Most expats choose apartments as their preferred choice due to reasons such as security and convenience. As most apartments come along with security systems, expats finds it easier to lock and leave their homes to travel without fearing of break-ins and burglaries.

75% of the expats from the survey stated that they prefer to live in apartments and condominiums. Only 9% of the respondents chose terrace houses as their preferred type of property to live in.

Types of Residence – MM2H

Condominium / apartment – 75%
Terraced Houses – 9 %
Other Houses – 16%

In Malaysia, it is relatively easier to buy or rent houses. Apartments and condominiums are popular choices as it offers better security, wide range of facilities and lesser maintenance.

Looking for a property is not difficult in Malaysia with the use of online Malaysia property website where you can find a big list of property listings on many types of properties available in the current Malaysian property market. As for expats, you can use the services of real estate agents based on their specialisation such as relocation and expat specialists, condo specialists, area specialists and many more.

Our company “Alter Domus” means “Second Home” in Latin. It is a relocation consultancy firm based on the island of Penang. Penang is situated on the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. We handle immigration matters and specializes in Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H). Alter Domus is an official sponsor for MM2H and we are licensed by the Ministry of Tourism. Being efficient in all work, we obtained the very first license and we are very proud to bear the license number MM2H-0001. We are probably the largest sponsor in Penang and we have been operating formally since 2005 and informally since 2001.

We are PASSIONATE about our work. It is the passion that makes us who we are today. Our present approval rate is about 99.8%.  (out of hundreds of clients)

Our company specializes in MM2H only. We do nothing else. Therefore, we will provide services that others find it hard to match. Our focus is just only YOU. We have nothing that will distract us from meeting your needs.

We provide complete solutions for relocation and settling down, thus you don’t have to worry about the little things that will make your life miserable. We know that relocating to a foreign land is exciting and challenging but it should not be too taxing or burdensome. Let us help to make sure that your stay in Penang is memorable and easy. We believe in serving our clients well and as such we tailor our plans to suit their needs.

We promote MM2H aggressively and we are working very closely with the Ministry Of Tourism and Penang Tourism Action Council to promote Penang and MM2H overseas.  As a legitimate company with a large number of foreign clients, client privacy is very important to us. We do not disclose our clients to outsiders unless we have their permission. However, if you do need a reference, we are more than happy to provide you our list of people who has agreed to be our referee. All our clients are happy about our services. It is just that some treasures privacy more.

Consensus Business Consulting Sdn. Bhd. (CBC) was set up with the purpose of providing the business community in Malaysia and in particular Johor Bahru a KEY CONTACT for business matters. CBC’s Board of Directors bring together more than 50 years of experience in various industries such as banking, manufacturing, training, legal and corporate both locally and abroad.

Their strengths can been seen in their ability to put a client in touch with  the right party to get things done or to do it themselves whether it be for licences,  funding , training ,  matching or sourcing business opportunities, accreditations, approvals, contracts, accounts, tax or other matters that need to be attended to. CBC provides a contact or a solution so that businesses can focus on what matters most – to give their shareholders VALUE.

As a member of MICCI (the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and Morison International *, CBC has links with more than 1000 organizations locally and in more than 72 countries globally and 273 offices. CBC’s core service are in TRAINING, QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM-ISO CONSULTATIONS, IMMIGRATION APPROVALS & CORPORATE ADVISORY and has the support of Morison International Malaysia’s co-members:-

• M/s NORA S. W LAM & ASSOCIATES (Johor Bahru, Kota Tinggi, Kuala Lumpur -  corporate, commercial, litigation, conveyancing, intellectual property)
• SQ MORISON GROUP (Johor Bahru – accounting and tax)
• AXIAL CAPITAL GROUP (Kuala Lumpur – Business nurturing and Corporate Finance

This guideline will be effective from 1st July 2010

Purchase Direct from Property Developer (New Project)

Residential Building – RM500,000 and above

• Terrace House – 2 Storey and above
• Cluster – 2 Storey and above
• Semi-D – 2 Storey and above
• Bungalow – 2 Storey and above
• Empty Lot for Bungalow
• Apartment/ Condominium/ Service Apartment
• Holiday Home

Commercial Building – RM500,000 and above

• 3 Storey Shop and above
• 3 Storey Shop/ Office and above
• Office Space/ Retail Space

Industrial – RM500,000 and above

Purchase from Individual or Company (Sub-Sales)

Residential Building – RM500,000 and above

• Terrace House – 2 Storey and above
• Cluster – 2 Storey and above
• Semi-D – 2 Storey and above
• Bungalow – 2 Storey and above
• Empty Lot for Bungalow
• Apartment/ Condominium/ Service Apartment
• Holiday Home

Commercial Building – RM500,000 and above

• 3 Storey Shop and above
• 3 Storey Shop/ Office and above
• Office Space/ Retail Space

Industrial – RM500,000 and above

Agricultural – RM500,000 and above or 15 acres and above whichever higher (Leasing Only)

Source: PTG Johor

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Check out the Latest Guideline (Effective from 1st July 2010)

Land is a state matter. The following guideline is only applicable for the state of Johor. It may differ for other states in Malaysia. MalaysiaMyHome will look into property acquisition policies by foreigner/ foreign company for other states in Malaysia soon.

Foreigners or foreign companies must get the Johor state consent prior to purchase any property or real estate in Johor. The guideline can be categorized into 2 categories as follows:

Buying direct from the property developer

(Foreigners only allowed to purchase the following properties)

1. 2 storey terrace house and above – RM 250,000 and above
2. 2 storey semi-detached and above – RM 250,000 and above
3. 2 storey bungalow or empty lot for bungalow – RM 250,000 and above
4. Apartment/ Condominium – RM 250,000 and above
5. Holiday home – RM 250,000 and above

Buying from an individual or company

(Foreigners only allowed to purchase the following properties)

1. 2 storey bungalow/ hoilday home – RM 500,000 and above
2. 2 storey semi0detached and above – RM 350,000 and above
3. Apartment/ Condominium – RM 350,000 and above

The application fee is RM 500. Upon approval,  a levy of RM 10,000 is to be paid.

This is the official website of Malaysia My Second Home Programme. You may have visited other mm2h website other than this one. Those are the websites belongs to the mm2h agents or others who provide more information about this programme.

Malaysia My Second Home Programme is promoted by the Government of Malaysia to allow foreigners who fulfill certain criteria, to stay in Malaysia for as long as possible on a multiple-entry social visit pass.

The Social Visit Pass is initially for a period of ten (10) years, and is renewable. Visit the website for more information.

MM2H – Malaysia My Second Home