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London dinner · Wednesday 24 February 2027

Buying a condo in Thailand — without the mistakes

An evening for people planning a move to Thailand. Limited to 10 seats, one table, and straight answers about what it costs and how it works.

The room · the city · the move

  • A plate of Thai som tam green papaya salad with peanuts, dried shrimp and salted egg

    Som tam (green papaya salad), a Thai dish. Illustrative - not a specific venue.

  • A busy Bangkok street at night with traffic, lit shopfronts and overhead cabling

    Bangkok street at night: traffic, lit shopfronts and overhead cabling.

  • The elevated BTS Skytrain line and station over a Bangkok street in late-afternoon light

    BTS Skytrain station, Bangkok: the elevated line over a city street.

  • A passenger boat on the Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, with the tree-lined bank behind

    Chao Phraya river: a passenger boat passing the Bangkok bank.

  • Skewers of meat, vegetables and mushrooms laid out for sale at a Bangkok street-food stall

    Street-food skewers on a Bangkok market stall.

  • Illustrative view of a courtyard swimming pool with loungers; not a specific property

    Illustrative residential swimming pool - not a specific property or unit.

  • Green parkland and water at Benjakitti Park in Bangkok, with the city skyline behind the trees

    Benjakitti Park, Bangkok: green space with the city skyline behind.

  • An older couple seen from behind, holding hands and walking away along a sunlit street

    Illustrative: an older couple walking together. Not a specific tour or client.

01 / 08

Illustrative photographs of Thailand from the BuyThai image kit. Dinner photographs are added after the first sitting.

Limited to 10 seats

Tickets are not on sale yet. The Eventbrite listing is still being set up.

Date
Wednesday 24 February 2027, 19:00
Venue
The Salutation, 154 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 0QU (Khun Pakin Thai inside)
Venue to be confirmed
Covers
10 covers (10 seats only)
Price
£85 per seat

What the evening is

A dinner for people thinking about moving to Thailand, hosted by people who have already done it. It is not a property sales event and not a seminar. The value is the room: a small table of people at the same stage, plus guests who have already made the move.

The 20-minute talk

What we will talk about

  1. 01

    Monthly cost of living

    Rent, utilities, transport, food, healthcare and visas — real numbers for Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai.

  2. 02

    Where people actually live

    The districts, honestly: who each one suits, what the commute is like, and where the noise is.

  3. 03

    What your money buys by area

    Price bands by district, and what 100k, 200k or 350k gets you in each.

  4. 04

    How foreigners own property

    The Condominium Act freehold quota, the 49% foreign ownership rule, leasehold alternatives, and what due diligence must contain.

  5. 05

    Costs nobody mentions

    Transfer fee, sinking fund, CAM fees, withholding tax on resale, agency fees and the exchange-rate spread.

  6. 06

    Five costly mistakes

    The mistakes that cost people real money — from off-plan deposits without escrow to buying over the foreign quota.

Visa corner

What exists, not advice.

  • DTV — 180 days, one extension, remote work for a non-Thai employer
  • Retirement — Non-O-A or O-X, with age and financial-deposit conditions
  • Long-Term Resident — high-income and skilled-target criteria
  • Marriage or family — spouse-based
  • Business or work permit — employer-tied and permission-based

We are not immigration advisers. This is what exists, not what you should do.

Limited to 10 seats, one table.

Tickets will be sold only through Eventbrite. The listing will appear here when it is live.

10 seats only · £85 per seat