, send it anyway, because the reservation stage is where most of the recoverable mistakes are still recoverable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:info@thailawonline.com\">info@thailawonline.com<\/a> &nbsp;|&nbsp; <strong>Phone:<\/strong> +66 87 225 1340 (English and French), +66 87 414 9288 (Thai and English). 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