We Have Found a Unit!

Finally, we have found a unit after 2 more viewings. We have landed ourself in a nice Cluster Semi-D in Horizon Hills. Now, we could concentrate on packing our stuff for the moving day. Thank God for this timely arrangement for us.

Interested to know how’s the leasing procedures in JB? Here is goes:-

1) Upon decide a unit, u have to pay a 1 month advance rental and sign a Letter of Intent.

2) After the Lease Agreement has been prepared, a 2 months security deposit is to be paid. Oh yes, the practice in JB, is 2 months security deposit despite if you are to take one year lease. (Unlike in Sg, one year lease is 1 month deposit and 2 years lease is 2 months). Thus, there are also trend that majority owners from JB would only offer a 2 years lease.

3) An admin fee for the preparing of the Lease Agreement and Stamp Duty also has to be paid. Is about RM200.

4) For utility account, as a foreigner reside in JB, you will have to use the owner’s account and hence, a deposit of half month of your rental or a standard fee of RM1000 has to pay to the owner.

5) Of course, finally, an agent’s commission has to be paid. Unless you could get owner’s direct contact for a unit. However, it is only half month of the rental in regardless you are taking 1 year or 2 years or more lease. This, compare to Sg, I thumb up many likes! Whereas in Sg leasing practice, you have to pay half month commission for 1 year lease and 1 month commission for 2 years lease. In the norn, it could be very annoying if during your course of leasing and when they are some matters arising, your agent “disappear” or “bo-char” after they have closed the deal.

So far, this JB agent is quite informative and helpful, but I do wish he would be able to serve us diligently throughout our stay. I would definitely recommend him to whosever that need a real estate agent.

I believe they are still many things / problems to iron up before and during the stay. Oh yes, I yet to check up the subscription for boardband and phone line (nobody could live without them. lol), also might want to subscribe to Astro (yeah! I long to watch it) etc. I will provide all these info in due course. Stay tune!