Thread: Will the Philip. pave the way for new Thai business and property laws for foreigners?

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

Your attempts at re-making Asia in your image or Eurocentric model is futile. Never has been nor never will be. Can you as a Farang...really own property in the West?

I agree, if foreigners were given rights to own land, you losers would be complaining how you got priced out and how it's not fair because you couldn't get a fair deal. Thai land for the Thais.

Originally Posted by Rural Surin

I don't believe you can really own land in the industrialized West.

They make property taxes very expensive, making sure you pay to the nose that "right" as it is a profitable business for the state. Do you really own it if you have to pay "service charge" or "rent" on something you thought belonged to you ? it's even more ridiculous in England where the "ownership" expires every 99 years.

Originally Posted by Butterfly

it's even more ridiculous in England where the "ownership" expires every 99 years.

I think thats for apartments where you buy a lease to live there for 99 years as you dont own the entire structure or the land its on, most houses in the UK are bought on a freehold not a leasehold.