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House buyers' dilemma Personal Money October 2003

Private sector help needed to replace septic tanks  03/10/2003 NST
SUNGAI PETANI, Thurs. - The Housing and Local Government Ministry needs private sector support to help replace the one million septic tanks in households nationwide. Its Minister, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, said the process of replacing septic tanks with a centralised sewerage treatment system was costly and had to be done in stages

Permintaan 500,000 rumah 03/10/2003 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Permintaan rumah bagi golongan berpendapatan rendah dan sederhana akan bertambah sehingga 500,000 unit untuk tempoh lima tahun lagi. Timbalan Menteri Kewangan, Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen, berkata bagi memastikan golongan itu diberi peluang memiliki rumah, kerajaan akan mengambil alih pembinaan rumah kos rendah dan sederhana.

Disgrunted house buyers may see happy ending 04/10/2003 Daily Express
Kota Kinabalu: Housebuyers of the abandoned Taman Inanam Laut Phase 2 housing project may see the end of woes if everything goes well as agreed upon at a meeting here Thursday.

Pembeli kecewa rumah tak siap 06/10/2003  BH
PEMBELI rumah Taman 22, fasa dua, Mukim Chuping Beseri, Perlis sepatutnya mendiami rumah itu pada 2000/2001 seperti dijanjikan pemaju. Kami membeli rumah itu pada 1998 dan hingga hari ini belum ada tanda dapat mendiaminya

The certificate of fitness saga 07/10/2003
The Ministry of Housing and Local Government controls and legislates some 800 developers in the country through the Housing Development Control and Licensing Act 1966 and its subsequent amendments.

400 rumah di Bukit Sentosa retak 07/10/2003  BH By Irfasila
SAYA berpindah ke taman perumahan di Bukit Sentosa, Rawang sekitar dua tahun lalu. Kami membelinya dengan harga yang agak murah berbanding di kawasan perumahan lain di sekitar bandar raya.

Build houses on stilts, says DPM 07/10/2003 NST 
SUNGAI PETANI, Mon. - Housing developers wishing to undertake projects in low-lying and flood-prone areas were today told to build their units on tall pillars or stilts. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said this was to protect buyers who would otherwise be burdened with the perennial flooding in these areas.

Tiada CF jika gagal patuh syarat tangki tandas 07/10/2003  BH
KUALA LUMPUR: Semua projek bangunan dan perumahan baru diwajib memasang tangki pam tandas berkapasiti enam liter air berkuat kuasa Jun lalu, kata Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting. Beliau berkata, pemaju yang gagal mematuhi peraturan itu tidak akan diberi sijil kelayakan menduduki (CF).

Houses, buildings to be fitted with new flushing system 07/10/2003  The Sun
KUALA LUMPUR: All new houses and buildings must be installed with toilet-flushing systems with a water capacity of not more than six litres in a measure to reduce water wastage.

TPM arah lulus projek rumah teres bertiang tinggi 07/10/2003  BH
SUNGAI PETANI: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi mengarahkan semua kerajaan negeri dan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) hanya meluluskan projek pembinaan rumah teres yang bertiang tinggi bagi kawasan rendah. Sebelum ini, rumah teres yang dibina sama paras dengan tanah di kawasan rendah menyebabkannya mudah ditenggelami air apabila berlaku banjir.

Setapak housebuyers run out of patience 07/10/2003 The Sun
KUALA LUMPUR: After months of waiting, housebuyers are running-out of patience with the developers of a half-finished apartment project in Taman Setapak Jaya Baru. The house buyers signed sale and purchase agreements with the developer Pancaran Nilai it and its parent company JBT, who promised to deliver the houses in January this year.

125 keluarga pindah hujung tahun depan  08/10/2003 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 125 keluarga setinggan di Rumah Panjang PKNS, Kampung Kerinchi, Pantai Dalam, di sini akan mendapat tempat tinggal apabila Projek Pangsapuri Taman Bukit Angkasa (P20) di sini siap penghujung tahun depan. Projek pangsapuri P20 yang sebelum ini terbengkalai sejak 1994, kembali beroperasi selepas pemajunya, MD Nakkon Sdn Bhd berjaya menyelesaikan beberapa masalah.

Pemaju buang sampah 08/10/2003  BH
SAYA mewakili jiran dan rakan di Pangsapuri Lili, Persiaran Prima Utama, Taman Puchong Prima, Puchong, amat kesal dan kecewa dengan sikap pemaju perumahan kami kerana membuang sampah di sebelah flat kami. Ini menyebabkan hidup kami kurang selesa akibat bau busuk daripada timbunan sampah sarap itu.

Houses cracking despite protest 08/10/2003  MM
EVEN before the construction of the Millennium Place and Square took place a year ago, residents of Jalan 14/1, off Jalan Datuk Jamil Rais in Section 14, Petaling Jaya, have been protesting against it. They had put up a petition against the high-rise condominium project, not only to the local authority but also to the State Government. However, their efforts proved futile since the developer was given the green light to proceed with the project.

