Pocket Guide: Transaction Planning For The New Year - Real Estate Transactions

• Published date: 04 February 2026
• Law Firm: Shin Associates
• Author: Ms Sue Yin Liew

This article is intended to provide a quick overview of real estate transactions and facilitate transaction planning for businesses intending to undertake acquisition of industrial property in Malaysia.

Is your team exploring industrial property opportunities in Malaysia for the purposes of establishing new operations, or expansion, or relocation ? Here are the next steps for getting things headed in the right direction.

[1] Preliminary Due Diligence

Conducting public searches for verification purposes - it is important to obtain basic details of the property and the registered owner of the property. This is to facilitate public searches being conducted to verify key details about the property and to verify that you are engaged in discussions with the correct party.

If there are any points of interest regarding the prospective property or which a purchaser intends to undertake with the prospective property that are imperative or essential to support the broader commercial or project objectives which the purchase is intended to represent, these points should be explored at this stage with support from a legal perspective or from other professional service providers (e.g., environmental consultants, engineering consultants, etc.). On-site viewing or inspection sessions should also be carried out.

[2] Letter of Offer / Letter of Intent

Once key details have been verified, the parties may engage in more detailed discussions regarding key transaction parameters and agree for such matters to be...