Clampdown on illegal property in phuket

Illegal properties on beachside sites on the Thai island of Phuket are to be investigated as officials arrive on the island to clamp down on corruption and illegal land deals.

The Secretary of the Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, Colonel Dusadi Arayawut, and the Permanent Secretary of the Natural Resources and Environment Department, Chote Trachoo, are heading the in inquiry.

They will be looking into corrupt payments involving local officials and properties without proper planning permission or that are built too close to the beach.

There is concern that developers, many of them foreign, have either obtained planning permission by paying corrupt officials, or have built illegally.

Source: PropertyCommunity.com