Rumah belum siap, gaji kena potong 09/10/2003 BH ZUKI MOHD, Kuantan, Pahang.
SAYA membeli sebuah rumah di Taman Perumahan Datuk Abdul Rashid, Mukim Beserah, Daerah Kuantan, Pahang sepatutnya memperoleh kunci pada 2 Oktober lalu sebagaimana dijanjikan pemaju Totalhill Sdn Bhd pada 2001.

Strata Title Board for two states operational soon 10/10/2003 Utusan Online
KUALA LUMPUR Oct 9 - The Dewan Rakyat was told that the Strata Title Boards for Selangor and Penang will be operational and gazetted by the respective state governments very soon.

Board to help high-rise lot owners in Selangor and Penang 10/10/2003 The Star
A STRATA title board to hear grievances of lot owners of high-rise buildings is expected to be operational in Selangor and Penang soon, said Deputy Land and Co-operative Minister Dr Tan Kee Kwong. “The other states are still preparing amendments to their procedures on strata titles,” he said.

DCM: Inspect all lifts regularly 10/10/2003 The Star
Lifts in all high-rise buildings, including government premises, apartments and hotels must be inspected and serviced regularly to prevent any untoward incidents, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Dr Hilmi Yahaya said.

Developers should deliver on promises 11/10/2003 Fairness, Kuala Lumpur
The Real Estate and Housing Developers Association's view that the "property market has yet to mature and demand for housing was still strong" (Sept 18) shoes it is not prepared to accept that the market environment is changing.

Banyak rumah tidak tepati cita rasa pembeli: Peter Chin 13/10/2003 BH
KUALA LUMPUR: Pemaju perumahan perlu memberi lebih tumpuan kepada reka bentuk dan hiasan dalaman selain mutu binaan kerana kebanyakan projek mereka didapati tidak menepati cita rasa pembeli. Timbalan Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Peter Chin, berkata andaian itu dibuat berdasarkan kebanyakan pemilik kediaman didapati terpaksa menjalankan pembaikan semula rumah masing-masing walaupun rumah baru, yang mana membabitkan 30 hingga 50 peratus daripada kos unit berkenaan.

Wind up developers buyers tell govt 14/10/2003 The Sun
PETALING JAYA: A group of house buyers want the Housing and Local Government Ministry to wind up Lembah Beringin Sdn Bhd (LBSB) for abandoning the Lembah Beringin housing project. Most of the house buyers signed sales and purchase agreements (S&Ps) with LBSB, a subsidiary of Land & General Bhd (L&G), in 1996.

Tidak guna harga rumah murah tetapi jauh tersorok 14/10/2003  BH
MERUJUK surat Irfasila dari Bukit Sentosa, Rawang pada 7 Oktober lalu, saya ingin meluahkan rasa simpati saya kepada beliau. Sebenarnya masalah rumah retak yang beliau hadapi adalah masalah ramai lagi pembeli di Bukit Sentosa. Saya juga membeli sebuah pangsapuri sederhana murah berharga RM71,000 pada 1998. Pada masa itu saya tertarik membeli rumah di sana sebab harganya lebih rendah berbanding rumah di sekitar Pandan, Cheras, Ampang, Setapak dan yang berdekatan dengan ibu negara.

Five projects to be revived 14/10/2003 The Star
FIVE of the 14 abandoned housing projects in Penang will be revived by Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB), the national housing company.

Aduan caj IWK tinggi dikumpul 15/10/2003 BH-EKO
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Perumahan Dan Kerajaan Tempatan mengumpul semua aduan serta cadangan mengenai caj bayaran Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) yang dikatakan terlalu tinggi. Menterinya, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, berkata maklumat itu bersama kertas kerja akan dibentangkan kepada Kabinet secepat mungkin untuk tindakan sewajarnya.

Improve productivity for competitiveness, local developers told 15/10/2003 Sabah Times
KOTA KINABALU: In view of the Sabah facing a number of challenges, developers here should improve productivity to remain competitive in the industry. It has been noted that the delivery system – from the planning stage to final deliver of the completed units to the purchasers – has remained stagnant for several years now.

Still waiting for ownership titles 17/10/2003 MM
RESIDENTS of Block L1, Pandan Jaya, Cheras, wants to know why after almost nine years of residing there, they still have not got their geran rumah from the developers Talam Corporation even though they are the legal owners of these units.

Insurance plan for house buyers proposed  17/10/2003 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has proposed an insurance scheme to protect house buyers in case of abandoned projects or late delivery of their houses. 

Lembah Beringin housebuyers speak up 18/10/2003 The Sun
I am one of the unfortunate buyers who is stuck with this Lembah Beringin project. The past five years have been a nightmare, not to mention the strain on our finances.

Strata title boards for two states  18/10/2003 NST-PROP
THE establishment of the Strata Title Boards to "hear and resolve serious cases" involving strata titles for Penang and Selangor will soon be gazetted by the two State Governments.

Only six litres a flush 18/10/2003 NST-PROP
THE capacity of lavatory cisterns in new houses and buildings in the country must not be more than six litres of water, the Housing and Local Government Ministry has decided. The ruling, said its minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, is yet another initiative to conserve water.

