Real Estate
General facts about Property law and real estate legal matters for foreigners in Thailand
Property Investment Long Stay
Long stay property investment programme
Source: samuiforsale November 3 2006
Not a government-backed solution for foreigners to invest in Real Estate
The Tourism Authority of Thailand ( TAT) launched in 2002 its 'Long-Stay' campaign to develop and promote long term stay in Thailand. The project hoped to attract retirees (50 years and above) from countries that have harsh winters and a higher cost of living to stay for extended periods in Thailand, as well as visitors traveling for medical and health services, international athletes who wish to make Thailand their training base as well as international students.
Invetigations into land encroachments Samui
Land–grabbing probes to go on, says new chief.
Source: Samui Express - 3 November 2006
More encroachment complaints filed
The new deputy director of the Forestry Depatrtment said investigations related to the land encroachment issue would be relentlessly persued under the new dispensation.
'The forestry Deparrtment will continue its mission. Land and related property projects will be examined as had been the policy of the previous leadership', said Thani Viriyarattanaporn, who replaced Yongyuth Tiyaphiarat after the Sept. 19 coup.
Samui Land Owner Arrested
Samui land owner nabbed at Don Muang
Source: Bangkok Post - 15 September 2006
By WASSAYOS NGARMKHAM
A Koh Samui landlord was yesterday arrested at Don Muang airport for alleged illegal occupation of land and forest encroachment on the resort island. Suthep Wangdan, alias Ko Sai, 50, was detained by a team of forestry police, said Pol Maj-Gen Lattasanya Piansomparn, commander of the Central Investigation Bureau's natural resources and environmental crime department.
Samui Land Seizures
3000 rai without titles
Samui Community October 15 2006
Land seizures begin
The Chief of the investigation into forest encroachments on Samui, khun Thanee Wiriyaratanaporn recently announced that out of 23,546 rai included in the survey, over 3000 rai was found to be lacking legitimate land titles. Some 239 ownership disputes have resulted from the enquiry, including many cases involving local farmers who are using untitled land for crops such as fruit trees and vegetable cultivation.
Development Holds illegal Land
Peak development project holds illegal land
Source: Bangkok Post - 3 September 2006
Allegations scare away potential clients
By Kultida Samabuddhi & Supaphong Chaolan: The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry's inquiry into the Koh Samui land scam has found that land rights documents issued for 179 rai of land under the multi-billion-baht The Peak project were illegally issued. The panel, chaired by deputy chief of the Forestry Department Thanee Viriyarattanaporn, last month proposed that the Land Department revoke land ownership documents issued for five plots covering a total of 114 rai on Khao Dang mountain-top.
