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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Can you live in Thailand on a boat?
Dear readers,
I read a lot here about buying a house and the problems that come with it. I therefore wonder if anyone has experience with building and/or living on a boat?
So also whether that is legal and whether it is affordable? A ship in the harbor of Hua-Hin or Cha-Am seems like something to me.
No nagging or difficult constructions about land in your name, just rent a berth.
Yours faithfully,
gash
In 2008 I had thought about building houseboats.
At the first source of information I was told that under every piece of water there is also soil that you have to buy.
I then threw my plan into the water.
You can of course always inquire with the land company, it is often also which official you have in front of you.
You buy a boat or just a 'bottom' and bring it into a seaport. That alone is difficult enough because how do you get that thing declared seaworthy?
But OK, you succeed and you rent a berth for thirty months or thirty years if possible. I first think that you pay your blue in harbor dues, that you are better off buying a piece of land through a Thai or a Ltd. The legislation offers sufficient certainties.
OK, you build a house on that boat and live there. What do you want after that? A retired extension? I wonder if that is possible if you don't live anywhere because formally you don't live anywhere…..I think. You cannot show papers for a rented or owned house.
I recommend you check that out first. The plan is brilliant, but bear in mind, harbor dues tend to increase….
Hey Jack, nice question.
For the record . Does this concern ports with a sea connection or also on the river in Thailand
Does matter anyway.
See, for example, response for visa address, etc. What I was told is that the river always belongs to the government, but that you rent or buy the land bordering the river. No tax, etc. from the municipality, etc., to put it simply.
Houseboats in Ned have more requirements than here. In cities themselves where the river runs through, different rules will undoubtedly apply, but outside the city, I don't think it's a problem.
Gr Peter
I am thinking of renting a piece of quay, or what passes for it. The port of Cha-Am does have an open connection to the sea, but it is not really necessary for my plan. A location somewhere on a river is of course also perfect. If a clever project developer or something like that has nefarious plans, you can simply move a few meters with all your belongings without huge costs.
An alternative is a demountable wooden house.
If you have problems, put a few posts in the ground somewhere else and move your house.
Won't cost the head.
That might be a better idea, a demountable house, after all, they moved almost all the houses in Bangkok when Bangkok was reclassified, (will not be able to now)
If it succeeds, possibly with a project developer, a huge market is open.
Houseboat of your own and you rent a piece of shore. In principle, this is also common practice in the Netherlands.
gr. Nico
Can't you rent a berth in a marina, also called marina? I think you still have to have a home / postal address, but I think that can be arranged with a good acquaintance or something. But I am not familiar with it in Thailand.
I do this in NL, I like it fine, no municipality, water board, collections etc. at the door and more than half cheaper than renting a flat.
I came across this on the internet via this link: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-yachties-marinas-up-in-arms-over-new-rules-43954.php , unfortunately you will not be happy with the measures and prices mentioned here…