شراء العقارات في ماليزيا كأجنبي

The short version

• A non-citizen may acquire land or an interest in land only after getting the prior approval of the State Authority. The approval can carry conditions and a levy. المصدر: National Land Code, section 433B (JKPTG reference copy). Last checked 26 Sep 2026.
• The Bar Council’s conveyancing committee confirms that State Authority consent must be applied for and obtained by each foreign purchaser in all states. المصدر: Malaysian Bar, Circular No 444/2024. Last checked 26 Sep 2026.
• There is no single national minimum price. Each state sets its own thresholds, which differ by property type and, in some states, by area.
• Some property is closed to foreign buyers at any price (see below).

Minimum prices

The federal Guideline on the Acquisition of Properties says foreign interests may not buy property valued at less than RM1,000,000 per unit. On top of that, each state publishes its own thresholds, which can be higher, and which vary by property type (for example apartment or landed) and sometimes by zone. المصدر: Malaysian Bar, Circular No 012/2024 (on the Ministry of Economy guideline) and Circular No 444/2024 (state table, stated as at October 2024). Last checked 26 Sep 2026.

Because state thresholds change, we do not repeat the state figures here. Ask a Malaysian conveyancing lawyer for the threshold that applies on the day you make an offer.

What foreign buyers cannot buy

Under the federal guideline, foreign interests are not allowed to acquire:

• property valued at less than RM1,000,000 per unit;
• residential units in the low-cost and low-medium-cost categories set by the State Authority;
• property built on Malay reserved land;
• property allocated to Bumiputera interest in a development, as set by the State Authority.

المصدر: Malaysian Bar, Circular No 012/2024. Last checked 26 Sep 2026. States can add their own off-limits categories, such as auctioned property. See Bumi lots explained.

The process, step by step

1. Budget and threshold. Add the costs in our costs guide and check the price clears the threshold.
2. Choose a registered agent. See how to check an agent.
3. Offer. Usually a letter of offer with a booking fee. Get in writing what happens to the fee if the deal does not go ahead.
4. Appoint your own lawyer and ask them to search the title before you sign.
5. Sale and Purchase Agreement. The deposit and payment dates are set in the agreement. For a foreign buyer it should be conditional on State Authority approval.
6. State Authority approval. Your lawyer applies in writing. A dealing made without the required approval is null and void. المصدر: National Land Code, sections 433B and 433C. Last checked 26 Sep 2026.
7. Financing, if you borrow. See financing as a non-resident.
8. Balance, stamp duty and transfer. Your lawyer prepares the transfer and arranges stamp duty with the Inland Revenue Board.
9. Registration of the transfer at the land office.

Buying new from a developer? A housing developer must hold a Housing Developer Licence and a valid Advertising and Sales Permit from the Housing Controller. المصدر: National Housing Department (KPKT), licensing page, citing section 5 of the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 and regulations 3 and 5 of its 1989 Regulations. Last checked 26 Sep 2026. Ask for both numbers and check them.

Questions to ask before you commit

• Freehold or leasehold, and how many years remain? See freehold vs leasehold.
• Individual or strata title? See strata vs individual title.
• Any restriction in the title, such as a Bumiputera or Malay reserve condition?
• Are quit rent, assessment and maintenance charges paid up?

Read scam awareness before you send money.

المصادر

• National Land Code, reference copy published by JKPTG (sections 433B, 433C). Checked 26 Sep 2026.
• Malaysian Bar, Circular No 444/2024: Restrictions in respect of non-citizens and foreign companies. Checked 26 Sep 2026.
• Malaysian Bar, Circular No 012/2024: the Ministry of Economy guideline on acquisition of properties. Checked 26 Sep 2026.
• National Housing Department (KPKT), developer licences and permits. Checked 26 Sep 2026.