Calculator
Estimate your monthly instalment
How it works
A standard reducing-balance loan
The calculator uses the same reducing-balance formula Malaysian banks apply to term loans: a fixed monthly instalment where the interest portion shrinks and the principal portion grows as the balance falls. The loan amount is the price multiplied by your margin of financing, and the balance of the price is your down payment in cash.
The instalment is only part of the entry cost. Budget separately for stamp duty on the transfer and the loan, legal fees on both agreements, valuation fees and any fit-out - our stamp duty calculator covers the statutory scales.
Estimate stamp duty and legal feesBefore you apply
What moves the approval
- Valuation - banks lend against the lower of price and valuation, so a weak valuation raises your cash requirement.
- Property profile - detached factories on individual titles are generally easier to finance than aging or specialised plants.
- Borrower covenant - company accounts, existing gearing and the industry you operate in all feed the margin and rate offered.
- Tenure caps - individual borrowers face age limits; company borrowers negotiate tenure case by case.
Questions
Industrial property financing, answered
How much can I borrow against an industrial property in Malaysia?
Banks commonly finance up to 80-85% of the purchase price or valuation for a completed factory or warehouse, with the final margin set by the credit assessment, the strength of the borrower and the bank's appetite for the asset type. Vacant industrial land is usually financed at a lower margin. SME buyers can sometimes improve their terms through government-linked guarantee schemes, so it is worth asking more than one bank.
What interest rate should I enter?
Use the effective lending rate quoted by your bank, not the headline base rate. Commercial and industrial loans are priced off the bank's base lending framework plus a spread that reflects the borrower and the property, and they generally price higher than residential mortgages. If you are only exploring, run the calculation at a range of rates to see how sensitive the instalment is.
What loan tenure do banks offer for factories and warehouses?
Industrial property loans typically run up to 25 or 30 years, subject to the age of individual borrowers or, for companies, the bank's view of the business. A shorter tenure raises the monthly instalment but cuts total interest sharply, so compare a few tenures before deciding - the difference over the life of a multi-million ringgit loan is substantial.
Does the calculator work for industrial land purchases?
Yes. The amortisation arithmetic is the same for land, a factory or a warehouse - enter the price, margin, rate and tenure. Bear in mind that banks usually apply a lower margin of financing to vacant land than to a completed building, and some will only finance land together with a construction facility for the plant you intend to build on it.
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