hi dario,

i need your advice. i am buying an apartment via agent and by next week i shall be able to sign SPA

1. for the deposit, is it advisable to hand over such large amount of cash to owner, prior signing the spa? or shall i make a bank draft? how do i protect myself should anything happen?

2. by right should the owner settle all pending debts (maintenance fees, utitilies bills etc) before he sell his apartment. how can i ensure this?

please advice. thanks.

thanks dario for prompt reply.

the apartment that i will buy is rm145k, lawyer quote me rm4500 for the fee. is it expensive? as i mentioned earlier that it is via agent and i did ask the agent about to use my own lawyer but she explain to me that draft has been made and it is not adviceable to switch lawyer at this stage. but the agent did tell me that the lawyer can provide 30% discount.

need advice on this. My s&p already signed and when i collected the s&p from lawyer office yesterday i realized the make mistake on parking lot no. the developer consent stated different number but s&p stated different. I asked about this and just now the lawyer office called and said that it is in the s&p that is wrong and they will make amendment and lawyer will initial the amendment. is that the correct way to do?

Thanks dario for your reply

Dario,

I think i made a mistake in purchasing my apartment. This is the scenario and hope that you can read and give comments/suggestions

First of all i bought the apartment through agent where i need to pay 1% out of selling price to that agent. Next is the s&p lawyer. At first i thought the lawyer represent me, when i received the s&p (which had been signed and stamped) to my horror it stated that the lawyer actually represent the vendor, not me and i have to pay for their services!

Then it comes to state consent. I really dont know about this. How many of state consent that they need to apply? The s&p lawyer said that they received the state consent already and the bank lawyer said that they still didnt receive it. Does that mean it will be two state consent?

Then about developer consent, it stated there that the seller need to pay six months maintenance fee before they release the consent. However i notice the receipt paid only for five months. When i asked the agent she said that is normal where i will need to pay back to previous owner 3months of maintenance fee after everything completed. How is that possible?

What should i do next? I notice something is not right somewhere.