Serene Land Maenam 5 with Koh Phangan View

A foreign national cannot hold land freehold in their own personal name in Thailand, so this is bought through one of two routes: a registered 30-year lease, renewable by contract, or a Thai limited company with genuine Thai shareholders holding the freehold. This property is held freehold, so the route is about how that freehold is held rather than whether it exists. Be cautious of anyone offering nominee Thai shareholders. That arrangement is not legal in Thailand and it puts the asset at risk. We will set out the exact structure for this property, and refer you to an independent lawyer who does not work for us.

We confirm the exact title grade in writing before you commit, and send the document straight to your lawyer. It is worth understanding why we insist on this: Chanote is Thailand's strongest title, with GPS-surveyed boundaries and clean transfer, while weaker grades carry vaguer boundaries and limits on what you can build and how you can sell. If the title on a property is anything other than clean, you will hear it from us before you hear it from your lawyer.

The plot is 2 rai, which is 3,200 sqm. Confirm the access route with us before you offer, because a track that works in March can flood in November. We will confirm whether government water and electricity reach the boundary, or whether you would be on a well and a generator. Koh Samui also restricts what you can build on a gradient, and hillside plots carry height and storey limits, so we will give you the slope and the buildable envelope in writing rather than leaving you to find out at the planning stage.

The asking price is THB 4,200,000 for the whole parcel of 2 rai, which works out at approximately THB 2,100,000 per rai. Compare Koh Samui land per rai rather than by total price. Position drives that number far more than size does.

Budget roughly 3 to 6% of the price on top, covering transfer fee, stamp duty or specific business tax, withholding tax and legal fees. Who pays what is negotiable, and a 50/50 split of the transfer fee is common on Koh Samui. One thing worth knowing early: Thai banks do not generally lend to foreign buyers, so most purchases here are funded in cash or financed from your home country. On this property that puts the likely add-on somewhere between THB 126,000 and THB 252,000, and we will give you the precise figure before you make an offer.

Use the Schedule a Tour form on this page and Bebe will arrange the viewing directly. If you cannot travel, we will do a live video walkthrough and send you the unedited footage rather than a marketing cut, and refer you to an independent lawyer who does not work for us to run due diligence. People do commit here remotely. We would still rather you came, because a video will not tell you what the access road is like in the rain.