Taman Serai Merbau 3 @ Bagan Serai

5 things that actually separate Taman Serai Merbau 3 from other Bagan Serai schemes

Not a feature list. Who this suits, and what to check.

The one published layout

All 37 houses share one design; corner lots are larger.

Single-storey terrace — 20′ x 47′ (about 940 sq ft), 3 bedrooms

🛌 3 Bed🛁 2 Bathabout 940 sq ft20′ x 72′ land

A 20′-wide house 47′ deep behind the car porch. Living room at the front, dining in the middle and kitchen at the back down one side; bedroom 1 with its own bathroom at the front, bedroom 2 in the middle and bedroom 3 at the back down the other, with the second bathroom off the kitchen. The brochure gives the house as 20′ x 47′ (about 940 sq ft) on a minimum lot of 20′ x 72′. The register enters 130–329 sq m (about 1,399–3,541 sq ft) for the 37 houses, which looks more like the range of land areas, intermediate to corner, than built-up. Ask for the area schedule for your plot. Register entry 9278-11, recorded 61.22% built and Lancar.

💬 Ask about the terrace

Plan from the developer’s advertisement filed with the housing ministry. Ask me for the dimensioned plan and the land area for your plot.

Taman Serai Merbau 3 in pictures

All images are from the developer’s advertisement filed with the housing ministry. Artist’s impressions are not a representation of the finished building.

Where Taman Serai Merbau 3 sits, and what is near it

Taman Serai Merbau is on the north side of Bagan Serai, the Kerian market town between Parit Buntar and Taiping, off the road to Alor Pongsu and beside the railway line. The register and the filed advertisement place this phase at 5.017901°N, 100.537287°E.

37 houses in Bagan Serai — permitted from RM388,600

On the government housing register this phase is entered as Taman Serai Merbau, project code 9278-11, in Kerian district; the developer markets it as Taman Serai Merbau 3. The licence is held by Megah Puri Sdn Bhd (9278). I read the entry on teduh.kpkt.gov.my on 8 October 2026.

Building type: 37 single-storey terraces (3 bed / 2 bath); the register enters 130–329 sq m (about 1,399–3,541 sq ft), which looks like the land-area range — the brochure gives the house as 20′ x 47′. Approving authority: Majlis Daerah Kerian; building plan reference M.D.KERIAN B/02/06/21 (20). Tenure: freehold (Hakmilik Kekal). Land encumbrance: none (Tiada). Restriction in interest: none (Tiada). Expected completion printed on the filed advertisement: December 2027; the brochure also says 24 months from the SPA. Developer’s licence: 9278/03-2028/0499(A), valid 8 March 2023 to 7 March 2028. Permit: the current renewed permit 9278-11/02-2027/0166(R)-(L) is valid 2 February 2026 to 1 February 2027; the developer’s brochure prints the first permit, 9278-11/02-2026/0113(N)-(L), valid 2 February 2024 to 1 February 2026, which has expired — the register shows it was renewed. SPA form: Schedule G (Jadual G, landed property with individual title). Date of first SPA: 31 October 2025; vacant possession due under the SPA: 31 October 2027. Earlier Taman Serai Merbau entries by the same developer, all completed with CCC: 9278-5 (24 houses), 9278-6 (12) and 9278-7 (23), CCC 20 May 2024; 9278-9 (44) and 9278-10 (44), CCC 27 January 2026.

The price band on the permit is the developer’s approved SPA (sale and purchase agreement) price range on the government register — the range within which units may be sold, not a current price list for any particular unit. Check the entry yourself: teduh.kpkt.gov.my/semakan-status-kemajuan?kodProjek=9278-11 · How to run this check yourself, and what the seven status words mean →

What the permitted price band tells you

The permitted band is RM388,600 to RM505,000 for 37 single-storey terraces of one design, so the spread reflects land size, with corner lots at the top. The first page of the filed advertisement prints the same range; its brochure page prints a different range in the small print — I quote the register, the ministry’s own record. The current price list is a separate document: ask for it by name, with the plot number.

About 61% built, Lancar

The register records the phase 61.22% built with the status Lancar — on schedule, no adverse flag — as I read it on 8 October 2026. First SPA 31 October 2025; vacant possession due 31 October 2027 under the SPA. The filed advertisement prints expected completion December 2027, two months after the SPA date; ask the developer to confirm the delivery date in writing. The percentage is the developer’s own progress return to the ministry (the statutory 7(f) report). Note today’s reading and re-check before each progress payment your bank releases. Status vocabulary is fixed: Belum Mula, Lancar, Lewat, Sakit, Siap Dengan CCC / CFO, Permit Telah Dibatalkan. This entry sits in Lancar — no adverse flag.

Foreign buyers: what Perak allows

No. Taman Serai Merbau 3 is freehold, and Perak has not allowed foreigners to buy freehold property since September 2023, whatever the price. (Bagan Serai falls under Zone 3, Kerian district — confirm the zone with a lawyer if the rules change.)

Perak’s rules for foreign buyers, as summarised in the Malaysian Bar’s Circular 444/2024 (state table as at October 2024): since September 2023 non-citizens and foreign companies may not acquire freehold property in Perak. On leasehold land a home must be bought direct from the developer — residential sub-sales to foreigners are not permitted. Minimum prices: Zone 1 (Ipoh) RM700,000 landed / RM500,000 strata; Zone 2 (Manjung, Taiping, Teluk Intan, Tanjong Malim, Kampar, Batu Gajah, Kuala Kangsar) RM500,000 landed / RM350,000 strata; Zone 3 (Kerian, Perak Tengah, Tapah, Pengkalan Hulu, Gerik, Lenggong, Selama) RM300,000 landed / RM350,000 strata. Commercial property needs at least RM1,000,000 (Zone 1–2) or RM800,000 (Zone 3). State Authority consent is always required, and Bumiputera-quota lots are not open to foreign buyers. These rules change: confirm the current position in writing with a Perak conveyancing lawyer before you pay anything.

What is not published, and therefore not on this page

• Built-up and land area plot by plot (the register’s range looks like land area)
• Which plots, if any, carry Bumiputera quota (the register gives no count)
• The developer’s reason for printing December 2027 when the SPA date is 31 October 2027

Frequently asked questions

Other projects in Kerian district

Published 2026-10-08 · Last verified 2026-10-08 against the government housing register (teduh.kpkt.gov.my), the developer’s advertisement filed with the housing ministry (entry 9278-11), and the developer’s brochure (statutory particulars, distances, floor plan). Unit availability, pricing and completion dates are set by the developer and subject to change. This page is marketing information, not an offer or a contract.