Practical Guide to Conveyancing in Malaysia by Gita Radhakrishna | 2024*

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Author Gita Radhakrishna
Publication Date Oct 2024
ISBN 9786297700106
Format
Hardcover + eBook / eBook
Publisher Sweet & Maxwell

 

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Conveyancing involves the practical application of land law to the creation and transfer of land rights between parties. This process requires solicitors to exercise great care, ensuring that each step is meticulously completed. A conveyancing lawyer must be well-versed in a broad range of legal aspects to handle the various elements involved.

This book focuses on residential property transactions. Using the story of “Grandma’s property” as a starting point, each chapter explores key issues, delving into legal principles, procedures, and practical considerations, supported by numerous case examples. The chapters are thoughtfully organized to provide a thorough and systematic guide for conveyancers, walking readers through the process step by step, with explanations, diagrams, worked examples, and sample documents.

The guide covers a wide range of laws related to conveyancing, including solicitors' duty of care, negligence liability, the Malaysian Bar Council Conveyancing Practice Guidelines, stamp duty, real property gains tax, procedures for property transfer and loans (with or without individual titles), legal fees, small estate distribution, Islamic home loans, and strata properties. It also highlights the laws pertaining to housing developers and complex legal challenges that have arisen. The book concludes with a look into the evolving practice of electronic conveyancing, showcasing advancements in real estate technology.

"Practical Guide to Conveyancing in Malaysia" is designed to be a valuable resource for both seasoned and novice conveyancing lawyers, chambering pupils, and in-house counsel working in real estate and banking.

Key Features of Practical Guide to Conveyancing in Malaysia by Gita Radhakrishna:

  • Engaging introduction with the story of “Grandma’s property” to set the context for each chapter.
  • Well-organized presentation of conveyancing laws and procedures specific to residential property in Malaysia.
  • Each chapter addresses a topic in a clear, practical manner, featuring diagrams, charts, and worked examples.
  • Provides guidance on property dealings with and without title, financing procedures, stamp duty, real property gains tax, and solicitors' remuneration through simple examples.
  • In-depth discussion of numerous cases relevant to each topic.
  • Thorough coverage of professional standards, ethics in conveyancing, solicitors’ liability in negligence, duty of care to third parties, and instances of fraud.
  • Reviews the latest cases related to housing developers, including rights to damages for late delivery, extensions of time, alternative agreements, and issues concerning strata titles.

Table of Contents of Practical Guide to Conveyancing in Malaysia by Gita Radhakrishna:

  1. Introduction to Conveyancing Practice
  2. Pre-contract Process and Checklists
  3. The Sale and Purchase Agreement for a Sub-Sale
  4. The Contract Stage: Real Property Gains Tax and Stamp Duty
  5. Regulation of Housing Developers
  6. Strata Property
  7. Procedure for Sale and Financing of Property with Individual Title
  8. The Sale and Financing of Property Without Title
  9. Islamic Home Loans
  10. Secured Transactions for Property with Title
  11. Secured Transactions for Property Without Individual Title
  12. Auction Sale of Land
  13. Small Estates Application Procedure
  14. Leases and Tenancies
  15. Solicitors’ Remuneration Order
  16. Electronic Conveyancing

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