Buying Property Abroad as a Non-Resident: The Legal Checks to Make Before You Sign

Property documents, house keys, and a magnifying glass on a desk overlooking the coast.

A foreigner can walk into a notary’s office on the Montenegrin coast and leave as the registered owner of a seaside apartment. The same person cannot hold freehold title to a single square metre of land in Thailand, however much money they bring. Buying property abroad as a non-resident works like that everywhere: the rules … Read more