Is it common to pay rent in Thailand directly from a Wise account to a landlord’s bank account?

Use a bank account, any. Therefore you have proof and receipt of payment and address. Never pay cash. You have no backup if there's a discrepancy. My advice only!!

That’s exactly what I do. Once paid, it allows me to send him a notice which in I send the notice via WhatsApp to everyone associated with the rent (landlord, managers, etc.). That way I keep records of all the transactions. It’s worked very well for us. Since we still travel a lot, the convenience of doing everything remote works well.

Works just fine ….

Many stupid questions.

I was using Wise, but those transfer fee, so not anymore.

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I would go the bank and pay cash and message them with a photo of the receipt

It’s common to send to bar girls.

Just pay it

i do that never had an issue

My Wise account has been converted to a Thai one FYI and potentially all transactions will be counted as remittance into Thailand which affects my tax situation

I did once, but mostly i withdrew cash & deposited cash into the landlords bank account. I preferred the wise direct transfer tbh

BOY !! Is this Really Stupid Question or What ??

Yes, not a problem

You could always pay in blankets and muskets, why break with tradition

Also depends on your landlord's receiving bank whether it'll work, double check that too (speaking from direct experience!)

I did it for my deposit and first month’s rent before my bank account was operational - with no issues.

You now have to go through WISE Thailand Ltd. ALL currency has to be converted to Thai Baht ( no choice ) also Government departments can see your WISE account including the Inland revenue and immigration etc

Doing this does it have any Thai tax implications

I’ve done it this way the last year and a half

It used to be good to transfer from Wise. It used to cost around 30 baht to transfer to someone every time. And it seemed at one time there is not need to have bank account in Thailand. But some time back Wise change the fees and nowadays it costs around 150 baht for every transaction. In this case I would say it is better to transfer to your Thai bank account the whole lot and then pay from the bank account. Unless there is online payment transfer facility in Thai bank account. Then transferring directly from Wise should be best

I just set up an auto transfer from my Thai bank to my landlord's Thai bank. Put it on a recurring schedule. It'll be done in 5 seconds.

This is fine. No problem

F""k me there's some financial gurus on this page

Yes. Very

Why not, this way you will always have proof you have paid.

Cash is King.

Cash always

From Wise THB-jar to Thai account charge is 61.44 THB unless the amount.

So if you trust enough to your landlord and if it is okay for both it is wise idea to pay rent in advance several months. If you pay 6 months in advance you'll save 5x61.44 THB (307.20).

Or 12 months in advance save is 675,84.

Ok, these sums are not huge save. If you do not trust enough to your landlord or make the official agreement, better pay monthly.

Some do, here’s a landlord’s perspective. I rent out two properties. Through a normally very competent agent. On the face of it there’s never a problem how the rent is paid. But for me it unexpectedly became one. Let me explain why. If you have a Thai Bank account almost certainly you will have some form of long term Visa. Because the lease Contract enables that,and you will lilely go get a Thai Bank account prior to applying for your Visa or Non O retirement Visa. Why wouldn’t you.? My Tennant however, insisted on using Wise. Because, he had no Thai Bank account, never had a long term Visa, or intended to get one. His choice of course, So with a 12 month Contract. He’s subsequently denied entry into Thailand, a bit of an issue. So I am now far more circumspect with my due diligence. In particular the method of payment, a Thai Bank I now have to insist on. Not for what it is, but what it tells me regarding a long term commitment.

Hope that makes sense.

Why not? Up to them.

Yes been doing it for past five years but not all property owners except it

Yes you can

I use Remitly but never had a issue

You can do it, as long as they get the agreed amount (not less), they don't care how or where from the money is sent.

pay mine via revolut

Yes you can but they will charge for the transfer fee

Wait until August, when Wise transitions to a Thai Company, to align with Thai Banking Law

We use Remitly. Only cost $1.99 usd

Yes

Yes, but Wise is becoming bed partners with the Thai government via their new legal arrangements. Be aware.

Yes.

I do

I pay through my revolut account, its fine once you've set it up

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I send it to my condo office bank account to pay my monthly utilites Wise all the time.

It Is common to me yes

Wise works great if you don't have a Thai bank account. Only thing is the extra transfer fee.

I used to do bank transfers.

My new landlord prefers cash....for obvious reasons.

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It’s common around the world. Easy, fast and you have a paper trail.

Common no but the only thing he is concern with is getting paid. Taxwise, if you send money to your thai bank account and forward it to your landlord it could be taxable for you. If you sent it directly to him, it's not

Why not? you then got a paper trail as such, if you no thai bank account wise next best thing

Yes I do

No problem

I always transfer using my thai bank if you don't have a thai bank account use wise if you have that way you have a record of your home that you pay for

Yes, possible. You just need to factor in that it usually takes two or three days for the money to arrive on a Thai bank account. 

I use Revolut to do this

Sure why not?

Yes I do that. Even though I rented my place through a real estate agency I still pay with wise directly into the owners account.

It's absolutely possible...I don't know how common.

I pay my rent through Wise, ever since I lost my Thai bank account. Quick and easy.

I pay my rent through Wise directly to my landlord's Thai bank account and have never had any problems.

Yes I done it 6 months up front , also bought brand new motorcycle with wise , properly better doing it that way , the less Thai banks know what you are doing the better

You can also use cash and deposit into the landlords bank account at the bank.

If you don't have a Thai bank account then its common to transfer from a home bank account, or money trans company, directly to the landlords bank. otherwise the only other option would be cash from an ATM

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You can. I’ve heard of it and it’s pretty common.

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No, i pay cash for my rent. Been doing that for decades.

Not unusual these days. Sometimes it suits the tenant to do that

Following because i dont have a thai bank account and have no idea how others do it. Currently i meet up with the agent and pay cash each month

Why tf would you pay those fees each month? Get a Thai bank

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