All services of THAI BUSINESS GROUP for customers are completely free. We receive commission from developers and real estate sellers.

We sell real estate at developer prices, which means it is much more profitable for buyers to purchase real estate from us rather than directly from developers - we will try to get a discount for you from the developer and also give you a 3% cashback on the cost of the real estate.

There are two types of property rights for foreigners in Thailand: Leasehold and Freehold.

Leasehold is a long-term rental agreement, usually for 90 years. They are legislated as 30+30+30. That is, every 30 years the property owner can extend the contract for the next 30 years. Usually the extension costs 1.1% of the property value that you bought it for.

Many people are unfamiliar with this form of property ownership, but it is little different from full Freehold ownership. You can also sell, transfer by inheritance, or gift the property without any restrictions.

Freehold is a full ownership right to real estate. There are no time restrictions here. After registering Freehold, you will receive a special document - CHANOT - an analogue of a certificate of ownership in Russia.

Registration in Freehold is more expensive - 6.3% of the cost of real estate.

In addition to a higher cost of registration, there is another argument in favor of Leasehold - the cost of the same property when registered in Leasehold is approximately 10% lower than when registered in Freehold.

1. Stamp duty (for Leasehold - 1.1%, for Freehold - 6.3% of the property value)
2. For the installation of electricity and water meters - one-time payment - about 700$
3. Reserve fund - one-time payment - about 500$
4. Utility bills - annually - about 22$ per m2 of your property area
5. Water and electricity are paid by meters monthly.

If your property is rented out by a developer or management company, you do not pay for maintenance.

If you plan to use the property for your own residence, then the costs will be approximately:

For an apartment - $100-200 per month.

For a villa - $400-1000 per month.

For Leasehold ownership: a tax of 12.5% of the annual rent, calculated as 1/30 of the government assessed value.

Example: The cost of real estate is 150 000$ (150 000$/30)*12.5%=625$ per year.

With Freehold ownership there are no payments.

For Secondary Sale in Freehold:

1% of the property value according to the contract (Registration fee),

6.3% of the property value according to the contract, if the ownership of the property was less than 5 years (Special Business Tax).

or 0.5% of the property value according to the contract (Stamp Duty), if the ownership of the property is more than 5 years.

Withholding income tax 5% - 35% (depending on the number of years of ownership and Asset Value).


The calculation of this tax is ordered at the Land Office.

Example of tax calculation:

bought real estate for 285,000$, sold after 3 years. The amount of tax will be 6,042$ or 2.12% of the purchase price.

On secondary sale in Leasehold:

the fee for the re-registration of the contract is 800 - 3 150$, paid by the seller to the developer (the size of the commission is indicated in the contract with the developer).


1% of the apartment price according to the contract (Registration fee)

0.1% of the apartment price according to the contract (Stamp Duty)


*there is an agreement between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Thailand to avoid double taxation - this means that you can pay income tax in Thailand and, having reported this to the tax authorities of the Russian Federation, not pay it there.

Thailand tax resident (more than 180 days of residence in Thailand per year) pays 5% of the rental payments for the year, non-resident pays 15%.

*there is an agreement between the Russian Federation and the Kingdom of Thailand to avoid double taxation - this means that you can pay income tax in Thailand and, having reported this to the tax authorities of the Russian Federation, not pay it there.

No, it is not necessary.

We will select options remotely, send you all the information (floor plan, photos, apartment plans, payment terms, sample contract).

We will send you the contract by express mail, you sign it and send it back. After signing the contract, you make payments to the developer's account.

Thailand has one of the most convenient visa regimes - for a visit of 30-45 days no visa is required at all, and for a longer stay there are tourist, study, pension and long-term visas for investors, and we always help our customers with selection and visa processing.

According to Thai law, foreign buyers of real estate must pay for their purchase by bank transfer from any bank outside of Thailand.

Payment accounts from developers are nominated in the local currency of Thai baht. The buyer can make the payment in any convenient currency.

When the payment is made to the developer's bank in Thailand, the amount will be converted to Thai baht at the bank's exchange rate. The bank's conversion rate usually differs from the official exchange rate by no more than 0.5%.


You can also make payments with foreign bank cards directly on Phuket. The sales offices of developers have terminals for payment by bank cards.

When paying by bank card through a payment terminal, you will have to pay a commission of 1-3%.

Rental income from developers and property management companies is transferred to the property owner's bank account opened in a Thai bank. All payments within Thailand are made in Thai baht.

When managing real estate independently, renting it through agencies or services like booking.com, airbnb.com, you can receive payments to any bank account in any country and in a currency convenient for you.

If you are receiving rental income into your Thai bank account, you can:

a) transfer funds internationally via bank transfer.

b) withdraw cash in Thailand, convert to another currency at an exchange counter, and take out cash (don't forget to declare cash when crossing borders if required by law).

c) get an international bank card from a Thai bank linked to your account and use it to pay for purchases or withdraw cash in any country.

d) use the services of online currency exchange services - transfer Thai baht from your Thai account to an online service and get rubles on your ruble bank card.