Tag: Owning Property

Malaysia caps letting commission and sets tiered management fee minimums under an LPEPH schedule, and how to verify a company's registration.

Who manages your Malaysian condo, the JMB or the MC? How developer management, the first AGM, and the handover of accounts and funds actually work.

Malaysia condo maintenance fees and sinking funds are set by the Strata Management Act, based on share units, not floor area or a fixed 10% rate.

How Japanese rental management companies charge: no legal cap on fees, what is included, what costs extra, and what they must disclose before signing.

What a Japanese condo management association (kanri kumiai) is, what owners must pay and do, and what happens when fees go unpaid.

Management fees, repair reserve funds, insurance, property tax and rental management costs for a Japanese condo, and what overseas owners should check.

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

What Australian strata levies cover, how the administration and capital funds work, and the role of the annual general meeting and the strata manager.

Building insurance, household contents insurance and liability insurance for German property owners: what each one covers and who needs it.

How German apartment building management works: what owners' meetings decide, and what the three components of monthly property fees cover.