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I have purchased land in the past year using a company, but the Thai shareholders are not maids, drivers, gardeners, etc. but legitimate professionals. To my knowledge they were not contacted and I had no problems. Expert legal advise was obtained in advance.

Much depends on the OrBortor you are dealing with. Some are less corrupt than others. I'm currently dealing with one who has a notorious reputation of interpreting the Thailand Building Code to his advantage to justify a large payment. The problem with much of the code is that it can be interpreted ...

I received an email from a fellow who is about 75% finished his villa on the same hillside. He paid 500,000. Still outrageous and indeed a scam.

We'll see how the negotiating goes but building somewhere else is not out of the question.

It's one of those situations where the authorities (OrBorTor in this case) uses his own interpretation to justify a large "payment" for issuing the building permit. The particular OrBorTor in this case has a history of unreasonable demands and is demanding over 1 million baht for issuing t...

I will be building on a hillside. The Thailand Building Regulations state the maximum height cannot exceed 8m. Can anyone tell me how this is measured? It's easy to calculate on flat land but I cannot find clear guidelines for a hillside. I am building into and up the hillside so no part of the stru...