Recently I place booking for a unit in TA, at 19th floor. During SPA draft stage, the seller reluctant to agree on LDHN regulations, to pay property gain tax. The seller is foreigner, I am guessing she might think she will get away from it. My lawyer advised that if LHDN unable to chase against the seller, the buyer which is me will have bare the fine.
In the end, we unable to go through the transaction. The unfortunate part is the agent also reluctant to return my 2% booking fee, giving all stupid excuses.
So this is a reminder for potential buyer. Please write down the clause in the booking form, before giving your booking fee. Make sure the seller to agree on complying Malaysia law before proceed with the transaction.
Can pm if want to know further details.

Below is the term that the seller lawyer didn't want to agree in the SPA. The seller doesn't allow us to retain 7% from the downpayment.
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21B(1) RPGT Act clearly imposes statutory duty on the Purchaser to retain 7% from the Deposit and pay that amount to the Director General of Inland Revenue. The Purchaser is required by law to retain the retention sum, ot is not a matter whether your client agrees or disagrees unless section 13 of the RPGT Act is applicable here.
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We got cheated on the title issue as well. The agent told us seller already obtained the property title. Whereby we only found out after signing the booking form. The seller haven't paid for the perfection lawyer for the title transfer.

There were several discusses between seller & buyer lawyer for 3-4 weeks. The agent told us that owner refused to pay us back our booking fee because we were delayed on the SPA signing. The agent said that the agency released the booking fee to the seller already, so the agency can't pay us back our booking fee, which we found it unfair.
The agency didn't replied our email on this matter. We don't know what to do in order to get back our hard earned money in this case.

Anyone that going to buy that unit please be aware of such issue. Get black n white written before proceeding with the booking form + booking fee.