Hi sifus,

When buying land from another individual owner, do I need to hire a surveyor first in order to prevent from being cheated ?

land title wont cheat u. just pay rm50 to do a land search.

Hire surveyor,hire lawyer, check with the Land Office.... Do this before you decide to buy and pay

I have already checked with the Land Office. But I have to look for a surveyor. How much surveyor charged for their services ?

Not too sure if this company could help you.. http://oregeon.com.my/.. you may check with Mr. Phan.

This post has been edited by joefrezzo: Aug 26 2015, 04:39 PM

first thing first is check with land office whether the person is the actual owner and current status of the land. that's how most scam running.

if you insist, says 5 acres land, topo survey will be range from rm3000 to 4000

If you just want to know the exact location of the land as claimed by the land owner, you only need to hire surveyor to locate the boundary stone only. It can be known right there and then. Minimal cost involve. No need survey for topo or others. It would be waste of money if you decide not to buy it later. Unless you are worry about other issue like how steep is the hill, how wide is the river/drainage crossing the land, any squatters etc. then proper survey needed.

I always hire surveyor to locate boundary stone only because it is very easy to con by people claiming the land is here whereas it is not here but there.