Q & A Thailand land laws for foreigners

Learning, land ownership laws in Thailand

Thai property law is based on European civil law real estate law. Thai property law is Western and relatively straightforward and easy to understand. What makes buying real estate in Thailand different and more complicated for non-Thai nationals is that Thai land laws prohibit foreigners from owning land making it impossible for foreigners to obtain outright ownership over land and houses in Thailand. Below a few basic questions and answers related to foreign land ownership limitations .