50% tax exemption on rent should be given to tenants, not landlords, says RISM

PETALING JAYA (Oct 27): It will be more appropriate if the government granted the 50% tax exemption to tenants as they are the party in need of assistance, instead of rewarding landlords with the Budget 2018 measure to halve tax on rental income, said the Property Management, Valuation and Estate Agency Surveying (PMVS) Division of the Royal Institution Of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) in a statement today.

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趋势:吉隆坡与新加坡办公楼的租金在上半年回升

仲量联行(JLL)《2017年上半年东南亚前景》报告显示,吉隆坡和新加坡优质办公楼的租金在今年第二季回升,摆脱早前数个季度的颓势。 该报告指出,两地办公楼市场去年受经济放缓影响走低。以新加坡的Marina Bay为例,该地区的优质办公楼租金已在八个季度累积下跌27%;吉隆坡方面,租金也在同期减少了3%。 然而,今年上半年租户需求显著反弹。东南亚地区租出的办公空间提高4.

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Rent houses to avoid long-term debt

PUTRAJAYA (March 31): Malaysians should change their mindset and rent houses for a longer period instead of buying them at a young age so as to avoid being trapped in a huge long-term debt, says Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani (pictured).

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