Checklist before you book a new-project condo
What to check and ask before you pay a booking on a new-project unit, from project status to handover day.
Booking a unit in a new project takes more than liking the floor plan. This checklist gathers what to look at and what to ask, from the project's status, the location and the real journey, through tenure and documents, to the steps between booking and handover, so your decision stands on real information rather than the show unit alone.
Completed, under-construction and proposed — what changes for you
In a completed project you can request the actual unit, see the real build quality and plan your move-in date with more certainty. In an under-construction project, what you are really buying is the construction plan, the delivery schedule and the payment schedule — all project-specific, all worth having in writing. In a proposed project, nothing is on site to inspect yet, so the developer's track record and the project's documentation carry the weight: check them with extra care.
The location and the real journey
Do not judge the location from the brochure map. Visit the site, then travel from there to your workplace, school or regular shops at the hour you would really be travelling. Compare the show unit with the real unit too: show units are staged for selling, so the view, light and sense of space can differ from the actual unit.
Tenure and documents
For foreign buyers, the law caps total foreign ownership of a condominium building at 49% of the total unit area — an area limit, not a count of units. Whether quota remains in the building you want must be confirmed with that project before you book, and buying a condo does not include land ownership. For Thai buyers, the equivalent discipline applies: check the title documents and the sale contract in full before you sign.
Booking to handover
Between booking day and handover day sit the payment schedule, the fit-out arrangement and the unit inspection. Every project defines these differently, so ask for all of them in writing before you pay a booking fee, including what happens if construction runs late. If anything feels unclear, leave your questions with Happy Home before you decide.
When the checklist is done, the next step is real projects. Open Happy Home's list of new home and condo projects and start comparing. If a project raises a question this list did not cover, leave it with Happy Home through the contact form.