I don't think this advice is correct. Whether it is worth the hassle varies from individual. Personally, I would think it is worth it as I have been buying bumi lots. It does take quite a bit of time to get the approval but so far it has been 100% success rate. The prices given normally are around 20-30% below market rate, so personally, I believe it is worth the hassle.

Once the bumi lot is transferred to a non-bumi, then the lot becomes international and the next person can still sell to non-bumis. However, if the non-bumi sells to another bumi down the track, then it automatically converts itself back to bumi lot.

You need MB's approval for the conversion. There is no restriction on the converted properties. Factually, there is NOT even a single law in the National Land Code regarding bumi properties. A lot of us gets confused with Malay reserve and Bumi lot. Two entirely different things. For developers, they need to reserve an X percentage of properties for bumis but however, if all non bumi lots are sold and bumi lots are available, they can seek to open the bumi lots to sell them to non bumi lots. I have personally not done any conversion by myself per se but has gone through a runner who has given me 100% approval to date.

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Added on January 8, 2012, 5:00 pmThe land office you mentioned must be one hell of a confused puppy. You ask them to quote the exact section, clause in the National Land Code regarding bumi lots. There just isn't any clauses. They are confused between Malay reserve and bumi lots which are two different things.

This post has been edited by michaellee: Jan 8 2012, 05:00 PM