Hi all,

I'm recently renting an apartment from a property owner here in Penang, and I went through an agent to get the property. Would just like to ask regarding a few fees which I had some doubts. For the agreement stamping fee (~rm100+) and agent fee (~5% of rent + GST), is it normal for tenant to have to pay these? I thought it was borne by the landlord?


Stamping fee u can pay or if u got time can save money actually stamping very cheap.

Agent fee is normally borned by landlord but if tenant agree to pay, sometimes will have tenant and landlord pay. Be smart and ask for landlord to pay