Author
Andrew Moore FPFS, CDir
Chairman, Better-than-Freehold™
Andrew Moore has been an active investor in Thai property since 2004. He is a Chartered Director and a Fellow of the Personal Finance Society. He has invested in and built properties in several countries since the late 1990s and first invested in Thailand in 2004. Having owned homes in Bangkok, Samui, Phangan and Phuket he can offer a unique perspective on Thailand's property markets together with past and future trends in both ownership and investor opportunities.
Writing
- Can a 30-Year Lease Be Renewed in Thailand? How Foreigners Acquire Legal and Enforceable Property Rights in 2026
LinkedIn · 17 Sept 2026
Why 30+30+30 is a promise rather than a right, what the Supreme Court has distinguished, and why the Thai company route is closing.
- Can Foreigners Buy Property in Thailand? The 2026 Answer, Structure by Structure
LinkedIn · 16 Sept 2026
The 2026 answer for foreign buyers: what Thai law actually allows, structure by structure, and where nominee shortcuts fail under current enforcement.
- Thailand's Nominee Economy Faces Financial Integrity Scrutiny
LinkedIn · 9 Jul 2026
Part III of the FATF series: what Mutual Evaluation pressure means on the ground for opaque ownership, nominee arrangements, and owners who wait and see.
- Thailand FATF Evaluation: What's at Stake
LinkedIn · 23 Jun 2026
Part II: what a poor FATF result actually costs through banks, investors and OECD accession, and why heightened scrutiny bites before any formal listing.
- Thailand Prepares for FATF Mutual Evaluation
LinkedIn · 16 Jun 2026
Part I: what happened in Bangkok on 28 May, why Thailand’s FATF Mutual Evaluation matters, and how financial-integrity scrutiny is reshaping ownership risk.
Videos
Presented by Andrew on the Better-than-Freehold™ channel.
- What You Actually Own With the Right Property Structure in Thailand
- Why "Superficies" Lease Tricks Don't Work in Thailand
- Why "Promises" Aren't Enough: The Case for an Institutional Property Structure
- What Happens If You're Caught With a Nominee Company in Thailand?
- Better Than Freehold: The Legal Way to Secure Thai Property as a Foreigner
More on YouTube: youtube.com/@BetterthanFreehold
Profiles
Also see the About page for the Better-than-Freehold™ team and structure.