+1 yes can. We bought over a bumi lot before. 1 year to wait. As mentioned above, the owner needed the money for his chemotherapy.. cant sell the house to bumi as no buyers at the price.. furthermore we buying by cash.. so no need scared bank loan not approved..

the owner had to provide a lot of evidence that indeed he has cancer and needed the money to treat his condition..

as far as i know, medical reason to sell is the highest rate to get approval..

he is doing ok this was 5 years ago~
we could buy cash coz the houses then was still cheap..


we just bought another landed unit in Puchong.. not a bumi lot.. but a malay owner.. took 10 months to transfer.. getting the consent was a terrible wait.. even its not a bumi lot, the owner had to state reasons to sell the house and with approve to his claims.. the land officer said even though not bumi lot.. its in bumi quota..

freehold is much easier..