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Buying from overseas? We’re your eyes on the ground.
Independent viewings, pre-purchase inspections and honest advice for buyers and investors who can’t be here, from your first shortlist to the day you take the keys, and after.
How can I buy property in Phuket without being there?
Many buyers in Phuket and Koh Samui live overseas and rely on photos, videos and a sales agent who is paid by the seller or developer. An independent inspector on the ground gives you a second view from someone who has nothing to gain from the sale.
Michael Horsfall, a UK-qualified inspector with 20 years in construction, building surveying and project management, views the properties on your shortlist, inspects the one you choose before you commit, checks the build if it is off-plan, inspects again at handover and can keep an eye on it once it is yours. You get photographs, video and a straight opinion at every step.
Brochures and showrooms don’t show you the building.
Buying from the other side of the world, you see what the developer or agent chooses to show you: a show unit, a drone video, a floor plan. You don’t see the cracked render on the block next door, the damp in the finished units or the corners cut on the roof.
We go and look for you. We view the properties you are considering, tell you honestly what we think of their condition and build quality, and inspect the one you choose in full before you sign. If it is still being built, we check it at key stages and inspect it again before handover, so you never have to fly over just to protect your investment.
For buyers and investors who can’t be here.
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Holiday-home buyers
You are choosing a villa or condo from abroad. We view your shortlist and tell you what the photos don’t.
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Investors
Buying to rent out, one unit or several. An honest view of build quality, defects and likely repair costs before you commit.
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Off-plan buyers
We look at finished projects by the same developer, check your unit while it is built and inspect it before handover.
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Buyers relocating
Moving to Phuket or Koh Samui and buying before you arrive. We make sure the home is right when you get here.
With you at every step.
- Shortlist viewings: we visit the properties you are considering and send a video and our honest opinion on each
- Live video call during the visit if you would like to walk round with us
- Pre-purchase inspection of the property you choose, with a photographed report and likely repair costs
- Off-plan: a look at finished projects by the same developer, then checks at key stages of the build
- Pre-handover inspection and a re-check of the repairs, at our published fixed fees
- Regular property checks once it is yours, with a photo report after every visit
From shortlist to keys in hand.
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Tell us what you’re looking at
Send us the listings or the development on WhatsApp. We confirm a fee before we go.
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We view and inspect
We visit each property, on a live video call if you like, and look at what matters: structure, damp, roofs, services.
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Video and opinion
You get photographs, video and a straight opinion on each property, usually within 48 hours.
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We stay with you
Stage checks, the handover inspection and property checks afterwards, so someone is always on the ground for you.
We don’t sell property. We tell you what we see.
We take no commission from developers, agents or sellers, so we have no reason to push you towards any property. We tell you about the building, not the deal: for contracts, title and ownership structure, use an independent property lawyer. We are happy to work alongside yours.
Quoted per property, agreed before we go.
Viewings and pre-purchase inspections are priced by the number of properties, their size and where they are, and agreed before we start. Pre-handover inspections stay at our published fixed fees.
What clients say, in their own words.
Michael and his team diagnosed a very stubborn odour issue in our new build villa - highly recommended for anyone in a similar predicament. Professional and responsive.
I contacted Phuket Property Care (Koh Samui branch) to carry out a villa pre-purchase survey in Koh Samui. I was very impressed with how professional Michael was throughout the entire process. … I received a very well presented report which clearly identified all the items surveyed and flagged any observation points and highlighted anything major. … I would highly recommend contacting Michael.
For anyone buying property, Michael is exactly the advocate you’ll want in your corner when dealing with developers or contractors. … He knows his stuff, straight talking, no nonsense.
Great service, punctual, detailed and reliable. Highly recommend.
Overseas buyer questions.
Yes. Send us your shortlist and we visit each property, then send you a video and our honest opinion on its condition and build quality, so you can narrow it down with facts rather than brochures.
Yes. We can walk round on a live video call so you can ask questions as we go, or record it for you to watch later.
No. We are building inspectors, not lawyers. Use an independent property lawyer for the title, contract and ownership structure. We tell you about the building itself.
We look at finished projects by the same developer to judge their build quality, check your unit at key stages while it is built, and inspect it before handover so defects are fixed before you sign.
Across Phuket, Koh Samui, Phang Nga and Krabi, including Natai, Khao Lak and Ao Nang.
Further reading
Buying off-plan: check it before it’s covered up.
What to look at during foundations, structure, waterproofing and fit-out, and when a stage visit is worth paying for.
Read the guide →Why property inspections matter.
The case for an independent inspection: what it protects, what it costs, and what happens without one.
Read the guide →The questions buyers actually ask us.
Straight answers to the questions buyers ask most about developers, timing, refusing handover and value.
Read the guide →The defects we find in almost every new villa.
Waterproofing, hollow floors, AC condensate, pool bonding — what goes wrong and how to spot it.
Read the guide →Buying from overseas? Talk to us before you commit.
Send us the properties you’re looking at on WhatsApp. We’ll confirm a fee and when we can view them.