Property: Any person can register any type of building in their name
with the Land Office under Thai law, and the foreigner can
own the structure (for example a house) erected on the land.
Certainty of possession of land and house is assured by being
the owner of the house. If arranged as above then the house
will be separate from the land, and will not be a component
part under the Civil Law. Ownership of buildings can be established
with the Land Office and the Lessor cannot seize the house
upon expiration of the lease.
Buildings other than condominiums do not have any form of title document, but
their sale or long lease can be registered at the Amphur (district) land office.
Proof of ownership must be established either from proof of construction or
a document showing sale-purchase (do not confuse this with the House License
document, which is only a register of the house occupants).
Transfer of a building, as distinct from its land, requires the posting of
30 days public notice (to see if anyone wishes to contest the ownership). Again
just to confirm this, foreign nationals (aliens) may own any building (as distinct
from its land) and may register such transfer of ownership into their names
at the local district office.
Vehicles: A forigner can own a vehicle if they provide an endorsed letter from the embassy along with their passport. Any forigner with a work permit can own a vehicle.. It
is also possible to purchase a vehicle with a valid Thai
company.
