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Sale, purchase or loan legal fee estimate

Enter the transaction value to estimate professional fees using a tiered scale. For complex, urgent or negotiated matters, the final fee may differ.

Professional fee estimate

Transaction value (RM)

Working assumption: first RM500,000 at 1.25%; next RM7,000,000 at 1%; amounts above RM7,500,000 shown at 1% as an estimate. Excludes SST and disbursements.

Transfer stamp duty estimate

For transfer instruments, use the property price or market value, whichever is higher.

Ad valorem duty

Price / market value (RM)

Working assumption: 1% on first RM100,000; 2% on next RM400,000; 3% on next RM500,000; 4% on the amount above RM1,000,000.

Loan stamp duty estimate

Estimate stamp duty for a loan or financing instrument based on the approved facility amount.

Loan instrument

Loan amount (RM)

Working assumption: 0.5% of the loan or financing amount. Excludes facility-specific charges, security documents, registration fees and disbursements.

Tenancy legal fee estimate

Estimate professional fees for preparing or reviewing a tenancy agreement. The final fee depends on scope, negotiations and document complexity.

Scope-based estimate

Monthly rent (RM) Tenancy term

Professional fee rate

Working assumption: standard estimate is one-half month rent, subject to a RM500 minimum. Higher-complexity estimate is one month rent, subject to a RM800 minimum. This is not a statutory scale.

Tenancy stamp duty estimate

Estimate stamp duty for a Malaysian tenancy agreement based on monthly rent and tenancy period.

Tenancy instrument

Monthly rent (RM) Tenancy term

Additional copies

Working assumption: annual rent less RM2,400, then duty per RM250 or part: RM1 for up to 1 year, RM2 for more than 1 year up to 3 years, and RM4 for more than 3 years. Additional copies estimated at RM10 each.

Important: These calculators provide general estimates only. They do not include all possible disbursements, searches, registration fees, consent fees, bank charges, valuation fees, late stamping penalties, exemptions, remissions or tax changes. Please speak with JAK Legal before relying on any figure for a transaction.

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