FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about buying, selling, renting, letting property in Penang Malaysia.
 

1. Standard procedures for buying property in Malaysia

2. Standard procedures for renting property in Malaysia

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4. Expatriate's Commonly Asked Questions about Penang

5. Malaysia MM2H - Malaysia My Second Home Program

6. Information for foreigners buying a property in Malaysia

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9. Choosing a property estate agent

10. Steps for helping your house to sell quickly

11. Steps for letting out your house quickly

Note: Ruling for foreigner purchaser: From 1st January 2010 the property value purchased has to be valued RM500,000 or above.

The Government of Malaysia has raise the service tax rate from 5% to 6% with effect from 1st January 2011. All invoice billing made after 1st January 2011 will be subjected to the 6% tax rate.

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• The built-up size of the property are in square feet. (1 meter = 3.28 feet Or 1 square foot = 0.093 square meter). 

• Since 1999 The Malaysian government has declared an additional rest day: The first Saturday of the month (or Thursday respectively for States that celebrate Fridays as a holiday). All government departments and most companies close on that day. ALL BANKS CLOSE on that first Saturday of the month.

• Telephone Codes : Country code for Malaysia is 6 to be followed by City/State codes. To connect to an international call from Malaysia, dial 00 followed by the country code. To send an international fax, dial 00, followed by the country code.

• To convert to Malaysian Ringgit : Currency Converter To Ringgit Malaysia (RM)

• Malaysia Time Zone : GMT + 8

• Malaysia Phone Code: 60
  Penang Area Code: 4
  Penang Dial Code: +604........

• The Government of Malaysia has raise the service tax rate from 5% to 6% with effect from the 1st January 2011. All invoice billing made after 1st January 2011 will be subjected to the 6% tax rate.
  
  
   

• NOTE: Ruling for foreigners purchaser: From January 2010 the value purchased has to be RM500,000 or above for State Consent.  The approval will generally take approximately 1-2 months. (But if you are under MM2H status, then the minimum limit is RM250,000-00 subject to state approval)
  SEE Important points to note for foreigner before buying a property in Penang Malaysia  

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