Work out the lawyer’s fees for buying a property in Malaysia — the SPA / transfer fee and the loan agreement fee, on the regulated conveyancing scale, with SST and disbursements. Enter the price and your loan amount; leave the loan at 0 if you are buying in cash.
The scale is applied again on the loan amount for the loan agreement.
Searches, land office registration, stamp assessment, printing and courier.
Conveyancing legal fees in Malaysia are regulated: lawyers charge on the Solicitors’ Remuneration Order scale, so the cost is largely predictable. Per our conveyancing guide, the scale is 1.25% on the first RM500,000 (minimum RM500), 1% on RM500,001 to RM7,500,000, and negotiable (not exceeding 1%) above RM7,500,000. The calculator applies that scale to the property price for the SPA and transfer and, separately, to the loan amount for the loan agreement — because the scale is applied twice when you borrow. Cash buyers pay only the first set.
Service Tax is added on top: the guide’s worked example applies SST (8%) to the combined fees. Disbursements — land and bankruptcy searches, land office registration, the LHDN stamp assessment, printing and courier — are out-of-pocket costs that typically add RM500 to RM2,000 depending on transaction complexity, so they are shown as a range rather than a single figure. Stamp duty is a separate cost again; use our stamp duty calculator for the MOT and loan duty.
You can check the calculator against the guide’s own worked example: a RM600,000 property with a RM540,000 loan gives an SPA legal fee of RM7,250 and a loan legal fee of RM6,650; SST at 8% on RM13,900 is about RM1,112, for roughly RM15,012 before disbursements. The scale shown is the Solicitors’ Remuneration Order 2023 version — developers sometimes absorb the SPA fee on new projects, and first-home incentives change with each Budget, so confirm the final bill with your lawyer.
| Factor | How it changes the result |
|---|---|
| Property price | The SPA and transfer fee is charged on the price: 1.25% on the first RM500,000 and 1% on the next band, with a minimum of RM500. |
| Loan amount | The loan agreement is charged separately on the loan, on the same scale. A bigger loan means a bigger second fee; a cash purchase has none. |
| SST | Service Tax applies to the legal fee amounts; the guide uses 8%. |
| Disbursements | Searches, registration, stamp assessment, printing and courier typically add RM500 to RM2,000. |
| New project or subsale | On a new project the developer’s lawyer usually handles the SPA and the developer may absorb that fee; the buyer usually still pays the loan legal fee. |
| Incentives | The government periodically grants legal-fee or stamp-duty remissions for first-time buyers up to a price cap; they change with each Budget, so check before you rely on one. |
General information, not legal advice — confirm the final bill, the current scale and any incentives with your lawyer.
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