How long does it realistically take to move from the UK to Thailand after selling a home?

The process with the dog would take up to 3 months alone.

The dog needs to be vaccinated for a lot of things. You need a vet certificate, import permit.

Depending the airline and, size and breed you need to book dog separately.

We sold everything in Europe before moving to Thailand and planned since January to move in July.

just a comment on bringing dogs. if they the small enough to fit in a crate that fits under the seat then you just need to make sure the flight and connections allow it (don't take the word of the main carrier if you are making a connection to another carrier, check with the 2nd carrier as well.)

if they are too big to fit under the seat they will need to go by cargo, make sure you arrive in Thailand very early in the morning on a week day so you have time to go through the process of getting them inspected and out of cargo, if you arrive mid day it may not allow you time to get them out the 'official' way, and paying all the 'overtime' to have people stay late can add several hundred pounds into your expenses.

Alo make sure all your vet papers for shots and such are in order.

if you have specific questions just DM me. I just went through the process with my dog (Canada, but most of the process should be the same or nearly so.)

So many rules in this post. 😂

I advertised my house near Nottingham in September 2021, had offers within 2 weeks (two cash buyers, one 1st time buyers). Went with 1st timers as I stipulated that I wouldn't complete until January 5th 2022 as my early redemption on the mortgage would drop by nearly £5000 - cash buyers wanted me out earlier! No issue with time scale, everyone involved informed of completion date. No problems occured and completed in 4 months, could have done in 3 had I wanted. On my flight 3 days later. While house was being sold I sorted out all the covid stuff to get here and renewed passport, visa, photocopies of everything etc, so after the sale I could go immediately. Also made sure I set up each of my UK bank accounts so I could easily transfer money between them. When I got here my main UK current account would only allow me to send my Thai account a small amount of money so I transferred money for car from a different one with less restrictions. It's definitely do-able. Good luck and enjoy 😀

Oh Linz ! Most Homes/ Condos, are Furnished, maybe not to your taste, but once here, tastes change.

Where in Thailand, am sure you've researched.

Short term rental to decide province or area.

Then long term rental to see trends.

Once found, long term lease ( unless thai wife ), even then long term lease

May also want to check on quarantine laws for your doggo once you all arrive in Thailand.

If you have to wait for funds from the sale it will be whenever that is.

If you have the means without the sale you can go whenever.

You can get a visa in advance or just fly in. Either way there are extension options in county.

I mean if you can afford it you could fly to Thailand this week. Not sure if you could get all the stuff for the dog that fast.

Now if you have specific questions about certain visa or extension options or the pet process I think it would be better to ask those.

But time? It will take as little or as much as you make it.

Your funds and if they are tied into the house and the dog are the only things that at all complicate it time wise. Other wise there is nothing stopping you from doing it as fast as you want.

You can make it as complicated as you want. Or as drawn out as you want. When i sold up and moved my agent said i didnt need to wait around for a sale to go through. As it happened covid restrictions stopped me moving earlier than i wanted. I came in September 2020. As for moving i didnt need to take furniture or any big stuff. Just a few bags and off i went.

To get it on the market inAugust you need to be engaging with an estate agent in May. Advertising, pictures . Then you got viewing and offers to get through . Then contract of sale with queries bouncing back and forth via each parties solicitors, once agreed then sign and exchange . Then final queries before completing. Probably contract terms agreed by October and up to 2 months to complete. Expect at least a 15% drop from todays value for a successful sale.

The actual time scale to move to Thailand depends on you & what you want to bring. You could literally pack a suitcase & get on a flight visa exempt & check into a hotel while you look at houses. Difficult with a dog but there are boarding kennels here.

If on the other hand you want to be a bit more organized then apply for your visas before you come, maybe make a pre move trip to find a house, some won't accept pets, get a bank account opened.

It is possible to ship all your worldly goods but expensive & alot of rentals are furnished.

In short your time scale to move is anything from 24hours up depending on how you want to do things

Rent the UK house and buy insurance for that purpose, if your able to do that with your current financial situation.

Don't sell your UK home, rent it out. You may find down the line that Thailand is not the dream you had imagined.

Based on your edit. Yes, 3 months is easily doable to wrap everything up and move to thailand, if you leave out the house sale. As far as the sale of the house that could easily take longer.

We started the process August 2015, sold a house and bought a smaller one to rent... Sold all my stuff and moved January 2016,though easily could have done it by December only work stopped us coming earlier...

Yes but don't forget you will need a thai bank account with funds of 1.6 million baht in as 2 of you so to be able to get a Non O visa for retirement

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@Khoi ****

can give good advice

We made decision end of september. Our house was on the market by the 9th october. sold on 11th. We exchange tomorrow and complete on 11 feb. We have arranged shipping 2 days before and flying out the day after handing keys over. With a large dog in tow.

Don't know about the rest, but you can fly here without a visa, ie, drive to the airport on the night the house sale finishes, enter Thailand visa exempt, then do your visa application here. Finding a condo takes a week, and you could do it before you get your visa. Staying in different areas might take a few weeks if you're not sure where you want to live.

Wouldn't you get answers with a broader wealth of knowledge on a FB group dedicated to realestate transactions in the UK?

House prices will collapse this year in the UK. As the year goes on your value will decrease and there'll be less and less buyers. Even finding a buyer will be a struggle and no chance of a 3 month completion.

I'd be asking a local professional realtor about home sales in your neighborhood regarding timelines.

I've just sold my apartment in Herts. It went on the market May/June completed, contact exchanged, money in the bank, 12 December. No UK chain, first time buyer and I'm buying here in Thailand not UK.

Afraid the house sale could take longer , I sold mine and my husbands and although his went smoothly it was nearer 4 months for him . Mine turned into 6 months and a hernia . As they had problems getting their mortgage , so make sure you get an estate agent who definitely makes sure the buyer has a firm offer from the mortgage company . Both were first time buyers .

The other obstacle will be finding accommodation that will take dogs , as generally a lot of rental property doesn’t accept pets . Plus you have to organise the shipping over . I hope someone who has done this can give advice .

Have you also decided which visa you are going to apply for ?

We are moving over but I’m aiming for May , without a house sale or dogs . I have organised passports and getting visas sorted at the minute .

Good luck .

I would be planning more once I had a definite ok on the house sale . It’s one of the most biggest stresses of your life and lawyers and banks don’t help the situation.

From signing its roughly 6-8 weeks but depending on it selling as we’re in a downturn and could sit a while but if you put it up at a bargain price it could sell quickly

Chances of you selling and completing all the bollox paperwork in 3 months is very slim. Last UK house I sold was a no chain cash buyer. took around 6 months with the solicitors etc . No idea why it took that long but it did .