Eligibility for Exemption
- Only ‘residential properties’, defined as houses, condominium units, apartments and flats including service apartments built and used as dwelling houses – with valid Developer’s Licence (DL) and Advertisement and Sale Permit (AP) or CCC (where applicable) are eligible to register, all other property types are not included in this exercise;
- The service apartment must be for residential use only and cannot be converted for commercial activities;
- Property price : RM300,001 to RM2.5 million (before discount);
- It must be a sale from a developer to a purchaser or co-purchasers, all of whom are Malaysian citizens;
- The stamp duty exemptions are applicable for the purchase of residential unit/s for Sale & Purchase Agreement executed between 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019;
- A minimum of 10% discount (from selling price) is applicable to all units that are not subjected to government price control.
- Eligible properties in Peninsular Malaysia must be registered with REHDA Malaysia.
- The stamp duty exemption is applicable to the following in relation to the purchase of residential property by an individual Malaysian citizen:
Sale & Purchase Agreement (SPA)
Loan Agreement
