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Borang F Is One Form. Twenty One Come First.
Borang F is the Certificate of Completion and Compliance, and it is signed last. Twenty one staged forms are signed before it, and in Selangor the councils call them Borang D rather than Borang G.
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The Shop Lot Is Yours. The Licence Is Not.
A shop lot can have the right frontage and the right rent and still be the wrong address. The category on the title, the floor you take and what trades next door all sit outside the tenancy, and any one of them can stop a licence.
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The Door Fits. The Lorry Does Not.
Door height is the easy part and the only part most people measure. What stops a lorry is the apron depth, the turning circle and what the surface is sitting on, plus the 45 foot trailer rules that only came into force in May.
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The Rent Is the Small Number.
Two months plus one is a residential habit. What a commercial or industrial landlord asks for before handing over the keys is a different stack, and the stamp duty and the service tax on it both changed in the last eighteen months.
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The Building Is the Last Thing You Check.
A nine stage inspection and due diligence checklist, in the order that protects your money. Title, category and approvals before you ever drive out, the structure and the services after that, and the building itself last.
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The Visa Is Not Permission. The House Is a Condition.
MM2H now makes buying a residence compulsory. Why the tier price floor and your state's foreign buyer floor are two different numbers, why state consent still applies, and what none of it does for commercial or industrial property.
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The Area Is Provisional. The Price Is Not.
What Hakmilik Sementara means, why the area printed on it is labelled provisional, what has to happen before a final title issues, and what a change in the surveyed area does to a price agreed per square foot.
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The Unit Is Yours. The Yard Is Everyone's.
What a petak is, how share units are calculated and what they decide, the two accounts behind your monthly charge, and the certificate capped at RM50 that tells you what the last owner left unpaid.
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You Buy the Building. You Inherit the Tenant.
Vacant possession or subject to tenancy, and why that one line changes the whole transaction. What transfers, where the deposit goes on completion, and the arrears that follow the land rather than the seller.
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A Tenancy Is a Promise. A Lease Is on the Title.
Stamp duty, the 30 day deadline, and the penalty waiver that closes on 31 December 2026. Then the three year line that turns a letting into a registrable lease, and what that changes on the day the building is sold.
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The Flyer Is Marketing. The Geran Is the Deal.
A title search costs almost nothing and can be done before you pay a deposit. Five fields on the geran decide whether the deal can complete, and a search is accurate for exactly one day.
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One Tax Is on the Land. The Other Is on the Building.
Cukai tanah goes to the land office, cukai taksiran goes to the council, and cukai pintu is the same as cukai taksiran. Which is which, who is liable, and why the smaller bill is the one that can cost you the land.
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Empty Is Not a Discount. It Is a Question.
Five reasons a sound building sits empty for years, from a title that will not move to a power supply that was surrendered rather than disconnected. None of them show from the road.
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The Repair Is Cheap. The Cause Is Not.
Rust jacking, a stained soffit, ponding on a slab and a plant in a gutter. What each one is telling you, and where to stop and call an engineer.
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The Fee Buys a Decision. The Premium Buys the Category.
Two numbers and almost nobody separates them. One is a filing fee. The other is a share of the land value, and light, medium or heavy industry decides which share.
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A Foreigner Can Buy a Factory. Not in Their Own Name.
The answer for industrial land is not the answer for a condominium. A foreign interest is directed to hold industrial land through a locally incorporated company, and state consent is a separate approval on top.
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Terrace, Semi-D, Detached: What Counts as Industrial Property
Industrial property is a category on the title, not a shape of building. Six types, what each one does with its walls and its land, and the two Malaysian formats most guides leave out.
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Industrial, Commercial or Residential: What Your Title Actually Permits
There are three categories of land use in Malaysia and commercial is not one of them. Where the answer actually lives, and the four separate permissions people collapse into one.
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The Floor Load Question Nobody Asks Until the Machine Arrives
What kN per square metre actually means, why the figure you are quoted is not the one your racking tests, and where the real number lives. The specification you cannot see on a viewing.
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The Loading Bay Question Nobody Asks
Dock level or grade level, dock height against your own truck beds, apron depth, and the yard a 40ft combination really needs. The decisions you cannot renovate your way out of.
