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by Galee
Thu Dec 20, 2012 4:25 pm
Forum: legal and finance
Topic: Transferring money from the UK to Thailand
Replies: 12
Views: 13221

Re: Transferring money from the UK to Thailand

I do everything online from my UK bank to the BKK bank. Costs about 20 GBP and takes about 3 days.
Not relevant in your case that I have been told that transfers above 10k GBP flags up an alarm for money laundering.
by Galee
Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:08 pm
Forum: Feature Requests and Problem Reports
Topic: PM's?
Replies: 6
Views: 5829

Re: PM's?

Thanks for the explanation. I missed the original thread explaining why.
by Galee
Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:50 am
Forum: Feature Requests and Problem Reports
Topic: PM's?
Replies: 6
Views: 5829

PM's?

I know I'm not the the brightest spark around, but has anyone else noticed the PM facility has gone?, or am I missing something obvious.
by Galee
Fri Oct 02, 2009 7:50 pm
Forum: legal and finance
Topic: Lease/Usufruct and Mortgage
Replies: 6
Views: 5029

Re: Lease/Usufruct and Mortgage

Thanks for the replies. Yes, wife has own small business, but not sure the income would guarantee the size mortgage I was thinking off. Was hoping her assets of rubber trees and land we have just purchased would help along with me a guarantor. I think a meeting with her bank manager is going to be r...
by Galee
Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:18 am
Forum: legal and finance
Topic: Lease/Usufruct and Mortgage
Replies: 6
Views: 5029

Lease/Usufruct and Mortgage

I'm reading conflicting reports about Banks not lending money if a lease/usufruct exists on the Chanote. I don't want to use the majority of money I have building a property. I'd prefer to get a mortgage in the wife's name with me as the guarantor, as a kind of "bridging loan", until my fi...