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Legal fees and stamp duty calculator

Estimate the legal fees, stamp duty and other costs of buying a Malaysian property. Fill in the fields and the result updates as you type.

1. Property
RM

Required. The price in the sale and purchase agreement.

RM

Required. Enter 0 for a cash purchase.

2. Transaction details

Stamp duty exemption: residential property up to RM 500,000, until 31 December 2027. Applied only when every condition is met.

Charged by law firms registered for service tax.

A home loan usually needs one extra security document, charged at 10% of the full fee (RM 500 to RM 2,000).

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Optional. Lawyers may discount the ordinary scale by up to 25%. Not allowed on the Housing Development Act scale.

RM

Optional. Leave blank to use our estimate. Search fees, registration fees, land office fees and similar.

RM

Optional. Renovation, agent, valuation fee and anything else you want to include.

Your estimated costs

Complete the required fields to see your costs.

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Legal fees incl. service tax
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Statutory stamp duty
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Estimates and own figures
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This is an estimate for planning only, not legal advice. Actual fees and duties are set by your lawyer and the stamp office. Please confirm with the law firm acting for you.

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How this is worked out

  • Legal fees follow the Solicitors' Remuneration Order 2023 (P.U.(A) 207, in force 15 July 2023): 1.25% on the first RM 500,000 and 1% on the next RM 7,000,000, with a minimum of RM 500. Above RM 7.5 million the fee is negotiable, up to 1% of the excess.
  • A developer purchase of residential property uses the reduced Housing Development Act scale: a flat RM 500 up to RM 50,000, then 75%, 70%, 65% and 50% of the ordinary scale as the price rises. This scale cannot be discounted.
  • The loan agreement is charged on the amount financed. A charge or assignment document is charged at 10% of the full fee (minimum RM 500, maximum RM 2,000).
  • Transfer stamp duty is 1% on the first RM 100,000, 2% on the next RM 400,000, 3% on the next RM 500,000 and 4% above RM 1,000,000. Loan stamp duty is 0.5% of the loan. The Stamp Act charges per RM 100 or RM 1,000 'or part thereof', so the final amount can differ by a few ringgit.
  • Service tax of 8% on legal fees (from 1 March 2024) is added only if your law firm is registered. It is not charged on stamp duty or disbursements.
  • Disbursements are not fixed by law. Our estimate is RM 2,000 up to RM 500,000, RM 2,500 up to RM 1,500,000 and RM 3,000 above that. Enter your own figure if you have a quotation.
  • Foreign buyers, state-specific rates, company purchases, auction and other special cases are not covered.