Legal Fees for Sale and Purchase Agreement Legal fees for drawing up the Sale and Purchase to completion of transfer depends on the property value as set out in the Sales and Purchase Agreement or the market value as determined by Valuation Department.
Purchase from individual/ public action/ developer etc
Value of property		Legal fees
1st RM100,000		1% of property value (min RM200)
Next RM4.9million		0.5% of property value
Thereafter		0.25% of property value
Purchase from developer with a standard S&P Agreement
Value of property		Legal fees
Below RM30,000		RM120
RM30,001 - RM100,000		1% less 25%
1st RM100,000		1% of property value
Next RM4.9 million		0.5% of property value
Next RM5 million		0.25% of property value
Next RM10million		Negotiable but not exceeding 0.25% of the excess amount of RM10 million
In addition there is also a 5% service tax on legal fee and lawyers' disbursements.
Legal fees for Loan Documentation
Purchase from individual/ public action/ developer etc
Principal Instruments (Loan Agreements):
Loan sum		Legal fees
1st RM100,000		1% of loan sum (min RM200)
Next RM4.9million		0.5% of loan sum
Thereafter		0.25% of property value
For subsidiary Instruments (Collateral Documents):
Within section 4(3) of the Stamp Act 1949		10% of full scale for each principal instrument
Purchase from developer with a standard S&P Agreement
Loan sum		Legal fees
Below RM30,000		RM120
RM30,001 - RM100,000		1% of loan sum less 25%
All legal fees are subject to 5% service tax
Stamp Duty for S&P Agreement
Value of Property		Stamp Duty
1st RM100,000 subsequent		1%
RM 100,001 - RM 500,000 subsequent		2%
RM 500,001 - RM 2million		3%
Above RM 2million		4%
Stamp Duty for Loan Agreement Stamp duty for the Loan Document is RM2.50 for each RM500 or part thereof of the loan amount
Stamp Duty for transfer of house title
Value of Property		Stamp Duty
1st RM100,000 subsequent		1%
Next RM400,000		2%
Next RM1.5 million		3%
Thereafter		4%
Conditions for registration of residential properties for purpose of stamp duty exemption
No	Item	Details
1.	Exemption Period	Subject to Stamp Duty (Exemption) (No.7) Order 2002 (P.U.(A)71/21.2.2002), Stamp Duty is exempted for residential properties which are sold during the period between 1 January 2002 to 30 June 2002.
2.	Eligibility for Exemption	Only ‘residential properties', defined as houses, condominium units, apartments and flats built as a dwelling house – with valid developer's licence and advertisement & sale permit (where applicable) are eligible to register;   It must be a sale from a developer to a purchaser;   The Sale & Purchase Agreement is executed during the period between 1 January 2002 to 30 June 2002;   Eligible properties in Peninsular Malaysia must be registered with REHDA Malaysia. Eligible properties in Sarawak and Sabah must be registered with Sarawak HDA and/or Sabah HDA respectively;   The stamp duty exemption is applicable to the following instruments:-   - Sale & Purchase Agreement executed between the purchaser and the developer on or after 1 January 2002 but not later than 30 June 2002;   - All instruments affecting the transfer of title of the property from the developer to the purchaser named in the Sale & Purchase Agreement;   - Documents for Securing Loans.
3.	Categories of Eligible Properties	Only residential properties, defined as houses, condominium units, apartments and flats built as a dwelling house – with valid developer's licence and advertisement & sale permit are eligible to participate.   All other property types are not included in this exercise.
4.	Registration Exercise	All interested developers with residential properties in Peninsular Malaysia may register their properties with REHDA Secretariat by completing the prescribed registration forms A and B (attached).   The registration form must be accompanied by a certified copy of the developer's licence (DL) and advertisement & sale permit (AP), or copies of the CFO, in the case of completed properties;   Payment of the relevant fees;   The registration exercise is open throughout the exemption period. However, please note that Sale & Purchase Agreement affecting the transaction must be executed between the purchaser and the developer on or after 1 January 2002 but not later than 30 June 2002;   The address of the REHDA Secretariat is No 2C Jalan SS5D/6, Kelana Jaya, 47301 Petaling Jaya.
5.	Certification Exercise	Only properties which have been registered with REHDA Malaysia, Sarawak HDA and Sabah HDA will be entitled to stamp duty waiver. Upon the sale of a property which has been registered, the developer shall prepare a “Certificate for Stamp Duty Waiver” as in Appendix 2, in quadruplicate, and forward all 4 copies together with a copy of the Sale & Purchase Agreement to the REHDA Branch in the state where the property is situated for certification;   The REHDA Branch concerned shall return 2 copies of the certification to the developer upon payment of the relevant fee.   1 copy of the certification shall be retained by the developer and the other to be produced to the relevant stamp duty offices for the purpose of stamp duty exemption.