Penang home owners to see higher quit rent

(From left) Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow and Penang land and mines office director Faizal Kamarudin speaking to the press during a press conference at KOMTAR. ( September 17, 2025 ) — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Almost 400,000 home and landowners in Penang will have to pay more in quit or parcel rent, locally called cukai tanah and cukai petak, from 2027.

This follows a state government move to redraw 10 town boundaries and gazette 25 densely built areas as townships instead of villages or rural areas.