About the Firm
A firm shaped by the particulars of Malaysian land law
We formed Tanah Partners to offer clients a more considered experience in property transactions — one that favours careful reading over speed, and clear communication over legal shorthand.
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How Tanah Partners came to be
Tanah Partners was established in Kuala Lumpur by a group of solicitors who had spent their earlier careers in larger firms and noticed a recurring gap: clients who were completing significant property transactions — sometimes the largest financial commitment of their lives — were often left without a clear sense of where their matter stood or who to call when they had questions.
The firm was built around a different premise. Each matter is opened with a written timeline and assigned to a named solicitor who handles it from start to completion. There are no handoffs to junior staff mid-transaction and no unexplained delays. When the title search raises a concern or a consent application requires follow-up, the client hears about it directly from the same person who took the original instructions.
The name Tanah — Malay for land — is a deliberate reference to the nature of the work. Land in Malaysia carries its own set of statutory frameworks: the National Land Code, the Strata Titles Act, the Strata Management Act, and the specific rules that govern state consent and restriction-in-interest transactions. The firm's practice is shaped by those frameworks rather than adapted from a more general civil litigation background.
Our office is in Menara Naga on Jalan Tun Razak, and we act for clients across Peninsular Malaysia, attending land offices and courts in whichever state the matter requires. We serve both purchasers and vendors in residential and commercial transactions, as well as clients who need representation in contested title proceedings.
Established
2016
Founded in Kuala Lumpur
Matters Handled
850+
Conveyancing and dispute matters
Coverage
Peninsular
All states across Peninsular Malaysia
Mission
"To handle property matters with the care that documents of title deserve."
The Partners
Our Solicitors
Each partner works directly on client matters. We do not operate a model in which instructions are taken by one person and carried out by another.
Razif Hashim
Managing Partner
Called to the Bar in 2007. Razif leads residential conveyancing matters and consent-to-transfer applications, with particular experience in transactions involving Bumiputera restriction properties across Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
Lim Wei Xuan
Senior Partner
Called to the Bar in 2009. Wei Xuan handles commercial leasing, strata matters, and commercial property acquisitions. She advises landlords and tenants on lease structures for retail and office premises in the Klang Valley and Penang.
Kavitha Arumugam
Partner — Disputes
Called to the Bar in 2011. Kavitha represents clients in contested land matters — caveat proceedings, boundary disputes, and Strata Management Tribunal cases. She brings a preference for negotiated resolution where the facts support it.
Our Standards
How we conduct our practice
The standards we apply to our work are shaped by the Bar Council Malaysia's professional rules and by the nature of property matters — where accuracy in documents has lasting legal consequences.
Document Accuracy
Every instrument prepared — MOT, SPA, lease, charge document — is reviewed against the title particulars before execution to identify discrepancies before they reach the land office.
Thorough Due Diligence
Title searches include checks on encumbrances, caveats, quit rent and assessment arrears, and any court orders affecting the property. We do not skip steps to move a transaction faster.
Bar Council Compliance
All solicitors at Tanah Partners hold valid practising certificates issued by the Bar Council Malaysia and are bound by the Legal Profession Act 1976 and its professional conduct rules.
Client Confidentiality
All information you share with us is held in strict confidence under solicitor-client privilege. We do not share client particulars with third parties other than those directly involved in your matter.
Transparent Fee Billing
Our fees are set out in an engagement letter at the outset of each matter. Disbursements are itemised separately and billed at cost. There are no additions to the fee after a matter has been opened without prior agreement.
Regular Status Updates
Clients receive a status note at each significant stage of their matter. If a delay arises — at the land office or from another party — we explain the reason and the expected resolution promptly.
Expertise & Coverage
Property law practice in Malaysia
The Malaysian land tenure system is governed primarily by the National Land Code 1965, which operates differently from common law land systems in other jurisdictions. Dealings in land — transfers, charges, and leases — take effect only upon registration at the relevant land office, and the registered title is conclusive of ownership. This makes the documentation stage of any property transaction the point at which legal risk is either addressed or left to materialise later.
At Tanah Partners, we read the title before advising. This means examining the category of land use, the tenure (freehold or leasehold), any endorsements on the title for restriction in interest or express conditions, and any instruments previously registered. Where a property carries a restriction in interest, the transaction cannot proceed without the consent of the relevant state authority, and we manage those applications as part of our standard residential conveyancing scope.
For commercial clients, the considerations extend further — to planning permissions, strata parcel boundaries and common property, service charge accounts, and the terms of any existing tenancy that the purchaser will take subject to. Our commercial property practice handles each of these areas, drawing on practical experience with transactions in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, and Johor Bahru.
In dispute matters, we begin with the chain of title — the sequence of registered instruments that establishes the current state of ownership — and advise clients on the strength of their position before recommending a course of action. Where a negotiated resolution is possible, we pursue it. Where it is not, we have full litigation capability in the High Court and before Land Administrators under the National Land Code.
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