06
May
What is “Chanot”?
Land paper Chanot
When approaching to purchase land or property, make sure that the type of the land ownership document is one of the following:
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Chanote
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Nor Sor 3
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Nor Sor 3 Gor
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The land papers are issued by the government of Thailand and constitute a legal document.
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Every prospective buyer must verify through the paper and through a local attorney that the seller is indeed the legal owner of the requested property and that the property is free of liens and mortgages.
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The actual purchase transaction is done directly with the members of the local land office, who verify the details of the transaction and only then make the exchange. Chanot
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A Chanot document with a red stamp at the top of the document is the highest level of land in Thailand – meaning that some parts have known and final boundaries, and no parts of them will be expropriated in the future.
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In every sale of land there is a sales tax which is evenly divided between the buyer and the seller.
In Thailand, the size of the land is calculated by a local unit of measure, called: rai.
Follow the chart for below area size calculations:
1 Rai= |
1 Ngan= |
1 Square Wa = |
1600 sq. M |
400 sqm |
4 sqm |