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Selling Property in Malaysia 2026: How RPGT Is Worked Out, the 3% Buyer Retention and the 60-Day Filing
Real Property Gains Tax is charged on the profit when you sell a house, shop or land in Malaysia. A Malaysian who sells within three years of buying pays 30% of the taxable gain, falling to 0% from the sixth year. Since 2025 the seller works out the tax and files online within 60 days, while the buyer must hold back 3% of the price and pay it to LHDN. Here is the rate table, a worked example and the deadlines.
Affordable Housing Schemes in Malaysia 2026: PR1MA, Residensi Wilayah, Rumah Selangorku and SJKP, Who Qualifies and How to Apply
Malaysia's affordable home schemes overlap and each has its own income cap, price ceiling and resale lock. We read the official portals and the Budget 2027 speech on 17 October 2026: PR1MA takes household incomes of RM2,500 to RM15,000, Residensi Wilayah caps prices at RM300,000, Rumah Selangorku starts at RM114,750, and SJKP guarantees loans for people without a payslip.
Cukai Pintu in Malaysia 2026: How Your Assessment Tax Is Worked Out, When It's Due and Why the Paper Bill Stopped Coming
Cukai pintu is your local council's half-yearly property tax, due by 28 February and 31 August. Here is the formula DBKL publishes, the rates for each property type, what late payment costs, how objections work, and why a missing paper bill is no excuse.
Home Defect Inspection in KL and the Klang Valley 2026: What Six Firms Charge, From RM300 a Condo to RM950 a Big House
We read the websites of six Klang Valley defect inspection firms on 2 October 2026. Three publish a price, starting at RM300 for a small unit and reaching RM950 for a 5,000 sq ft landed house. Three quote only. All six prices were rechecked unchanged on 15 October. Here is what each one covers, what a real bill comes to with add-ons, and how to use the report inside your 24-month defect liability period.
Condo Service Charges in Malaysia 2026: Who Sets Them, the 10% Interest Cap, and the RM250,000 Tribunal That Hears the Fight
Your management fee is not set by the developer or the management office. Under the Strata Management Act 2013, it is fixed at a general meeting and split by allocated share units, late interest is capped at 10% a year, and a fight over it goes to a tribunal that can award up to RM250,000. Here is how the whole chain works, section by section.
Buying Your First Home in Malaysia 2026: No Stamp Duty Up to RM500,000, and RM11,253 More at One Ringgit Over
A first home priced up to RM500,000 pays no stamp duty on the transfer or the loan, for sale and purchase agreements signed until 31 December 2027. There is no partial relief above the line. We worked through the Stamp Act rates, the exemption conditions and the 2023 legal fee scale for homes at RM300,000, RM500,000 and RM700,000.