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Beachfront Homes in Phuket
Genuine beachfront is the scarcest thing on the island. Phuket has a fixed amount of it, most was built on decades ago, and what comes to market tends to be resale rather than new. That scarcity is why the word gets stretched in listings, and why it is worth being precise about what you are buying.
Beachfront, sea view and beach access are three different things
Beachfront means the plot meets the sand. Beach access means there is a path or a right of way, sometimes shared, sometimes a few minutes walk. Sea view means you can see the water, which may be from a hillside a kilometre inland. All three get marketed with the same photographs of the sea, so ask which one applies and check it on a map before you travel.
The beach itself is public
Every beach in Thailand is public land to the high-water mark, and there are setback rules governing how close to it you may build. A beachfront property does not come with a private beach, whatever the brochure implies. What it does come with is direct access and an outlook nobody can build in front of.
What to check on the west coast
The Andaman side takes real monsoon weather from roughly May to October: swell, driven rain and salt carried a long way inland. Ask what the maintenance cycle looks like on external metalwork, glazing seals and timber, and whether the plot has any history of erosion. A property that has been through fifteen wet seasons will tell you honestly how it was built.
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