Buying a house in Pattaya is easy. Buying the right one is something else. In this in-depth guide, KC Cuijpers shares what 23 years in Pattaya property taught him about location, ownership, due diligence, costs, rental potential and resale.
Foreign investment, legal foreign ownership and illegal nominee ownership are three different things. The latest government figures finally give us some numbers to work with.
When foreign families move to Pattaya, one of the first questions is often about schools. Which international school is best, where should we live, and how long will the school run take every morning?
After nearly 30 years in Pattaya, I still find one thing difficult to explain to people who have never really lived here: Pattaya is alive. Not only during the day, not only during high season and certainly not only in the tourist areas. Food, shops, services and people are around almost 24 hours a day, and that makes everyday life remarkably easy.
One thing still surprises many foreign buyers when they arrive in Thailand: there is no compulsory nationwide professional licence for real-estate agents comparable with the licensing systems used in many other countries.
Foreigners can rent property in Thailand without much difficulty. The legal part is usually not the problem. Finding the right property can be.
After nearly 30 years in Thailand, people still sometimes ask me why I decided to move here.
Thailand already has a legal route to foreign condominium ownership. Maybe we have simply been building the wrong product.
I can’t read tomorrow’s newspaper. But I can read the headlines.
A radical, controlled answer to "And then what?"
After nearly 25 years in Pattaya real estate, I have learned that “expensive”, “cheap” and “good value” are three very different things.
เมื่อฉันย้ายจากฮอลแลนด์มาที่พัทยาในปี 1997 ผู้คนคิดว่าฉันบ้า “ประเทศไทยปลอดภัยไหม? คุณไม่กังวลเหรอ?” พวกเขาจะถาม พูดตามตรง ฉันรู้สึกปลอดภัยที่นี่ตั้งแต่วันแรกมากกว่าที่เคยรู้สึก...