Guaranteed rental — what it means
A “guaranteed rental” is a developer’s marketing promise to pay a fixed percentage (usually 5–8%) for the first years. The guarantee is only as strong as the entity giving it — and is often priced into the unit. Check who guarantees it and what happens when it ends.
A guarantee is the developer’s promise
A guaranteed yield is the developer’s contractual promise to pay a fixed percentage of the unit price for the first years. It is not a verified rental return but the obligation of a specific legal entity: the guarantee is only as reliable as the company that signed it. Future payouts are often partly built into the unit price.
What to check in the guarantee contract
Look at who exactly guarantees — the developer, the management company or a separate entity; what base the percentage is calculated on; who pays CAM and taxes during the guarantee period; whether the owner can stay in the unit; and what follows the term: a move into the rental pool, open-market letting or renewal on new terms.
How this works with us
We have gathered Phuket’s projects with guaranteed-income programmes into a dedicated catalogue collection and compare their terms side by side: the term, the rate, the calculation base and what awaits the owner after the guarantee period. On a specific property we show the calculation and the guarantee contract itself before reservation.
Frequently asked questions
Is guaranteed yield a scam?
Not necessarily: with strong developers the programmes run for years. But it is a marketing and financial instrument, not risk-free income — the guarantee is exactly as sound as the legal entity behind it.
What happens when the guarantee period ends?
The unit usually moves into the rental pool or open-market letting, where income depends on the market. Understand the transition terms before buying, not after.
Is the guarantee built into the unit price?
Often partly, yes: projects with a guarantee can cost more than comparables. So compare the full economics of ownership, not just the promised percentage.
What “guaranteed yield” hides →
Projects with guaranteed rental yield →
See it on a real property
Terms matter when there is an actual deal behind them. We will show how this one works on a project from the catalogue — documents and numbers included.
Projects with guaranteed rental yield