Bangkok Condos for Sale — New Developments

Bangkok through a buyer's eyes

Bangkok is the capital and by far the largest city in Thailand. It is home to corporate headquarters, embassies, the country's biggest private hospitals and a wide choice of international schools. Two airports, Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang, connect it with much of the world and with every corner of the country. There is no beach, but everything else is close: Pattaya and Hua Hin are a drive away, and the islands are a short domestic flight. The property market works differently from the resort towns. Villas are rare, almost all new housing is condominiums, and a tenant's first question is not "is there a view?" but "how far is the station?". That is the right place to start your own search too: location and transport drive demand far more than any rooftop pool.

Bangkok's main districts

Watthana runs along Sukhumvit Road and takes in Asok, Phrom Phong, Thong Lo and Ekkamai. Many foreigners live here, with malls, restaurants and clinics close by and the whole road strung along the BTS line. It is the most straightforward choice for a first purchase in the capital and for letting to expats.

Silom and Sathorn form the business district, with office towers, banks and embassies. Buyers here want to live close to work, or plan to let to people working in the surrounding offices. Lumpini Park next door is one of the few large green spaces in the centre. Ratchathewi and the Siam area are the city's retail heart, with department stores and interchange stations. The banks of the Chao Phraya River are a market of their own, with premium projects and water views.

Further out along the extensions of the rail lines, neighbourhoods get quieter and the entry point gets lower. These projects are usually bought for long-term letting to local tenants. Every Bangkok project is in the list on this page; for the full search with all filters, open the project catalogue.

What you can buy in Bangkok

• Studios and one-bedroom condos near BTS and MRT stations — the core of the market and the easiest format to let.
• Family-size condos with several bedrooms in residential neighbourhoods — for people relocating with children.
• Premium residences with hotel-style services, sometimes under an international brand, in the centre and along the river.
• Townhouses and houses in gated estates on the outskirts — rare for foreign buyers, and usually on a long-term land lease.

Who Bangkok suits

Bangkok suits buyers looking for steady long-term rental: people rent in the capital all year round, and the typical tenant is an office worker or a foreigner on a work contract rather than a tourist. It suits families relocating to Thailand who want school, hospital and work in the same city. And it suits anyone who wants a Thai base with easy flights in every direction. If what you picture is a house by the sea and a winter in flip-flops, look at Pattaya or Phuket instead. Bangkok has its own rhythm — big, hot and busy with traffic — and it is worth being ready for that.

How buying works

Almost everything foreigners buy in Bangkok is a condominium unit, which keeps things simple: you can register it as freehold in your own name. There are two conditions. The building must still have room in its foreign quota, and the purchase money must come from abroad in a foreign currency, with the receiving Thai bank confirming the transfer. In popular central projects the foreign quota can run out quickly, so our team checks it before you reserve. In an off-plan building you pay in instalments as construction progresses, inspect the unit at handover, and only then make the final payment and transfer ownership at the Land Office. Most of this can be done remotely, through a power of attorney and with a lawyer. Have a lawyer review the deal structure before you sign.

Ownership costs

• the building's maintenance fee — in towers with rooftop pools, security and lifts it is noticeably higher than in low-rise projects;
• a one-off sinking fund contribution, usually at handover;
• parking — in the centre not every unit comes with a space, so ask early;
• electricity, water and internet, plus an agent's or management company's fee if you let the unit;
• Thailand's annual land and building tax.

Short-term letting in Thailand is governed by separate legislation, and many Bangkok buildings ban it in their rules. It is safer to base your numbers on long-term rental and to check the rules of a specific building with a lawyer. We only quote rental yields as an agency estimate, with a source and a date. Tax on rental income in your country of residence is a question for your tax adviser.

Where to start

Shortlist a few projects or leave a request, and our team will send options that fit your budget and tell you which of them are genuinely close to a station. If you are still choosing between the capital and the coast, browse all projects and compare.