Can foreigners buy a condo in Phuket?

Yes. Freehold, in your own name, as long as foreign ownership in that building stays within the 49% quota set by the Condominium Act. It is the most straightforward property purchase available to foreigners in Thailand: no visa requirement, full ownership of the unit, and a registered title deed. The building’s quota position is the first thing to verify on any shortlist.

What is the 49% foreign quota, and is it changing?

Foreigners collectively may own up to 49% of a condominium building’s saleable floor area; the rest must be Thai-held. A 2024 government proposal to study raising the cap to 75% never became law. As of 2026 the 49% limit stands. In popular launches the foreign allocation sells out early, leaving leasehold as the fallback, so ask the juristic person for written quota confirmation before reserving.

What is the FET form and why does it matter?

To register foreign freehold, the Land Office requires evidence that your purchase funds entered Thailand as foreign currency: the Foreign Exchange Transaction form your Thai bank issues on conversion. The classic mistake is converting to baht before transferring. The bank then cannot issue the FET and registration stalls. Send foreign currency, convert in Thailand, keep the paperwork.

What ongoing costs does a Phuket condo have?

Two main items: a monthly common-area management fee charged per square metre (the rate scales with the project’s tier and amenity load) and a one-time sinking-fund contribution at purchase that capitalises the building’s repair reserve. Both are set per project; we confirm the actual figures for any unit you shortlist so the yield maths uses real numbers.

What if the foreign quota in a building is already full?

You can still buy the unit as a registered 30-year leasehold rather than freehold. Leasehold trades outright ownership for a defined term and typically softer resale liquidity, which should be reflected in the price you pay. In quota-tight buildings that discount is a genuine negotiating point; another reason to confirm quota status before agreeing terms.

Condos for Sale in Laguna — 33 Available

33 live condos for sale from ฿4.0M to ฿339M

Condos for sale in Laguna divide into two products that portals blur: residences inside the Banyan master plan (with Sanctuary Club owner privileges and hotel-grade management), and independent projects in the area around the estate, usually at lower entry pricing. Both sell foreign freehold within the 49% quota, which often goes first in Laguna launches. Every unit below is labelled estate or surrounding area so you compare like with like.

Laguna Phuket is Asia’s first integrated resort (a thousand acres of parkland, lagoons and beachfront on Bang Tao Bay, master-planned by the Banyan Group) and buying property in Laguna means buying into that ecosystem, not just a unit. Six hotels including Banyan Tree, Angsana, Dusit Thani and SAii, an 18-hole championship golf course, Canal Village shopping and free lagoon boats between resorts sit inside the estate, with around 3,000 branded residences already home to owners from some fifty countries.

The estate’s origin explains its confidence: in 1984 the founders took over an abandoned tin mine considered too polluted to develop, planted more than 7,000 trees, and opened the flagship Banyan Tree Phuket a decade later. Forty years on, Banyan Group Residences remains the master developer, runs an official resale office, and has announced roughly 5,000 further residences across Laguna Phuket and neighbouring Laguna Lakelands, part of a stated US$1 billion residential commitment to the island. Few addresses in Asia offer that depth of single-developer track record.

One distinction most listings blur, and we keep explicit: “Laguna” on a portal can mean inside the Banyan master plan or in the wider Laguna–Bang Tao area around it. Both can be excellent buys, but they differ in management, owner privileges and resale dynamics. Residences inside the estate typically carry hotel-grade rental management and Sanctuary Club owner benefits across the Banyan Group; projects around the estate trade some of that for independent developers’ pricing. Every project we list is labelled accordingly, so you compare like with like.

The investment case rests on the branded-residence premium. Phuket is Asia’s largest resort branded-residence market (C9 Hotelworks counted about 3,465 units in 2025) and branded stock has historically commanded a meaningful price premium over comparable non-branded product while holding value better in selective markets. Laguna is the centre of gravity for that segment on the island. The airport sits 25–30 minutes away; the golf course, beach and school run are inside or beside the estate. If you want a managed, lock-and-leave residence with resort infrastructure attached, this area is the benchmark the rest of Phuket is measured against.