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by Nemo
Fri Sep 18, 2009 9:44 pm
Forum: legal and finance
Topic: to buy or not to buy
Replies: 17
Views: 13755

Re: to buy or not to buy

Usufruct it is then. Everything else just seems unnecessarily complicated. I suspect that there might be some benefit in restricting oneself to 1 rai only - due to the theoretical possibility of getting permanent residency eventually (i there's much to be gained in having that), and then being permi...
by Nemo
Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:56 pm
Forum: legal and finance
Topic: to buy or not to buy
Replies: 17
Views: 13755

Re: to buy or not to buy

I s'pose with the first one, they just want a legally binding statement to negate the 50-50 spouse asset splitting laws. I wonder if that can change if one manages to get permanent residency and the get on the list of 100 who get 1 rye; I suppose that might be the ultimate protection against reckles...
by Nemo
Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:49 pm
Forum: legal and finance
Topic: to buy or not to buy
Replies: 17
Views: 13755

Re: to buy or not to buy

So in conclusion, the best plan is: - rent for a while - look around for land - gift some cash to your wife to buy it (I presume they are eagle-eyed over any possible nominee type practices, like paying your wife an allowance to pay it off) - apply for a lease from your Mrs? or apply for usufruct? o...
by Nemo
Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:58 am
Forum: legal and finance
Topic: to buy or not to buy
Replies: 17
Views: 13755

Re: to buy or not to buy

protecting you interest investment semms a strange thing to suggest if you are in a normal relationship and especially where there are kids involved however s--t happens and it does tend to happen a lot in Thai relationships the main problem being she gets all you have worked for Things coul be wor...
by Nemo
Wed Sep 02, 2009 12:09 am
Forum: legal and finance
Topic: to buy or not to buy
Replies: 17
Views: 13755

Re: to buy or not to buy

I've read a fair few horror stories, and it's easy to get a distorted view of the way Thai birds are. I'm fairly confident in my own "mia" (or "pun rye ah") for all sorts of reasons, not including the fact that our children are dual nationals (and more British than Thai); she's c...
by Nemo
Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:38 pm
Forum: legal and finance
Topic: to buy or not to buy
Replies: 17
Views: 13755

to buy or not to buy

Hiya everyone, I did a little search on the site using words like "mortgage", "usufruct", "inheritance" etc..., and read a few old discussions about it all. I lot of POVs were exchanged, but I wonder whether a consensus has been reached on this oft discussed topic? Soun...