News about rent

JOHOR BAHRU (Aug 15): The Johor government is expected to introduce the RM1,000 Bangsa Johor rental deposit assistance next year to help people in the state who face difficulties coming up with the upfront payment for accommodation.

GEORGE TOWN (Aug 15): Rental rates and selling prices for pre-war shophouses in George Town's Unesco core zone have skyrocketed 20% above 2024 levels, pushing per-square-foot rents past RM3 in prime locations like Campbell Street as tourism rebounds and supply tightens.

PETALING JAYA (Aug 4): Tower Real Estate Investment Trust (Tower REIT) posted a 73% increase in net profit to RM12.

PETALING JAYA (July 30): Atrium Real Estate Investment Trust (Atrium REIT) reported higher net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 (2QFY2026), driven by the commencement of tenancy at Atrium Shah Alam 5 (ASA5), higher rental contributions from Atrium Shah Alam 3 (ASA3) following tenant transitions, and rental step‑ups on selected leases.

You are scrolling through your social media feed, and you come across claims of property investors actually making positive cash flow in today’s market.

PETALING JAYA (May 14): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has urged all local authorities (PBTs) nationwide to consider reducing rental rates for business premises, stalls and food courts under their purview until end-2026, as part of efforts to ease the rising cost burden on hawkers and small traders.

PETALING JAYA (May 12): Kuala Lumpur's prime office market sustained its recovery trajectory in the first quarter of 2026, with rental rates rising 1.

KUALA LUMPUR (May 8): UDA Holdings Bhd, an agency under the Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Ministry, will absorb RM12.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 19): Malaysia has stopped giving preferential rates for the withholding tax on dividends from real estate investment trusts (REITs) or property trust funds (PTFs), a government notice showed.

GEORGE TOWN (March 10): The Penang government should scrap the quit rent revision as the state’s first adjustment in three decades is based on a flawed framework, said a grouping of Chinese businessmen.