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๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“: ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‰๐จ๐ก๐จ๐ซ!

Starting 1 July 2025, foreign individuals purchasing real estate in Johor will be subject to higher approval fees.
This update is based on the latest directive from the Johor Land and Mines Office (PTG Johor Circular No. 1/2025), which aims to better reflect market trends and the development needs of the state.

๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐€๐œ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž โ€“ ๐Ž๐ฅ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฌ. ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฒ

  • Previous Rate (since 2014): 2% of the purchase price or RM20,000, whichever is higher
  • New Rate (Effective 1 July 2025):

1.1 Purchase from Developer
– 3% of the purchase price stated in the Sale and Purchase Agreement (stamped under the Stamp Act 1949), or minimum RM30,000 โ€“ whichever is higher

1.2 Subsale (Secondary Market)
– 3% of the JPPH valuation, or the purchase price in the Sale and Purchase Agreement (stamped under the Stamp Act 1949), or minimum RM30,000 โ€“ whichever is higher

1.3 Lease (Pajakan)
– 3% of the lease value in the agreement (stamped), or minimum RM30,000, whichever is higher

1.4 Transfer among Immediate Family Members
– 2% of JPPH valuation or minimum RM20,000, whichever is higher

  • Previous Rate (since 2014): 2% or RM20,000, whichever is higher
  • New Rate (Effective 1 July 2025):

2.1 Purchase from Developer
– 3% of the price in the Sale and Purchase Agreement (stamped under the Stamp Act 1949), or minimum RM30,000 โ€“ whichever is higher
– Exception: For serviced apartments priced below RM1,000,000, the minimum fee is RM50,000, subject to State Government approval

2.2 Subsale of Commercial Property
– 3% of the JPPH valuation or price in the stamped agreement, (stamped under the Stamp Act 1949), or a minimum of RM30,000 โ€” whichever is higher.

2.3 Lease of Commercial Property (Pajakan)
– 3% of the lease value in the stamped agreement, (stamped under the Stamp Act 1949), or minimum RM30,000, whichever is higher

2.4 Transfer among Immediate Family Members (Balasan Kasih Sayang)
– 2% of the JPPH valuation or agreement price (stamped under the Stamp Act 1949), or minimum RM20,000, whichever is higher

3.1 Lease (Pajakan)

  • Previous Rate (since 2014): 2% of the lease valuation or RM20,000, whichever is higher
  • New Rate (Effective 1 July 2025):

– 3% of the lease valuation (stamped under the Stamp Act 1949), or minimum RM30,000, whichever is higher

  • Previous Rate (since 2014): 2% or RM20,000
  • New Rate (Effective 1 July 2025):

4.1 Purchase from Developer
– 4% of the price stated in the Sale and Purchase Agreement (stamped under the Stamp Act 1949)

4.2 Subsale (Secondary Market)
– 4% of JPPH valuation or agreement price (whichever is higher)

4.3 Industrial Land Lease (Pajakan)
– 4% of the value stated in the lease agreement (stamped under the Stamp Act 1949)

๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐‚๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ

Old rates still apply if BOTH of the following are met:

  • The Sale and Purchase Agreement is signed and stamped before 1 July 2025
  • Complete documents are submitted to the Johor Land Office by Friday, 29 August 2025

* Reminder: Late submissions will automatically be subjected to the new rates