Whether buying off-plan in Thailand is safe depends on the project, and the public record differs a lot between projects. Of the 67 projects we track, 45% publish a permit or licence number, 0% state deposit protection and 3 are past the first handover date on record.
We found 73 developer claims contradicted by another source out of 640 tested, and public reports of problems for 1 project. This page reports facts; it is not a rating of any company.
Delivery record#
3 of 67 projects are past the first handover date on record (median 5 months). 9 projects have a first handover date more than six months in the past, the group used for the on-time odds on the delay index.
Dated promises (handover, construction start, permits): 76 tracked, 5 kept, 2 broken, 6 moved to a later date, 56 still ahead. How promises are tracked.
What developers make public#
| Check | Public | Confirmed by register or independent source |
|---|---|---|
| Permit or licence number | 45% (30) | 32 |
| Deposit protection | 0% (0) | 0 |
| Construction progress | 33% (22) | 20 |
| Site or floor plans | 67% (45) | 0 |
| Developer track record | 61% (41) | 27 |
| No guaranteed-return language | 94% (63) | 0 |
Public reports of problems#
Our research agent found public reports of problems (for example a court case, a regulator notice or press coverage) for 1 of 67 projects. Each project page names the report and links its source; we do not summarise them here.
What protects a buyer#
The protections that exist on paper only help if the project uses them: a permit you can look up, payments into an escrow or protected account in the project name, and payments tied to construction milestones you can verify. 2 rules of Thailand law, quoted from the official text. How to check a project in Thailand.
Questions and answers#
Is it safe to buy off-plan property in Thailand?
It depends on the project. Of 67 projects tracked by Kolaboro in Thailand, 45% publish a permit number, 0% state deposit protection and 3 are past the first handover date on record (data of 5 November 2026).
How often are off-plan handovers in Thailand late?
3 of 67 tracked projects are past the first handover date on record, median 5 months.
How many developer claims in Thailand turned out to be contradicted?
73 of 640 tested claims (11%) were contradicted by a register or independent source.
Are you the developer, or did we get something wrong? Send documents and we add your reply or correct the record: right of reply · corrections. Every figure here is computed from the open dataset (/data/bali-cases.json, CC BY 4.0) and changes when the data changes.