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  1. I've lived in very high places in HK as well as houses. After a while as you say the view doesn't really matter as much. I am hoping to move into a nice corner unit on the 15th floor, with a balcony and windows on two sides. I'm not that fussed about the view although it isn't bad, but I am looking forward to more light and being able to sit outside when it's cool (in the evening). I may depending on the sun even be able to do a spot of naked sun bathing ????
  2. My last contact with her was 9 years ago when she gave me her bank details. The Juristic office asked me a few months ago if I could call her, but I didn't have a number, or at least not a number that they didn't already have. When I moved in the unit was brand new and nicely furnished. There was no sofa and when I asked for one she said to buy one and bill her, I asked what budget and she said 150,000 baht!!! I'm not sure if she really mean't 15,000 but I bought a very comfortable large Ikea sofa for 16,000 that is still in great condition. She mentioned that she bought the unit for her daughter, but she didn't want to live so far out of town (I'm guessing the daughter preferred Thong Lor). If she had/has died then what happened to the daughter? It's a mystery that will probably never be solved!
  3. I paid for all repairs and maintenance. Don't see the need to bother my landlord unless its something major like needing a new AC unit (which the room could use as the remote no longer works).
  4. Yes and the outside is very close. So going to sit in the sun or have a swim whenever I felt like it was also very easy.
  5. The mother of one of my Thai friends suggested that to me, she said until the entire process is complete I can stay rent free. However, I want to avoid any hassle so I will just move out to a different unit.
  6. I lived in Hong Kong for 35 years where a 2 bedroom apartment would be about 35 sq/m and cost around 50,000 THB per month. Admittedly I didn't always live in such small places (for example as a kid I lived in a house with the family) but I did for quite a few years. When I first came to Bangkok I rented a 150 sq/m 40,000 THB place. I realised after a while that I wasn't having many parties or visitors so there was noone to impress by having all that unused space. I ran into financial difficulties so moved into a studio. Then when my situation improved and I decided to move to a nicer building I decided to that my current studio would still be ok (it was a bit bigger). I am upgrading now to a bigger room, but only because there are no nice studios currently available where I am, and I don't want to change location. The location of my current building is perfect for me. I'm also single so I don't have to worry about another person getting under my feet or wanting to watch Thai TV, eat stinky food etc. My space is my own and I've got all the creature comforts I need.
  7. Almost 1 million baht so far. But I highly doubt they'd take that into consideration. Would be nice if they did ????
  8. Yes the documents refer to the bank seizing the property for non payment of mortgage. Also the juristic office were unaware of the judgement.
  9. Thanks. I've got 3 options that I am working on. a) Move into unit exactly the same on the same floor. Which entails minimal hassle, no change in rent (I could ask for a cheap rate because of covid but the rent is cheap enough and I'd like to start with a good relationship with the new owner). b) Move to a different floor higher up into a two room unit with a balcony and 30% more space. Higher rent but I am trying to get a covid discount and the units I looked at have obviously been empty a while so I am hopeful they might take a lower rate, especially when the management office tell them I've been a tenant 10 years. Of course its a condo so each owner is different. c) By some miracle things work in my favour and my friend is able to purchase the unit. This is the least likely especially with the very short time frame involved. But we'll see. Option (a) will have the least impact on my time or finances and be really no change aside from the view from my kitchen (no longer the pool so no looking at girls in bikinis lol! but it will still be a nice garden view). Option (b) is my preferred for several reasons although it will have a moderate hit on my finances, which I am still not sure is a good idea. The room is really nice and I'd be high up so I'd have a nice view. Plus the balcony would be nice for sitting in the evening or the morning with a coffee and handy for drying clothes too. And option (c) as I said, least impact, no change but not likely imho.
  10. There is a name and contact number on the documents. We will start there. Not expecting it to be easy but we'll see.
  11. That would be the first time in history that the bank sells it on the cheap. No it wouldn't. Depends on whether the bank gets to keep the entire price, or only gets to recoup their debt, and has to refund the excess to the borrower. If the latter, they don't really give a rat if they sell it at 1/2 the market value. Seeing as neither the building management, nor the bank can locate her and haven't been able to locate her apparently for at least a few years, my guess is she's died. Depending how much of the mortgage she paid and therefore how much is left, the bank may just be looking for a relatively small amount. I will report back when I find out what they say.
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