Yellow Book

[Super Joe]

Why use a lawyer anyway when the Yellow book is FREE!!!
only need to get a letter from Embassy 1,900 baht can do by post.

This is why I would use someone who knows the process as we often do not:

Took advice from here, sent the Thai wife to tessabaan with my passport, No yellow book, you need letter from embassy confirming your identity, passport, and other documents before your name is added to a yellow book, I knew this already but thought things had changed, so another wasted morning. This is second or 3rd time, people have posted wrong info, please don't give people the run around if you don't know

The price to do any lease from any Thai or Farang law firm is a set price of 6k baht.

If only, just that I know of Sunbelt Asia, Siam Legal Services, Chavalit and Finch, CM Law, BIA, Rene Phillipe, Tilleke and Gibbens all charge more than 6k.

SJ

[Super Joe]

only need to get a letter from Embassy 1,900 baht can do by post.

It may be a fair bit more involved than that IHF if this lawyers statement is correct. I don't know whether it is or not!?



SJ

[IHF]

forgot about the translation, but all the steps can be done yourself, why use a lawyer, municipality can give you a copy of documents required if you want to do yourself.

if you use a local lawyer check with tessabaan or police that they are legal, not an agent or representative of one.

recent article on Thai website warning people that 99% of lawyers in Thailand are registered in Bangkok, and the backlog of cases against people who claim to be, who have cheated Thai and Farangs in the past. are increasing everyday.
so where are the 1%?
spread very thinly on the ground.
I have to be very specific in my line of work, and I have never received good, or even close to correct information in HH from any legal firm, so god help anyone spending 5-20 million on a house.

[Super Joe]

all the steps can be done yourself, why use a lawyer.

Yes we can do all the steps ourselves but none of us seem to know the steps, or even what the purpose of the Yellow Book is.
Some chose to pay a specialist who knows, like a lawyer or visa agent as they do not want to waste their time being given the run around.
That's all I'm saying.

SJ


SJ

[crazy88]

You can represent yourself in court in the UK and most other countries .You can also service your own car, make your own pizzas and fly your own plane if you wish . Personally I am quite prepared to hire a lawyer,take the car to Toyota ,eat at casa whatever and fly with an airline as they know more than me about their profession .

6k total sounds a bit low for dealing with a lease arrangement to me considering A domestic law firm of any high calibre reputation would charge 5k per hour .I would also expect most of the groundwork to be done/supplied by the agent beforehand to minimise costs for all parties .

Crazy 88

[JimmyGreaves]

6k total sounds a bit low for dealing with a lease arrangement to me considering A domestic law firm of any high calibre reputation would charge 5k per hour .I would also expect most of the groundwork to be done/supplied by the agent beforehand to minimise costs for all parties .

Crazy 88

wow 100.00 quid an hour 800.00 quid a day that's big bucks!

[heretostay]

you can do the lease yourself.


http://www.thailandlawonline.com/sample_text_lease.html

4 months ago, I had a quote from bangkok, for 6k, plus land tax, etc

[heretostay]

Can you tell us SJ, what law firm you work for?

[Super Joe]

Can you tell us SJ, what law firm you work for?

Yes, I work for these people ......

f you've found a good cheaper lawyer in Bangkok then get them to sort your Yellow Book out. Good luck

SJ

[heretostay]

So why don't you advertise on here?

or name the Law firm?

[Super Joe]

Think that went over your head.

I don't work for any law firm just advise people to use them when buying property. I've recomended at least half a dozen different one's from time to time so can't be accused of having some kind of arrangement with one.

SJ