Phuket, Thailand’s largest island, is an exquisite tropical paradise that attracts millions of visitors from across the globe. Blessed with crystal-clear waters, golden beaches, and lush landscapes, Phuket offers an
The Vice President of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization, Anupab Vejwanichsanong, announced on April 22 that a recently held roadshow is expected to draw one million more Chinese tourists to the island by year’s end, according to a report by the Bangkok Post. The boost in tourism is anticipated to contribute around 40 billion baht in revenue to the island’s economy. The ‘Amazing Phuket Roadshow to …
From October 2022 to April 2023, Phuket saw a surge in demand for luxury sea view real estate properties, almost mirroring the massive increase in tourism during that period. In fact, the number of visitors to the tropical island was almost unprecedented in the last decade. At the beginning of the high season, there was a large selection of properties and a considerable supply of distinctive ocean view real estate …
Phuket Immigration is refusing to accept applications for one-year extensions unless the foreigner provides a copy of the Chanote land title for property where the foreigner is staying ‒ even if the foreigner is only renting the
After living in Thailand for six months, you will be required to pay income taxes on both domestic and international income, even if you do not have a work visa. It is recommended to work with a tax accountant to file your taxes since everything is in Thai. However, Thailand has agreements with several other countries to prevent double taxation on income. Income earned inside Thailand during retirement is…
Foreigners are not allowed to directly own the land on which a house is built. However, they can purchase a house or villa along with the surrounding land through a Thai company, which is called Thai company freehold. In this scenario, the Thai company owns the property as an asset. Although foreigners cannot own more than 49% of a Thai company, lawyers usually set up a company where the remaining…
This was trip was part of the delivery of Double Cove, our new Fountaine Pajot Lucia 40, to Singapore. It had arrived 3 days earlier from France at the back of a large cargo ship. In those 3 days Multihull Solutions and the team from Happy Hut had been working really hard to get it all ready for our arrival in Thailand. We arrived late on Sunday 2nd December, so by the time we got to the dock it was …
