Looking to buy, or sell, a condominium in Thailand using Thai Baht?

A “Foreign Exchange Transaction” will need to be recorded legally. See our previous article about the Foreign Exchange Transaction.

Here are some of the reasons for this and most of the processes involved. We strongly recommend that you seek out good, professional, advice before buying abroad.

• The Bank of Thailand controls the flow of foreign currency. Every Thai Baht must have a source and a reason, and the Land Department must perform due diligence, in accordance with this regulation. Every foreign buyer must transfer money from abroad.
• Non-residents of Thailand, who sell a condominium and transfer the money out of country don’t have to pay the remittance tax. Normally, the tax is around 30%.
• When transferring money out of the country, the tax-free amount is determined by the initial amount transferred in.

Transfer of the title deed:

Documents needed for an Individual property buyer in Thailand.

• Passport (copy if applicable, marriage/divorce certificate including a letter of consent from your spouse if marriage in Thai Language.
• Foreign Exchange Transaction certificate.
• Power of attorney. If anyone but yourself is representing you, in Thai script with a notarization by Notary public or overseas by the Thai Consul.

Documents needed for a Company buying property in Thailand.

• Corporate documents:
• Certified copy of the certificate of incorporation
• Certified copy of the memorandum of association
• Notarised certificate
• List of shareholders (in English, but must be accompanied by Thai translation)
• Minutes of directors’ meetings which have a resolution to sell/buy the property (specifying name and number and agenda dealing with the finance of the purchase if the company’s registered capital is less than the purchase price)
• Letter of advice regarding specific signature.
• Power of attorney, if the authorised directors do not make the transaction by themselves (Land Department)
• Free debt letter
• Foreign co-owner letter
• The certified copy of the I.D card of the authorized directors
• The certified copy of the house registration of the authorized directors
• Title deed of the condominium unit / property.

When transferring money into, or out of, Thailand, speak to the foreign currency experts at http://www.fx-foreignexchange.com Thai Baht is our speciality.

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Buying Property in Thai Baht.

Buying Thai Baht at the best currency exchange rate is a relatively simple exercise. Call your broker!

However, buying Thai Baht at the best exchange rate in order to buy property in Thailand, as a foreigner. That’s not such a simple task. Choose a broker who understands the Thai property system as there is a specific Act, the 1991 Condominium Act, which applies to non-residents who aim to buy a condominium in Thailand.

If a non-resident person wishes to transfer money into Thailand to buy a property there, they must obtain a Foreign exchange Transaction Certificate for each payment. This certificate comes from the beneficiary bank and every certificate will need to be shown to the Land Department in order to register the title of the condominium. As an aside, the currency exchange transfer instruction needs to state that it is for the purpose of buying condominium.

There’s a catch though. If you transfer money into Thailand for this purpose, you need to ensure that each currency exchange is for US$20,000 as a minimum, otherwise you would need to obtain a credit note from the bank instead.
Transferring money to Thailand:
1. The money must be T/T (Telex-Transferred), with a document identifying the name of the purchaser in the form of either the sender’s or receiver’s name. For example:

Mr. Jones wants to buy a condominium in Thailand. He has his own account at an overseas bank to buy the condominium, he has to instruct the overseas bank to issue the document in his name as the sender of that amount to his (savings) account in Thailand, or any law firm (with the permission from the particular firm) after which the appointed company will buy that condominium for him,

(or)

It is possible for the buyer to ask a third party to transfer the money for him to buy the property by identifying himself as the receiver. This could be done by using a currency exchange Company such as fx-foreignexchange, who would offer the best rates at that moment for buying Thai Baht and would then organise the money transfer to Thailand.

2. The purchaser has to include the transfer instruction indicating that the purpose of this money is to buy a condominium unit.

The bank that receives money in foreign currency will issue the document (Foreign Exchange Transaction) which contains the following information:
- The transferred amount in foreign currency
- The transferred amount in Thai Baht
- The name of money sender

In order to get the best currency exchange rate in Thai Baht, whether selling Australian Dollars, US Dollars, GB Pounds, AE Dirhams or Euros, contact the experts, Fx-Foreignexchange.com and they will quote the best rate for the Baht today.
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