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Foreigner with Thai property?

Your freehold
isn't really freehold.

We make it real. In 14 days. In your name.

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In 30 seconds

What we actually do, in plain English.

No jargon. Three steps. Read it once and you'll know if this is for you.

1
The problem

Foreigners can't legally own land in Thailand.

Most people get around this with a "51/49" Thai company where Thai shareholders own 51%. But those shareholders are nominees you don't control. It's paper, not real ownership — and Thai authorities are actively cracking down on it.

2
What we do

United Grace — a real Thai company — buys the property for you.

We pay the seller in full. The Land Office officially transfers the title to us. Then, on the same day at the same office, we register a 30-year property right in your personal name on the same title deed.

3
What you get

A legal property right, in your name, for 30 years.

You can live in it, rent it out, sell the right, mortgage it, and pass it to your kids. All recognized under the Sap-Ing-Sith Act of 2019 — the same Thai statute that recognizes Thai-citizen property rights. No nominees. No 51/49. No grey zone.

150+
Foreigners we've helped
30yr
Registered property right
14 days
From signing to your title
Thai law
No nominees, no grey zone
The problem

The 51/49 structure is under active audit.

Thai authorities — DSI, Land Office, Company Registrar — are challenging nominee-shareholder companies as a circumvention of the Foreign Business Act.

Nominee-structure risk

51% nominee Thai shareholders + 49% foreign is increasingly treated as a circumvention of the Land Code under Section 113.

Source-of-funds audits

DSI audits Thai shareholders for the source of their share-purchase funds. Failing the audit triggers nominee enforcement.

Forfeiture exposure

Land acquired through a non-compliant structure can be subject to forfeiture orders. The asset stays with the structure, not with you.

The solution

Sap-Ing-Sith — a registered property right.

A 2019 Thai statute that created a real property right registered on the title deed (Chanote) — held in your personal name, fully protected by Thai law.

Real property right

Registered directly on the Land Office title deed — not a contract, but a statutory property interest.

30-year statutory term

A single registered term under Sap-Ing-Sith Act B.E. 2562 (2019). Heritable. Transferable. Pledgeable.

In your personal name

No nominees. No 51/49 corporate vehicle. The right is yours — on the title, directly.

Important · A different product

This is not a regular 30-year lease.

Most foreigners only know the standard Thai lease (Chao). Sap-Ing-Sith is a fundamentally different legal instrument — created by a 2019 Thai statute as a real registered property right. Here's the difference, side by side.

Comparison
Feature
What foreigners know
Standard 30-year Lease
Chao · Sections 537–571, Civil and Commercial Code
What we offer
Sap-Ing-Sith
Property-Based Right Act B.E. 2562 (2019)
Legal nature
Personal contract right (in personam). Binds the parties — not registered as a property interest.
Real property right (in rem). Registered on the title deed (Chanote) at the Land Office.
Transferable / sellable
Generally not transferable without the landlord's written consent. Often refused or repriced.
Freely transferable. Sell, assign or gift the right without needing landlord approval.
Inheritable
Inheritance is contested. Many Thai courts treat lease rights as personal and terminating at death.
Inheritable by statute. Passes to your heirs for the remainder of the registered term.
Usable as collateral
Cannot be mortgaged. Banks will not lend against a leasehold interest.
Mortgageable. The right can be pledged as security — including with Thai banks.
Right to sublease or rent out
Subleasing typically prohibited or restricted by the lease contract.
Right to lease and sublet long-term. Treat the property like an owner. Short-term rentals (under 30 days) are restricted under the Thai Hotel Act regardless of structure.
Survives landlord sale or bankruptcy
Vulnerable. New owner or insolvency can extinguish or renegotiate the lease in many scenarios.
Survives any change of ownership. The right is on the title — it follows the land, not the owner.
Where it's recorded
A signed contract. Optional Land Office annotation for leases over 3 years.
Inscribed directly on the Chanote — alongside the legal owner — as a registered statutory right.
Term limit
30 years max. "30+30+30" renewals are contractual promises only — Thai Supreme Court has repeatedly refused to enforce them.
30 years, statutory. A single clear term defined by the Act — no fragile renewal promises.
In short: a regular lease gives you a personal contract that can be challenged, refused, or lost. Sap-Ing-Sith gives you a registered property right — recognized on the title, enforceable against everyone, and as close to ownership as Thai law allows a foreigner to hold.
Read the legal analysis
Pricing

Three payment plans. Same legal product.

