Real Estate & Construction

Delivering strategic legal solutions across Thailand’s evolving property landscape

Thailand’s property and development sector continues to experience sustained growth, driven by significant public infrastructure investment and increasing private sector participation across digital infrastructure, commercial, industrial, residential, healthcare, retail, and hospitality developments. As projects become larger and more sophisticated and innovative, real estate transactions have become increasingly complex, requiring integrated legal, commercial and technical expertise.

This growth is particularly pronounced in Thailand’s industrial and digital infrastructure real estate sectors. Strong demand for logistics facilities, warehouses, manufacturing operations, and data centers — especially within industrial zones regulated by the Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) — has introduced additional regulatory, technical, and commercial considerations for investors and developers.

Thailand is currently witnessing a rapid expansion of investment in data centers and digital infrastructure, driven by increasing demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and data localization across the region. This sector has become a key priority for both international and domestic investors seeking to establish and expand digital operations in Thailand.

Siam Premier’s Real Estate Team delivers outcome-driven advice, underpinned by in-depth knowledge of Thailand’s property sector, regulatory framework, and the commercial drivers shaping our clients’ businesses. We regularly advise both domestic and international investors, developers, and operators on large-scale hospitality, retail, and luxury residential developments, as well as real estate acquisitions and disposals, and major commercial leasing transactions.

We support clients throughout the entire project lifecycle, from land acquisition and transaction structuring, through development and construction, to leasing and operational phases, providing practical, solution-oriented advice that enables efficient and confident deal execution.

In addition, our team advises extensively on real estate regulatory and compliance matters, including land use, zoning, and land title issues arising in large-scale construction and infrastructure projects. We have significant experience assisting clients in navigating regulatory frameworks governing industrial estates and IEAT developments, including foreign ownership restrictions and regulatory requirements applicable to complex industrial operations, such as energy-intensive facilities and high-security developments, including data centers.

We also have substantial experience advising on land located in forestry zones and other high-risk areas, where title validity and land rights may be subject to regulatory scrutiny. Our team regularly assists clients in conducting enhanced due diligence and navigating legal risks associated with land that may have been improperly issued or overlaps with protected or restricted areas, ensuring that potential issues are identified and mitigated at an early stage.

Our expertise includes advising on the full spectrum of real property and construction matters including:

Acquisitions and disposals of real property
Property financing and restructuring
Property development due diligence and transaction structuring
Commercial, industrial, and retail leasing
Construction contracts
Project development and structuring
Mortgages and other security arrangements
Hotel and resort developments
Industrial and manufacturing developments
Industrial estates and IEAT-regulated projects
Data center and digital infrastructure projects
Foreign investment in real estate
Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
Planning, land use, and zoning compliance
Building and construction law
Environmental law and regulatory compliance

Our Recent Work

Advising one of the largest hospitality companies in the Asia Pacific Region and conducting land due diligence in relation to the target land to determine whether the land title deeds are legally issued and to flag out any restrictions on construction, zoning issues, and EIA issues regarding the project.

Advising a major Japanese real estate developer and in conducting land due diligence in relation to the project land of residential housing projects and condominium development projects to determine whether the land title deeds are legally issued and to flag out any restrictions on construction, zoning issues, public area issues, land allocation issues, licenses related to housing project issues, and EIA issues prior to entering into the joint venture agreement and shareholders agreement.

Advising an Asia Pacific data center and decarbonized energy solutions developer - conducting land due diligence of the target land to determine whether the land title deeds are legally issued and to flag out any restrictions on construction, zoning issues, and EIA issues which may affect the data center business as well as assisting the client with the preparation of the land sale and purchase agreement and providing strategic advice to maximize benefits of the client as well as providing legal advice in relation to the data center business operation.

Advising a courier and logistics provider owned and operated directly by a leading e-commerce platform and conducting land due diligence of the leased land in order to ensure the client has right to lease the leased land as well as reviewing the lease agreement and providing key advice to maximize benefits of the client.

Advising a European manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles assisting in the preparation of the land and buildings sale and purchase agreement and providing strategic advice to maximize benefits of the client as well as providing legal advice in relation to the IEAT procedures in relation to the closing down of the business.

Advising a leading canned fruit producer in Thailand and preparing the assets sale and purchase agreement with respect to the acquisition of a canned fruit business and providing strategic advice to maximize benefits of the client.

Advising a high-net-worth private landowner on the land lease arrangements with the lessee for a real estate mixed-use development project in a prime location in Bangkok.

Advising one of the largest banking institutions in Japan and assisting in the preparation of a supplemental mortgage agreement to the land mortgage agreement to be entered into between the bank and other participating banks as the mortgagees and the mortgagor, as well as the preparation of the required supporting documents for land mortgage registration.

Advising a Hong Kong-based investment management company and providing a full legal due diligence report on the borrower and the collaterals as well as assisting in the preparation of the required supporting documents for land mortgage registration.

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