Key Takeaways
- Identify the contracting seller and the legal name of the deposit recipient.
- Confirm whether the money is held, passed to the seller or treated as an agent payment.
- List due-diligence, finance, foreign-quota, title, authority and transfer conditions.
- Define objective deadlines, required evidence and who decides whether a condition failed.
- State release instructions, refund timing, permitted deductions, default consequences and dispute route.
How buyers can document who holds a resale deposit, when it is released and what happens if due diligence fails.
Phuket Resale Deposit Custody
A receipt shows that money moved; it does not make refund rights clear. Before a Phuket resale deposit, document the holder, account, authority and every release condition.
Deposit controls
- Identify the contracting seller and the legal name of the deposit recipient.
- Confirm whether the money is held, passed to the seller or treated as an agent payment.
- List due-diligence, finance, foreign-quota, title, authority and transfer conditions.
- Define objective deadlines, required evidence and who decides whether a condition failed.
- State release instructions, refund timing, permitted deductions, default consequences and dispute route.
- Obtain a signed receipt and preserve payment messages, bank evidence and the final agreement.
Use the reservation agreement guide, seller authority guide, buy service and legal guides.
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Fact-check flags
Custody arrangements, refund enforceability, licensing, remedies and dispute procedure depend on the documents and parties. Use independent Thai legal advice before transferring money.
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