The Sap-Ing-Sith registration is identical across all three plans — only the payment schedule differs.

Track A
Pay Once
15% / 10%

15% one-time on deals under 15M ฿. 10% on deals ≥ 15M ฿. Done.

  • One-time fee at signing
  • No annual payments — ever
  • Lowest total cost over 30 years
  • Land Office registration included
Choose Track A
Track C
Annual Lease
10% / year

Zero at signing. We acquire the property; you pay 10% annually for 30 years.

  • No upfront fee
  • No property purchase by you
  • Automatic payment authorization required
  • Highest total cost over time
Choose Track C
The mechanism · 14 days

How the registration actually works.

A clean three-step legal chain. The property goes to our compliant Thai entity. The right goes to you, on the title, in your personal name.

01
Days 1–3

Binding commitment

You sign a binding agreement to acquire the Sap-Ing-Sith right at property price + agreed fee. This commitment is what lets United Grace step in and front the acquisition — with zero speculation on our side.

Customer: You — committed buyer
02
Days 4–10

United Grace acquires the property

Our 100% compliant Thai entity buys only the property itself — the land and any structures — as a clean asset purchase. Title is registered fresh at the Land Office in our name. We don't buy your existing 51/49 company. No legacy exposure.

Land owner: United Grace Co., Ltd.
03
Days 11–14

Sap-Ing-Sith registered in your name

We register the Sap-Ing-Sith right at the Land Office on the title deed (Chanote) — directly in your personal name, as a real property right. You pay the agreed price and receive the rights to use, lease, transfer and bequeath.

Rights holder: You — in your personal name
The end result

You hold the registered rights to live, sell, lease and inherit — in your own name — while United Grace bears the legal ownership and ongoing compliance with Thai law.

Investment calculator

See your numbers — by plan.

Pick a track, set the property value. The calculator shows your one-time fee, annual fee, and grand total over 30 years.

฿ 10,000,000
฿ 2M ฿ 30M
30 years
10 yrs 30 yrs
Flat 5% one-time fee at signing + 2% annual service fee. The balanced choice.
Your investment breakdown
Property purchase price ฿ 10,000,000
United Grace fee (+5%) ฿ 500,000
One-time total ฿ 10,500,000
Annual service fee (2%) ฿ 210,000
Total over 30 years ฿ 6,300,000
Grand total ฿ 16,800,000

* Excludes Land Office registration fees, stamp duty, and independent legal counsel. All Land Office taxes and registration fees are split 50/50 between the parties by contract. Indicative — a tailored proposal follows after due diligence.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Can foreigners legally own land in Thailand?
Not freehold under the Land Code. But the Sap-Ing-Sith Act B.E. 2562 (2019) created a registered real property right that foreigners can hold in their personal name for up to 30 years — recorded on the Chanote at the Land Office. Heritable, transferable, fully protected.
Is the 51/49 nominee structure legal?
It's increasingly challenged as a circumvention of the Foreign Business Act and the Land Code (Section 113). DSI and the Land Office now conduct source-of-funds audits. The structure carries significant legal risk when the Thai shareholders are passive nominees.
Who acquires the property — United Grace or me?
United Grace Co., Ltd. — our compliant Thai entity — acquires the property and holds freehold title. You hold the Sap-Ing-Sith right registered on the title deed, in your personal name. This separation is what makes the structure fully compliant.
How much does it cost?
Three plans. Track A: 15% one-time (10% for deals 15M ฿ and above), no annual fees. Track B: 5% one-time (minimum ฿500,000) + 2% annual. Track C: zero upfront, 10% annual lease fee. All three include full Land Office registration handling. Land Office taxes and registration fees (transfer fee, stamp duty, etc.) are split 50/50 between the parties per the contract.
How long is the right valid?
30 years from registration — the maximum permitted under the Sap-Ing-Sith Act. During this term, the right is heritable, transferable, and fully protected as a real property interest under Thai law.
What happens at the end of the 30-year term?
The property remains with United Grace as freehold title-holder. Customers on Tracks A and B will have received 30 years of effective ownership at the agreed price; the legal product is identical across all plans — only the payment schedule differs.

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