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GUIDEBOOK on REGISTERING PROPERTY in MALAYSIA2010 ReportDuration forSTPH / STAMPS1 1(105 days) Simplificationandstandardisationof formscaptured bythe checklistfor lawyers.(to benchmarkagainst KualaLumpur LandRegistry).191: Generally purchases from property developers are not referred to JPPH for valuation.The purchase price is normally taken to be the market value of the subject property.2: Both systems exclude the revised duration required for getting the State approval for consent to transfer of 21 daysfor leasehold property and for acquisition of property by a foreigner.3: For Standard Property the process can be completed in 2 days.
GUIDEBOOK on REGISTERING PROPERTY in MALAYSIAWALKING THROUGH THE SYSTEMA. Property with Title (Freehold, Leasehold)The case given here is for the purpose of illustration only. The names and vital informationmentioned are fictitious and attached for ease of understanding.20Johari (“Seller”) is the owner of a double-storey terrace house in Kuala Lumpur(“Property”) who intends to sell it to Hakimi (“Buyer”) for RM 580,000.00(“Purchase Price”). To formalise the purchase, Hakimi will pay Johari an earnestdeposit equivalent to 2% of the Purchase Price. A formal Sale and PurchaseAgreement (“SPA”) will usually be signed by both parties within 14 days thereafter.Upon receipt of the earnest deposit, Johari will give a photocopy of the individualtitle (Appendix 1) to Hakimi as proof of Johari’s ownership to the Property. Hakimiwill then appoint a solicitor to conduct the necessary search and prepare thedraft SPA. The terms and conditions of the SPA usually provide that a deposit of10% (“Deposit”) shall be payable upon execution of the SPA. As 2% is alreadypaid, the balance 8% will be paid on signing the SPA.The balance 90% of the purchase price (“Balance Purchase Price”) shall be paidwithin 3 months from the date of the SPA. An extension period of 1 month isgiven if Hakimi is unable to pay Johari within the 3 months. An interest rateranging from 8% to 10% is usually chargeable for the extension period.Hakimi will appoint a lawyer to represent him to conduct the sale transaction whowill ensure that the terms and conditions of the SPA are favourable to Hakimi andhis rights are also well protected. Simultaneously, Hakimi will also approach aBank to apply for a loan (“Loan”) to partly finance his purchase of the Property.The lawyer acting for Hakimi will, in the usual course of events, proceed to conduct thefollowing searches:-• A private land search on the individual title at the Land Office / Registry;• Bankruptcy searches on both Johari and Hakimi; and• Winding-up search (if Buyer / Seller is a company).
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