There are few greater emotional and financial investments we make in life than choosing a new home. Yet it’s hardly a secret that real estate agents the world over are saddled with a poor public image…though, comfortingly for us, not quite on a par with that of lawyers or used car salespeople! With an almost…
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How much time does it take to track down a house to rent in Chiang Mai? Going it alone in the quest to lease whichever of a detached house, a terraced townhouse/shophouse or a house within a moo baan [gated housing community] in Chiang Mai and you could spend an eternity searching fruitlessly! Despite vastly…
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The Thailand Elite Visa One of the lasting immigration policies of the Thaksin Shinawatra administration is the “Privilege Entry Visa”, also called the “Elite Visa”. The Elite Visa is a multiple-entry visa, valid for five-years, which can be renewed easily upon expiration. But here’s the caveat: as long as the applicant still holds a valid…
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Most people know of the law that prohibits foreigners owning more than 49% of a condominium building, this relates to the sellable area of the condo. This law was designed to protect Thailand’s property market being bought out by foreigners. There are now many lines of thought in certain locations that it is actually Counter-Productive….
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Can’t live without internet at home in Chiang Mai but haven’t the foggiest how to get hooked up? We decode all the ways to make it happen!
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Not that it’s anyone’s favourite topic but if you’re in Chiang Mai for the long run, there’s no escaping monthly bills! Paying the RENT As soon as you sign a lease agreement and as written in The Ten Commandments for Tenants, you have a legal responsibility to pay the rent in the amount and no later than the…
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Leaving your rental property and want to make sure the handover goes without a hitch? Then you’ll need our check out checklist for tenants!
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So you’ve just landed yourself a new pad in a different part of Chiang Mai. Maybe you wanted to upgrade or needed to downsize; perhaps you finally took the plunge and bought your very own condo or house; then again, it’s possible you simply fancied a change of scenery. Whatever the reason, the search is…
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The tenant/landlord dynamic in Thailand isn’t always a happy or pain-free one! Odds are you’ll have heard the horror stories from seemingly model tenants of how they were stiffed out of their security deposit by a shady landlord. Or the cold hard reality at some kinds of residential property in the Land of Smiles of…
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What types of usage are possible in a condo unit if I buy one? As the owner, the condo unit can of course be occupied as your permanent abode or serve as a second home for just part of the year; then again, if the building’s own bylaws allow, you could always rent out the…
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