[LivinLOS]

If you dont like it, surely you can buy a Thai only condo allocation that you cannot legally claim ownership to, and then have a company ownership dodge or lease dodge or nominee owner dodge or.. If that doesnt appeal then obviously there in itself is the value added.

I guess what I am saying is this is, in my eyes, not a dual pricing scam where its the same plate of rice at two prices, or the same national park at 40 v 400 baht. Its 2 different products, one product is a condo and legal farang ownership which equals value x and product 2 is the same condo but with a legal title that cannot be owned without dodges or selling to a Thai, hence value equals x- etc.

Also if no other places have mentioned a premium... Have a Thai contact them for the non freehold thai allocation price, I am 99% sure that unless its in one of the most highly desirable developments there will be a substantial discount offered. The other way this is hidden is that the farang buyers who come in and buy off plan not only pay a price, but also pay a risk premium in buying off plan, often the Thai allocation is the last sold (or kept by the developer and rented, leased) and hence even if the price remains equal one has more risk than another.