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Thailand Property Market Analysis – 2025 Guide
Independent analysis of Thailand's property market in 2025, including trends, risks, and compliant opportunities for developers.
Resources & Insights
Stay informed with the latest insights on property ownership solutions, legal updates, and market trends in Thailand.
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Market Analysis
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Featured articles
Long-form guides and explainers our readers return to when structuring compliant Thai property investments.
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Foreign Property Buyers
How Foreigners Can Buy Property in Thailand Legally
A complete legal guide for foreigners buying property in Thailand. Learn compliant structures, avoid nominee risks, and protect your investment.
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General
What Is Better-than-Freehold®? Legal Definition
Better-than-Freehold® is a compliant ownership structure using registered contracts to eliminate nominee risk and support financing.
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Thailand AMLA 2025 – Legal Changes Explained
A clear analysis of Thailand's AMLA 2025 amendments, enforcement priorities, and the criminalisation of nominee structures.
Latest news
Enforcement updates, regulatory warnings, and policy changes that affect how foreign capital meets Thai property rules.
News·Foreign Property Buyers
Land Department Steps Up Nominee Landholding Crackdown — What Foreign Property Owners Must Know
Thailand's Department of Lands has announced tougher checks on nominee landholding structures, backed by a prime ministerial visit to Koh Phangan and 300-officer raids. Foreign owners face urgent compliance decisions.
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Thais Warned Against Acting as Nominees - Government Targets Thai Facilitators in Foreign Business Crackdown May 2026
Thai government issues direct warning to citizens not to act as nominees for foreign businesses, with Foreign Business Act Section 36 carrying up to three years' prison and 1 million baht fines for those who knowingly assist or fail to prevent offences.
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Thailand Intensifies Nominee Business Crackdown - 6,551 Illegal Foreign Entities Identified May 2026
Thai government reports 60% drop in high-risk nominee companies and 6,551 suspected illegal foreign entities under intensified crackdown using linked databases and proactive investigations.
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Practical guides on compliant structures, purchases, and ownership in Thailand.
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Clear definitions of key terms used across Thai property and compliance discussions.
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Material aimed at lawyers and advisors on liability, AMLA, and gatekeeper duties.
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Macro and market notes on demand, pricing, and the investment environment.
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Timelines of regulatory announcements, raids, and policy shifts affecting investors.
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Inside the Better-than-Freehold® client portal you'll find:
- The Structure Explained — a written walkthrough of the four-entity model (TIN, SPH Trustees, CBSA, SVC), how it works in practice, and why each party exists.
- Legal & Tax Opinion Summaries — plain-language summaries of the independent legal and tax opinions underpinning the structure, with the regulatory framework explained.
- Process Roadmap — a stage-by-stage guide from first enquiry through to Land Office registration and ongoing administration, with timelines and document requirements.
- Resource Centre — articles, FAQs, glossary, and downloadable guides covering Thai property law, foreign ownership constraints, and current enforcement.