Hi all, I need some guidance on how to deal with this issue.

Recently I found an affordable house and decided to buy the place. The contact of the property agent was displayed on a banner of the place, so I called and arranged a meeting with the property agent.

So we met and he showed us the place and I remembered very clearly he mentioned that the owner is a Malaysian Chinese (to be exact, he just said Chinese though). I paid the deposit and I started to find a lawyer. I found one and I passed all the information and documents to my lawyer.

Moving forward few weeks later, at the very end of the process before signing the S&P, my lawyer informed me that the unit is a bumi lot. I've also signed the letter offer from the bank too that time. My lawyer then helped me to get back the earnest deposit, which the property agent did refund to me.

But still, there is the legal fees and a small sum (for the bank) which total to half a thousand approximately I have to pay. Can anyone advise how I can get the agent to bear these cost?

Thanks in advance.