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The Fire Certificate a Valid CCC Does Not Cover
A CCC says the fire systems were installed. A Fire Certificate says somebody checked this year that they still work. Two documents, two laws, and a split in who commits the offence.
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psf on Land, psf on Built-Up, and the Trap Inside It
The same factory at RM 9 million is RM 207 per square foot of land and RM 346 per square foot of built-up. Both are true. Which one you are shown decides what the deal looks like.
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Leasehold or Freehold? Check the Geran, Not the Flyer
What leasehold actually means in Malaysia, what happens when a 99 year lease runs out, and the three fields on a title that matter more than freehold or leasehold does.
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The Mezzanine Nobody Approved
Extensions, mezzanines and covered yards need written permission under Section 70. Many never got it, and the demolition notice is served on whoever owns the land today.
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CF or CCC? What It Means for a Factory, Warehouse or Shop Lot
CCC replaced CF in April 2007, so an older building holding a CF is correct, not defective. The real question is whether the building still matches the plans it was certified against.
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What Does 1000 kVA Mean on a Factory?
Why it is a threshold rather than a round number, how many amps it really is, and the question about shared transformers that almost nobody asks.
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Borang F Satu. Dua Puluh Satu Sebelumnya.
Borang F ialah Perakuan Siap dan Pematuhan, dan ia ditandatangani terakhir. Dua puluh satu borang berperingkat ditandatangani sebelumnya, dan di Selangor majlis memanggilnya Borang D.
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Kedai Itu Disewa. Lesen Itu Tidak.
Rumah kedai boleh nampak sempurna dan lesen tetap ditolak. Kategori kegunaan tanah pada geran, tingkat yang anda duduki dan jenis perniagaan jiran semuanya di luar perjanjian sewa.
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Pintu Muat. Lori Tak Muat.
Tinggi pintu bahagian paling senang, dan itu sahaja yang kebanyakan orang ukur. Yang menghalang lori ialah kedalaman halaman, ruang pusing dan apa yang ada di bawah permukaan, termasuk peraturan treler 45 kaki yang baru berkuat kuasa Mei lalu.
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CF Itu Sijil Layak Menduduki. CCC Menggantikannya.
Apa maksud CF, apa maksud CCC, siapa yang menandatangani, adakah Borang F sama dengan CCC, dan kenapa bangunan lama yang masih memegang CF itu betul mengikut usianya dan bukan satu kecacatan.
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Sewa Itu Nombor Yang Kecil.
Cara kira deposit sewa kedai dan kilang, langkah demi langkah. Kenapa dua bulan campur satu itu tabiat kediaman, apa yang deposit itu ditahan untuk, dan apa maksudnya kalau tuan tanah langsung tidak minta deposit.
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Bangunan Itu Yang Terakhir Anda Semak.
Senarai semak pemeriksaan dan usaha wajar sembilan peringkat, ikut susunan yang melindungi duit anda. Hakmilik, kategori dan kelulusan sebelum anda pandu keluar, struktur dan perkhidmatan selepas itu, dan bangunan itu sendiri paling akhir.
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Visa Bukan Kebenaran. Rumah Itu Syarat.
MM2H kini mewajibkan pembelian kediaman. Kenapa had harga tier dan had harga negeri ialah dua angka berbeza, kenapa kebenaran Pihak Berkuasa Negeri tetap perlu, dan kenapa semua itu tidak membantu hartanah komersial atau industri.
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Luas Itu Sementara. Harga Itu Tidak.
Apa maksud Hakmilik Sementara, kenapa luas yang tercetak di atasnya dilabel sementara, apa yang perlu berlaku sebelum hakmilik muktamad keluar, dan apa jadi kepada harga sekaki persegi bila ukuran akhir mengubah angka itu.
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Unit Itu Milik Anda. Laman Itu Milik Semua.
Apa itu petak, bagaimana unit syer dikira dan apa yang ia tentukan, dua akaun di sebalik caj bulanan anda, dan sijil berfi RM50 yang memberitahu apa yang pemilik lama tinggalkan belum dibayar.
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Anda Beli Bangunan. Anda Warisi Penyewa.
