Living Abroad

A checklist of every cost beyond the sale price when buying property in Malaysia as a foreigner: buying costs, move-in...

How Malaysia calculates MOT transfer stamp duty and loan-instrument stamp duty: the tax base, the rate table, and the 2025/2026...

Whether a lawyer is legally required for a Malaysian property purchase, how SRO 2023 Table A fees are tiered, and...

Before buying in Malaysia, work out who can buy from you later, RPGT and the 7% withholding, resale steps, and...

How to calculate the real cash needed to buy property in Malaysia: the 8% transfer stamp duty, loan stamp duty,...

How to convert an advertised gross yield into a real net yield in Malaysia: full cost basis, vacancy, holding costs,...

What foreign owners must handle after closing in Malaysia: JMB/MC fees, two annual taxes, rental reporting, tenant lease terms, and...

Before financing a Malaysia investment property: how leverage cuts both ways, vacancy and rate risk, and the foreign-owner tax stack...

Why an Employment Pass alone does not clear a job in Malaysia: front-line work, hawker licenses, professional registration, and local-hiring...

What Malaysia Employment Pass holders must process when switching employer, leaving for good, or facing an expired pass, under the...