http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Neil+Simmons Real Estate Neil Simmons Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=81713&ca=Real+Estate The concept of a furnished apartment with cleaning services is nothing new, but over the past decade or so the serviced apartment with its superior features and lower costs have become increasingly more luxurious and sophisticated, particularly in Asia. The serviced apartment is definately catching... Legal Neil Simmons Sat, 27 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=48962&ca=Legal It's never an easy thing trying to manage a condominium - you'll never please all of the people all of the time. Things get particular difficult because the Thai condominium law is generally a mix of dark and light grey, with little snippets of black and white. I'm not a qualified lawyer, but I do h... Real Estate Neil Simmons Sat, 27 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=48961&ca=Real+Estate In a column in March 2006 I noted that property speculators are pushing up the prices of new condominium units, which one might consider are already high compared to older ones in Bangkok. Today let's take a look at an example of this phenomenon. There was a new condominium launched recently on a pl... Real Estate Neil Simmons Sat, 27 May 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=48960&ca=Real+Estate The other day I had a call from a rather worried owner of a lovely property in a great central location about why her property hadn't been rented out for more than 12 months. These are some of the tips I suggested: I mentioned that the key ingredients for a tenant are not the same as those for a lan...