About the Thai company and about 'intermediaries' who don't take the rules so closely...
Last month, Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) raided a consulting firm in Phuket over allegations that the firm was involved in illegal activities such as being a "proxy" for foreigners. 'Proxy' means 'authorized representative'.
When are you the legal owner, or not?
For example, do you own a new car when you have paid 100% directly (by bank transfer) to a garage in Thailand, but that car is registered in the name of a Thai? Is there a difference if you have transferred the total purchase price of that new car to the bank account of the relevant Thai, who in turn transfers the sum to the Thai garage?
Reader question: How can I prevent next of kin from claiming the right of residence?
I have been living in Thailand for 5 years now on the basis of a retirement visa. I'm a little older, but I have a question. I live here with my Thai girlfriend who will soon be 55 years old. The intention is to draw up a usefruct contract next year to give me more certainty that something should happen to her. The house we live in was paid for by me.
My Thai wife and I are building a house in Isaan. The land is in her name and I pay the construction costs and the materials. Together about 900.000 baht. We want to go to a lawyer to record this, so that the land is hers but the house itself is mine. The question now is, what if we split up. What am I entitled to then? Not on the land, of course, because foreigners cannot own land, but does she have to buy me out? How does that work?
I have been living in Thailand for several years now and have had a Thai girlfriend for over 8 years. We are not married and have no plans to get married. Now we have built a house together on a piece of land owned by my girlfriend's father and mother.
My girlfriend has her own house in Thailand with a Tambien Baan with her address and only in her name, so she is the main occupant (Chow Baan). Now I read on various forums that this is not proof of ownership.