Milikan kosong atau tertakluk kepada sewa sedia ada, dan kenapa satu baris itu mengubah seluruh urus niaga. Apa yang berpindah, ke mana deposit pergi, dan tunggakan yang mengikut tanah.
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Sewa Itu Janji. Pajakan Itu Atas Hakmilik.
Duti setem, tempoh 30 hari untuk mati setem, dan pengecualian penalti yang tutup 31 Disember 2026. Kemudian garis tiga tahun yang menukar sewa menjadi pajakan, dan apa ia ubah pada hari bangunan dijual.
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Risalah Itu Iklan. Geran Itu Urus Niaga.
Carian hakmilik hampir tiada kos dan boleh dibuat sebelum anda bayar deposit. Lima medan pada geran menentukan sama ada urus niaga boleh sempurna, dan carian itu tepat untuk satu hari sahaja.
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Satu Cukai Atas Tanah. Satu Lagi Atas Bangunan.
Cukai tanah ke pejabat tanah, cukai taksiran ke majlis, dan cukai pintu ialah nama lain untuk cukai taksiran. Mana satu bil anda, dan siapa yang sebenarnya bayar.
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Kesan Lembap Bukan Punca. Ia Cuma Tempat Air Sampai.
Bumbung bocor, talang tersumbat, konkrit gugur dan retak dinding. Apa setiap satu beritahu anda, dan di mana mesti berhenti.
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Premium Bukan Yuran. Ia Peratusan Daripada Nilai Tanah.
Kadar premium tukar syarat di Selangor, cara pengiraan disusun, dan kenapa yuran permohonan bukan nombor yang sama.
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Orang Asing Boleh Beli Kilang. Tapi Bukan Atas Nama Sendiri.
Versi Bahasa Melayu. Garis panduan yang mengawal perkara ini memang ditulis dalam Bahasa Malaysia, jadi versi ini memetik sumbernya terus.
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Kategori Kegunaan Tanah: Kilang, Kedai atau Rumah?
Hanya ada tiga kategori kegunaan tanah di Malaysia, dan komersial bukan salah satu daripadanya. Di mana jawapan sebenar berada.
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Leasehold 99 Tahun: Apa Jadi Bila Tempoh Tamat?
Apa jadi bila pajakan 99 tahun tamat, cara kira baki tempoh, kenapa bank tengok baki dan bukan perkataan pajakan, dan empat medan pada hakmilik.
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Borang F 只是一张。前面还有二十一张。
Borang F 就是竣工与合规证书，而且最后才签。前面要先签二十一张分阶段表格，雪兰莪的市政局把它们叫做 Borang D。
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店屋租得到，执照未必批得下。
店屋可以条件很好，执照仍然批不下来。地契上的土地用途类别、你要用的楼层、隔壁做什么生意，这三件事都不在租约里。
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门进得去，车进不来。
门高是最容易的一项，也是大多数人唯一会量的一项。真正挡住货车的是前庭深度、转弯空间，以及铺面底下是什么，还有今年五月才生效的四十五尺拖架新规。
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CF 就是入伙纸。CCC 取代了它。
CF 是什么，CCC 是什么，Borang F 是不是就是 CCC，谁有资格签发，以及为什么老建筑手上拿的还是 CF 并不是问题。
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租金才是小数目。
租客不交房租时房东按什么顺序处理，扣押令为什么只能追十二个足月，商业押金为什么比住宅高，以及印花税与服务税在 2025 和 2026 年各改了什么。
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建筑是最后才看的那一项。
九个步骤的检查与尽职调查清单，按真正能保住你钱的顺序。地权、类别与批准文件走在前面，结构与设施在后，建筑本身最后。
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签证不是许可。买房才是条件。
MM2H 现在强制购买并持有一套住宅。为什么等级门槛与州属门槛是两个不同的数字，为什么州政府同意书仍然必须取得，以及这一切对商业与工业产业毫无帮助。
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The deposit a commercial landlord actually asks for. Why two months plus one is the residential convention and an industrial tenancy is nothing like it, and what a thin paid up capital does to the number.
What this site is not. There are no listings, prices or properties advertised here, and nothing on this site is an offer or an invitation to transact. It is written to explain how industrial buildings work, for people who are about to spend a lot of money on one.