hi all,

im getting a new serviced condo soon and i need your assistance to see it through. I am not very familiar with the law of real estate and there's so many incidence that is very different from case to case after all .

these are the informations of the new purchase soon.

building: condominium
completion: Yes, CF obtained.
title: leasehold
Strata title: not yet
Land title: commercial
purchase : sub sales, direct owner
middleman: agent(friend)
housing loan: yes
Package: zero moving cost
S&P legal fees: Own payment

How do i carefully transact this deal without any hiccups?
I like to know also the meaning of caveat, deed of aggreement or covenant?

What should i do to secure it safely?
is caveat needed for non-landed property like condo ?
must i approach the developer to give consent of transfer?
For a commercial property land , does it takes longer time to do transfer? any other charges incurs beside those legal fees for loan and S&P?
how can i safeguard the property from another purchaser while i am applying for loan.

thanks