Checklist
Foreign-quota checklist
Reviewed 18 July 2026
A Thai condominium may register no more than 49% of its floor area to foreign owners. Quota is confirmed per building — a unit can be for sale and still have no foreign quota left. Work through this before you pay a reservation.
Before you reserve
- Confirm the building is a registered condominium, not an apartment block let only on leases.
- Ask the juristic person for the current foreign-ownership ratio against the 49% ceiling.
- Get written confirmation that quota remains for your specific unit.
- Confirm the unit is offered as freehold under the foreign quota, not leasehold.
For the transfer
- Keep the juristic person's written confirmation — the Land Department relies on it.
- Understand that a full building can hold units for sale on Thai quota or leasehold only.
- If quota is tight, agree in the reservation what happens to your deposit if it cannot be confirmed.
Using this resource
- This confirms whether foreign freehold is possible for the unit — not whether the title or seller is sound. Those are separate checks.
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