Whether buying off-plan in Malaysia is safe depends on the project, and the public record differs a lot between projects. Of the 22 projects we track, 73% publish a permit or licence number, 36% state deposit protection and 1 are past the first handover date on record.
We found 28 developer claims contradicted by another source out of 229 tested, and public reports of problems for 2 projects. This page reports facts; it is not a rating of any company.
Delivery record#
1 of 22 projects are past the first handover date on record (median 11 months). 14 projects have a first handover date more than six months in the past, the group used for the on-time odds on the delay index.
Dated promises (handover, construction start, permits): 23 tracked, 0 kept, 0 broken, 14 moved to a later date, 9 still ahead. How promises are tracked.
What developers make public#
| Check | Public | Confirmed by register or independent source |
|---|---|---|
| Permit or licence number | 73% (16) | 14 |
| Deposit protection | 36% (8) | 11 |
| Construction progress | 59% (13) | 17 |
| Site or floor plans | 77% (17) | 4 |
| Developer track record | 77% (17) | 11 |
| No guaranteed-return language | 100% (22) | 0 |
Public reports of problems#
Our research agent found public reports of problems (for example a court case, a regulator notice or press coverage) for 2 of 22 projects. Each project page names the report and links its source; we do not summarise them here.
What protects a buyer#
The protections that exist on paper only help if the project uses them: a permit you can look up, payments into an escrow or protected account in the project name, and payments tied to construction milestones you can verify. How to check a project in Malaysia.
Questions and answers#
Is it safe to buy off-plan property in Malaysia?
It depends on the project. Of 22 projects tracked by Kolaboro in Malaysia, 73% publish a permit number, 36% state deposit protection and 1 are past the first handover date on record (data of 5 November 2026).
How often are off-plan handovers in Malaysia late?
1 of 22 tracked projects are past the first handover date on record, median 11 months.
How many developer claims in Malaysia turned out to be contradicted?
28 of 229 tested claims (12%) were contradicted by a register or independent source.
Are you the developer, or did we get something wrong? Send documents and we add your reply or correct the record: right of reply · corrections. Every figure here is computed from the open dataset (/data/bali-cases.json, CC BY 4.0) and changes when the data changes.