Benefits | Sondre — Bangkok Residence Concierge

What you gain

The Sondre difference, plainly stated

These are the things clients tell us they value most after working with us — not what we thought they would want, but what they actually said.

No referral income accepted

We are paid only by the client, only for the service agreed. No landlord, developer, or agency pays us anything — before, during, or after your engagement.

Neighbourhood knowledge, not just listings

We know the buildings, the sois, and the blocks around them. Shortlists reflect how a place actually lives — not just how it's described in a listing.

One person throughout

The same person handles your brief from start to finish. No handoffs, no account managers, no junior staff who missed the original conversation.

Lease documents explained clearly

Thai leases often contain clauses that read straightforwardly but carry practical implications worth understanding. We walk through them in plain terms.

Time spent on your behalf

The coordination — shortlisting, viewings, follow-up, household arrangements — takes considerable time. We handle it so that time is ours to spend, not yours.

Your details kept private

We do not discuss client names, requirements, or circumstances with property owners, agents, or any other party without explicit direction from you.

Local expertise that goes beyond listings

Bangkok's central districts each carry a distinct character. The gap between a good address and a suitable one depends on factors that don't appear in listing data: building management quality, ambient noise, proximity to the commute patterns that matter to you, and how much the neighbourhood's character matches the kind of daily life you're moving toward.

Our practice was built on this kind of knowledge, accumulated across years of direct work in the city rather than from listing portals alone.

Central Bangkok district knowledge (Sukhumvit, Sathorn, Silom, Ari, Ekkamai)
Building-level familiarity, not just area familiarity
Phuket and Pattaya coverage available on request
Quietly marketed properties alongside established listings

Personal service without the drop-off

Many concierge and advisory services are attentive at the point of enquiry and harder to reach once work has begun. Our practice is designed the other way: the same person who heard your brief stays involved from shortlist through to settled-in.

For Personal Manager clients, attentive support is available around the clock for operational requests — not a shared inbox, but a direct point of contact.

Dedicated contact for the duration of your engagement
All messages responded to within one working day
Round-the-clock operational support for Personal Manager clients
Clear handover if circumstances require a team change

Transparent pricing with no hidden layer

Each of our three services has a published fee in Thai Baht. Nothing is added after agreement and nothing is recovered from third parties. The absence of referral income isn't incidental — it's what keeps our view of each property free from competing interests.

Clients tell us this clarity, more than anything else, is what makes early conversations with us feel different.

Published fees: ฿5,500 / ฿16,500 / ฿34,000
No referral commissions from any property party
Fee agreed before work begins — no surprises
Services can be combined based on your situation

How we compare

Sondre vs. the typical alternatives

Standard property agents and general relocation firms serve a purpose, but they're structured differently — which shapes what you can expect.

Feature	Sondre	Typical Agent / Relocation
No referral fees from landlords or developers
Single point of contact from brief to settled-in
Published fixed fees before engagement starts
Lease contract walkthrough in plain language
Household and lifestyle management post-move
Ownership background research before shortlisting
Introduction to independent professionals when needed		Varies

Distinctive to Sondre

What you won't find elsewhere

Background research before any presentation

Every property on a Sondre shortlist has been checked for ownership clarity and building-level basics before it reaches you. Properties that raise questions are held back, not passed on.

Independent professionals, not in-house advisors

When a situation calls for formal legal or professional review, we introduce you to independent practitioners rather than routing the matter through an in-house desk where objectivity is harder to maintain.

Services that can be combined

Shortlisting, Personal Manager, and Advisor Liaison are each available separately and can be combined. Most clients use two; some use all three. The scope is yours to define.

Built for people arriving from abroad

The questions an expat has when entering Bangkok's residence market are familiar to us — not as edge cases but as the common centre of our work. The context gaps, the unfamiliar processes, the need for plain explanation: these are what we're here for.

Milestones

A small practice, carefully built

9+

Years operating in Bangkok

340+

Clients placed in residences

94%

Clients who return or refer

3

Core services, no more

Bangkok Expatriate Services Network

Recognised member since 2019. Practice standards reviewed and acknowledged by the network's quality panel.

Thai Concierge & Advisory Association

Professional member, Concierge Practice category, 2022 onwards. Adherence to published conduct standards.

Trusted Expat Service – Bangkok

Peer-nominated recognition in the residential support category, awarded May 2025.

Next step

Ready to find out if Sondre is a fit?

A short conversation is usually enough to understand your situation and whether our services make sense for it. There's no cost to talking.

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Fewer wasted viewings. More considered choices.