Thread: Property Transfer While In Australia

My Thai wife's mother wants to put her property in my wifes name. This transaction will be done through a Thai bank. Can this be done with out my wife travelling to Thailand.

Transfer of land ownership is done at land office not bank. The fact they are dealing with bank seems to indicate the bank is owed money on this property and chanote shows a lien on property or the bank is holding the chanote.

^^ Thankyou for the reply, Yes, maybe that is the case, is that why the bank needs my wifes signature on the documents, if that is the case can it be still be done from Australia

The bank does not care who pays the money, as long as it is paid they do not need your wifes signature.

the chanote needs your wife in attendance,

which bank is owed the money and who holds the chanote(Papers for land).?

^^ what bank etc ime not sure at this stage, l let my wife sort that out, but it looks like my wife has to be in attendance, that's no problem, just didnt want to travel to Thailand to sign a document. It would be good if it could be done through a solisitor in Australia

whats the urgency of transfering the name on the chanote, her mother could leave a will, and your wife named on it our you paying for the land ?

^^ that sounds like it could be a way around it, thanks

If the bank is owed money on this property, will the debt be transferred to your wife? And jointly on to you?

^^ It is all finacialy very secure, we would still like to find away of not having to go to Thailand just to sign a document. As Yaso said in post 6, maybe it could be done with a will.

just make sure its her last will and testament, saying that if your wife has taken care of her parents the other siblings should respect there parents wishes.

if they did'nt you would have to take it to a lawyer if it was worth the trouble, if they not have money a solicitors letter would be enough possibly to scare them.