just a quick one, for loan redemption, how is the lawyer fee calculated?
also what other legal fees do i need to pay?

maybe if you have time, can explain the process?
what i know is:
1. tell bank you want to redeem
2. bank calculate balance and give letter
3. prepare legal docs for title transfer
anything else i missed or is it wrong?

As its commercial title, wonder if its govern under HDA which states developer needs to refund in full.

strata title

if i don't appoint my own lawyer, bank's lawyer will be doing the same, right?

how much are all the above mentioned the legal charges usually?

Hi Dario, thanks for your feedback. The loan is settled but there's no selling involved here, not sure why purchaser is in the picture?

My case is actually similar to Post #1151 above.

Thanks.

And the lawyer can sue you for slander if you can't prove your allegation, right dariofoo?

I suggest you remove the name and address of the lawyer, and file a complaint against the lawyer with the Bar Council.

p/s Hopefully the Bar Council is not too busy with their pro-bono work with Pakatan Rakyat and NGOs aligned to PR. 

Thanks for all the comments and advise.......i just removed.

I did not know it is such a big matter to share it here....

Hopefully someone can shed a light on this

Received late payment interest letter from Dev. Check with the Law Firm and Dev and found out that the interest was because the Law Firm disbursed the money late (than the grace period - 2 months). The Law Firm informed that industry standard was 3 months instead of 2 and they are not willing to cover the late interest.

Can I know what option do I have?

but I never said that the Bar is anti-government, did I? 

The law firm mentioned that the period where the late payment was incurred was within the 3 months from the date of receipt of the blanket consent. But the developers said the period is only for 2 months.

So the actual transaction value is already drop?

Hi Dario,

Need to ask couple of questions to u since im about to buy a house. i am actually renting tis apartmentfrm the owner n rite now the owner would like to sell the apartment to me n my wife ...but me n my wife have zero knowledge in buying 2nd hand apartment or new house..therefore we week for your advise...

questions.

1. For bank agreement and SNP..i will bear the cost, but if the owner would like to engage a lawyer to validate the SNP..who will bear the cost?
2. The apartment that Im buying have already come out the master title but the owner havent made any changes yet...so should the owner go and changed the master title before my loan approve or do i need to change the master title to my name straight away?
3. SNP quotation frm the lawyer..does lawyer follow the 1% terms from elawyer website or do they just charge according to their needs only?

Rite now tis are the only questions tat i can think off...

please help...

Hi dario, can i please inquire if a SOHO unit classified under hda can be used as a legitimate place of business when registering a company with the ROC? Thanks in advance.

bros,

Im buying a 2nd hand property soon. i asked around and found that the legal fees, stamp duty, &  etc is costing quite sum of money. i don't wanna kena "chop" by the lawyer so can anyone here give a rough estimation on all the fees which i need to pay. house price: 230k and d/p: 200k. thanks in advance!

i was made understand that there is 2 stamp duty i have to pay. 1 is to my lawyer for the SPA and another 1 is to the bank's lawyer for the agreement. is this calculated in the we

Hi Dariofoo, appreciate some help here.

I have just moved in to my condo 3 weeks ago. It was a subsale. I did not do any new renovations at all prior to moving in.

My neighbour from the unit below me approached me and said that her masterbathroom ceiling is leaking. She allege that I have to bear the costs of renovation and waterproofing charges to my masterbathroom floor. It seems that the building supervisor is also siding with her. He said that I bought the unit together with all defects as a parcel. I do not think that they have any grounds for their claim so I refused to back down. She even threaten legal action against me.

I believe that this is entirely not my problem and if she need to renovate and waterproof my bathroom, then it is at her cost. It also depends very much on me whether I allow such renovation in my unit where my answer shall be no.

What is the legal aspect to this situation?

Hi Dariofoo,

Thanks for your response. It is rather unfair that the unit above has to bear repair costs but since legally it is so, then it is difficult to contend this issue.

Present situaltion is as follows:

1. The contractors can only speculate at this juncture of time the leakge is due to defects arising from the surrounding water downpipe to the unit below. It might be due to a structural defect or it might not. It might also be due to defective waterproofing membrane around the downpipe.
2. Duh. There are 3 waste & soil pipes that are passing through to the unit below.
3. I contend that no renovation has been done to the floor tiles or any other sanitary wares, not even from the first or second owners. What do you mean by 'defects from my floor or defects from her ceiling'? Both are the same mass of 4" thick reinforced concrete. Where does the boundary lie?
4. According to the unit below, this matter has persisted for a number of years but was not brought up to the previous owner since the leakage was minimal to non-existing. I was made to understand the previous owner has not been using this bathroom and has not received any complaints of leakages from the unit below in the 3 years he stayed there. Or it could be he knew about the leakages but denied any knowledge of it. I find it strange too that the previous owners who are just a couple, stayed in another room using another bathroom.

Your advice above points to the vendor being the culprit. How do I proceed with legal charges against him in the event I'm charged?

Thanks & regards.

Hi, 

My lawyer just submitted application of consentto transfer las week, how long does it take to process this frm land office?

hi dariofoo...

just to clarify.. what would be proof that we ( buyer ) are legalfull owner of the house ?  - for subsale..

Since once every process are over, the loan money will be handed over to the vendor.... but we will have the keys.. together with copy of SPA ... thats all...

What can be our proof that we are the owner ?

hope my question are not posted earlier.. thanks

Hi Dariofoo,

I have a house rented to a family. I wish to take back the home after the expiration of the tenancy agreement.

Can I put some special conditions like below:-
Upon determination of the term:-
1. The Tenant agreed the Landlord has the right to reject renewal or to grant to Tenant a further term of tenancy to the Demised Premises.
2. The Tenant agreed the Landlord has the right to cut off all supply of water and electricity to the Demised Premises.

Please note, the Tenant pay his rental every month (although not punctual) not doesn't breach any term and condition in the tenancy agreement.
Will putting the above term and condition make the tenancy agreement become invalid?
Thank you.