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SUBSCRIBE for more videos on Thailand:    / visittheeast   Thailand Property Guide - A Tour of the Property Market in Bangkok & Phuket. It may seem far away, but Thailand is easy to reach and offers a culturally diverse and exciting option for a sunny second home to escape the UK's winter months. Thailand is a popular property destination for celebrity sportsmen of the football kind, with David Beckham and Sven Goran Eriksson both owning homes on the island of Koh Samui. Former England team-mate and shrewd property investor Robbie Fowler might take some time out from his successful career as player-manager at Muang Thong United, a club based just outside Bangkok, to snap up a home in one of Thailand's increasingly popular resorts. Holiday home website Villarenters reports that in the last five years bookings there have grown sevenfold, earning it a place in their Top 10 destinations. They add that properties generating the highest level of occupancy tends to be those styled with a local flavour -- people are looking for something that feels authentic. So if you're tempted by somewhere exotic to escape to during the UK's long winter months, which could also earn you a bit of rental income, here's a selection of resorts and developments to consider. Hotspots On the Thai mainland, Pattaya is one of Asia's largest beach resorts and the second most visited city in Thailand (after Bangkok, 150 kilometres north). The typical buyer in Pattaya is changing; from single males, drawn by its nightlife, to more families. In particular those younger visitors are visiting Jomtien, a few kilometres away, and wanting to experience Pattaya's floating markets and other cultural experiences. Houses in Pattaya range in value from 2 million baht to 50 million baht. A typical house 15 minutes from the city centre would be 3 million baht, in a gated community with a communal swimming pool. Apartments run from less than 1 million baht all the way up to penthouses in excess of 80 million baht. You can buy a very nice apartment close to the beach from 1.2 million baht. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Gulf of Thailand, 200 kilometres from Bangkok, is the country's oldest beach resort, Hua Hin. Here, new residential and retail developments, as well as golf courses, are attracting an increasing number of buyers from Bangkok, as well as from Europe - and there's now a sizable community of expat Brits. Forty-five minutes south of Hua Hin is the quiet beach village of Kuiburi where you can find boutique developments with access to the beach, private infinity pool, Jacuzzi and rooftop terrace. Before you follow Posh and Becks to Koh Samui, with its choice of five-star resorts, consider its little sister, Koh Phangan. Given that 70 per cent of Koh Phangan is protected by national park status, the island should always maintain its unspoilt charm. On the west coast, idyllic properties with infinity pools can be found in Baan Tai for 15 million baht and at Bay Residence, you could take on a self-build villa project near the pretty bay of Haad Salad with plots starting at around £50,000. The A Place in the Sun guide to buying a property in Thailand James Bond fans might prefer a home on the island of Yao Noi in Phang Nga Bay, famous as the setting for villain Scaramanga's hideaway in The Man with the Golden Gun. With a larger budget, you could consider the natural eden of Yao Noi - 60 per cent of the island is covered in rainforest -- where a one-bedroom villa will start at around £517,000; two and three-bedroom options are available with prices reaching £800,000. Buying process Your solicitor will do most of the searches before you have to sign anything or pay any deposit - so ensure you take good legal advice if you're being asked to pay upfront. You will then pay a 10 per cent deposit. The final contract is signed when all the legal documents are ready, and at the same time you pay all relevant fees and taxes, and the deeds are registered with the Land Department. Buying costs In general, buyers pay around two per cent transfer fees, one per cent legal fees and 0.5 per cent stamp duty. Buying through a Thai company means you have to pay business tax of 3.3 per cent and if buying land, a local development tax. property thailand city bangkok river tourism tourist holiday vacation dollars thai coulture condo house market economy exports korea japan china crisis land apartment cheap living foreign invest investment ''real estate'' market legal downtown unit studio ownership freehold home villa beach resort building buy sell furnished government money cash currency tv show trends hotel lawyer language deeds 2012 2013 visittheeast