Hi to all sifu here,
I have a problem with the SPA legal fees here.
To sum up my problem, i make it short

- purchase my freehold apartment on Feb 2003 and the banner advertised is SPA fees waived from the developer (but there is no black n white stated that the SPA is waived!)

- did not pay any SPA fees except for the disbursement charges of RM200 upon signing the SPA with the developer

- on July 2010, we received a letter from the management that I am entitled to have the strata title and I proceed to the legal firm where the SPA was done

- but the proforma invoice from this firm is charging me the SPA fees + MOT fees and other disbursement! Im ok with the MOT n disbursement but why they charged me SPA fees after 7 yrs ????? Besides, the developer been so "kind" and offer a 50% of the SPA fees will be paid by them.

- I've called the developer but they keep ignoring me and telling me all kind of grandmother stories and ask me to call the legal firm and the legal asked me to call the developer.


Just want to clarify:
1) there is nothing I can do but to pay the SPA in order to get my strata
title ?

2) is it the SPA fees must be settled before being stamped ? but not in my case.

3) can I complaint to the bar council regarding this matter as I feel there is a cheat going on between the legal firm and the developer?

Thanks in advance

Property price - RM143,800
so SPA fees around RM1500

Been quoted in the proforma invoice (round up figure)

SPA - RM 1500
MOT - RM 500
Disbursement - RM 300
Less : 50% SPA fees born by developer (RM 750)

Total sum - RM 1500
(sorry, dont have the actual invoice with me now)

This post has been edited by titann16: Nov 15 2010, 02:05 PM

Thanks Dario, yes I agreed the sum is not big but feel being cheated. What if the sum is RM5k ?

Just another clarification that i would appreciate if u can let me know the normal practice of the SPA legal fees to be paid, is it upon signing the SPA, or collection of stamped SPA or collection of keys?

This post has been edited by titann16: Nov 16 2010, 03:29 PM