Tenants/Renters

Living close to a well-managed mall certainly saves a lot of travel time and if it’s close enough, you don’t even need to drive! For property owners or investors, it could be a good opportunity to invest and live in a thriving area.

MSMEs) eco-system. Let's go over the financial stimulus that Malaysian consumers and home buyers can look forward to this year - these include tax holidays, cash aids, supportive credit facilities and even perks for parents.

The National House Buyers Association (HBA) has been calling for stricter enforcement of existing rules to ensure that low-cost housing and PPR flats are not rented out to third parties and are actually allocated to the correct target group. These People’s Housing Projects flats should also remain as transit homes for rent and not for sale or ownership.

Whether you are a landlord or a tenant, a tenancy agreement or a rental agreement protects the rights of both parties. This document comprises various terms including the tenancy period; deposit and rental amount; mode of payment; option to renew agreement; obligations of both parties; and something that is often overlooked – a termination clause.

When massive floods hit Taman Sri Muda in Shah Alam, Selangor, in December 2021, allegations surfaced of the area’s change in land use: the land was originally meant for water retention but was alienated to a property developer who allegedly did not backfill the land before building homes. In this article, we take a look at how homebuyers can conduct their due diligence on land use and drainage to ensure their property purchase is a sound one.

The iProperty.com.my H1 2021 Portal Demand Analytics (Residential Rental Market) revealed the rental demand data for Malaysia’s top four residential rental property markets — KL, Selangor, Penang, and Johor. The publication also disclosed the shift in rental demand during the second year of the pandemic and the most in-demand locations among rental property seekers, according to consumers’ visit data compiled from January to June 2021.

What should you check before renting? Is there anything you shouldn't do? How to avoid problems with the landlord or rental property? To these questions and more, we have the answers so that you don’t repeat the mistakes made by tenants before you.

There’s more to buying your first property than meets the eye, or in this case, the price tag shown on a property listing.