What are the Thai land title deeds, and what ownership rights do they confer?
There are 4 types of land title deeds that you may come across. In fact, there are more that come under ‘squatters rights’ but you should have nothing to do with these. Let your lawyer guide you. The title deeds we most often deal with are: Por Bor Tor 5, Nor Sor 3, Nor Sor 3 Gor, and Chanote. The essentail difference between the Chanote and other documents (P.B.T.5, N.S.3 and N.S.3 Gor.) is that only the Chanote allows both possession rights and ownership rights, while the other documents allow only prossession rights. If you buy land with P.B.T.5, NS3, NS3Gor land title deeds, anyone may claim possesion rights if they occupy the property for only one year. The only difference between these 3 types of deeds is that N.S.3 Gor. is much more exact in terms of survey and measurement of the property. However, property with these title deeds can be sold, and passed on to heirs. But, ownership can be contested if the owner does not occupy the land and at least put a fence around it to keep o
