Many people, when purchasing or selling real estate, are unfamiliar with the laws and practices. A Property Law Firm can help an individual or business understand all of the legal aspects of buying or selling real estate. This is an extremely valuable resource that can make the selling or purchasing of real estate much smoother for an individual or a large corporation

Numerous property law firms work beside both private and corporate international clients. A property lawyer is experienced in all of the arenas of commercial law. This includes corporate takeovers, foreign investment rules, property investment portfolios and information technology. This type of lawyer must not only be able to invest in a successful real estate project but also develop successful real estate projects.

Thailand is becoming an ever more popular retirement and choice of country to live with its low costs and beautiful scenery not forgetting of course the world famous friendliness of the Thais themselves. But finding out about the laws governing property ownership here can be confusing. Here are the bare bones of Thai property Law

• A foreigner can own a condominiums long as less than 40% of the condos or apartments in the building are owned by foreigners. Many people believe it to be 49% although this regulation was an addition to the existing law and was only meant to be in place for one year and has since expired.

The Government has announced a delay to the introduction of Home Information Packs and now rather than requiring a Pack to market your home for sale from 1st June, as was originally planned, you will not need a Pack unless marketing from 1st August and only then if your property has four, or more bedrooms. Those with fewer bedrooms will require a Pack in the future, but no clear timescale has yet emerged.