Ministry: Section 11 only as last resort 18/10/2003 The Sun
Petaling Jaya: The Housing and Local Government Ministry wants to revive the Lembah Beringin abandoned housing project and will only use its powers to wind up the developer as a last resort.

Mangsa tragedi terus tuntut pampasan 18/10/2003 BH
PERJUANGAN menuntut pampasan daripada tragedi runtuhan pangsapuri Highland Towers yang meragut 48 nyawa masih berterusan walaupun ia berlaku 10 tahun lalu. Perbincangan antara plaintif dan defendan mengenai pampasan masih berlangsung walaupun mereka sudah menang di Mahkamah Tinggi dan Rayuan Kuala Lumpur tahun lalu.

Lambat dapat kunci, CF 18/10/2003 BH
SAYA pembeli sebuah rumah di Bandar Seri Ehsan, Kuala Langat, Selangor, menandatangani Surat Perjanjian Jual Beli (S&P) pada 31 Julai 2000 dan kami sepatutnya memperoleh kunci dan CF pada Ogos atau September 2002 lalu. Malangnya sehingga hari ini, kami belum pun diberi sebarang notis atau tanda kami boleh mendiami rumah berkenaan

Selangor to help revive projects 20/10/2003 NST
KLANG, Sun. - The State Government will help Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) revive 86 abandoned housing projects in Selangor

Pemaju tidak boleh ubah harga rumah 20/10/2003 HM
PETALING JAYA: Pemaju tidak boleh mengubah harga sesebuah unit rumah yang dijual selepas ditetapkan kerajaan ketika melakukan permohonan permit dan lesen iklan. Tindakan keras boleh diambil jika mereka bertindak menukar jumlah harga sesebuah unit kediaman sewenang-wenangnya.

Factory lot buyers seek to lessen debt with MPSJ help 20/10/2003 MM
BUYERS of factory lots at the abandoned Serangkai Emas Sdn Bhd industrial project in Seri Kembangan will be able to reduce their financial burden soon, with a little help from the Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ). The buyers' pro-tem committee vice-chairman, Lim Kim Hean, said Score Options Sdn Bhd, the company which is reviving the project, has submitted layout plans to MPSJ for the development of a housing estate to replace the proposed industrial estate.

Selangor mahu siapkan projek terbengkalai 21/10/2003 BH-TGH
KLANG: Kerajaan Selangor dan Syarikat Perumahan Negara (SPN) sedang berusaha bagi menyelesaikan 86 projek perumahan terbengkalai di seluruh negeri menjelang tahun 2005. Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Tetap Kerajaan Tempatan, Perumahan dan Setinggan, Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Ahmad Dahlan (gambar), berkata bagi tujuan itu, kerajaan negeri membantu SPN membuat kajian satu persatu setiap perumahan yang terbengkalai.

Masalah penduduk Bukit Beruntung 7 tiada kesudahan 21/10/2003 BH-TGH
RUMAH siap pahat berbunyi sesuai bagi menggambarkan kesulitan sekumpulan penduduk di Seksyen Bukit Beruntung 7 (BB7), Hulu Selangor, yang tidak puas hati terhadap pemaju, pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) dan agensi berkaitan yang gagal menunaikan tanggungjawab sosial memberikan perkhidmatan terbaik.

Hope for abandoned projects 21/10/2003 City & Country By Hazatul Syima Haron
After 17 long years of waiting, 62 buyers of the 1-storey terraced homes in Taman Bidor Intan in Bidor, Perak, finally moved into their "new" homes in May last year. While most of the abandoned projects revived or being revived by Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) range from 10 to 15 years old, Taman Bidor Intan takes the cake. Not surprisingly, it was among the earliest projects to be revived by the company.

State govt to revive abandoned projects 22/10/2003 The Sun
Klang: The Selangor government will help Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd to speed up the revival of 86 abandoned housing projects in the state. The projects, most of which are in Klang, Kajang and Petaling Jaya, were abandoned by their contractors 15 to 20 years ago. "We no longer want to see the buyers suffer," said state executive councillor for housing Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Ahmad Dahlan after handing over keys to the buyers of the Pangsapuri Permai apartments here recently. The State has set a target of 2005 for the completion of the projects.

MB mahu pemaju pastikan projek siap 23/10/2003 BH-TGH  
SEREMBAN: Pemaju hartanah di negeri ini perlu komited terhadap projek perumahan yang dibina supaya tidak menimbulkan banyak masalah kepada pembeli sekaligus menghilangkan keyakinan mereka terhadap projek yang dilaksanakan. Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, berkata pemaju perlu melaksanakan tanggungjawab mereka dengan memastikan pembinaan rumah yang dibina itu memenuhi spefisikasi serta mengikut tempoh yang sudah ditetapkan

Caj pengurusan untungkan pemaju 23/10/2003  BH
SAYA, penduduk Pangsapuri Cemara, Bandar Sri Permaisuri, tidak puas hati terhadap kadar bayaran pengurusan yang tinggi iaitu RM97.50 sebulan. Untuk maklumat semua, Pangsapuri Cemara mempunyai tiga blok iaitu Blok A 10 tingkat, Blok B dan C tujuh belas tingkat tiap sebuah. Setiap tingkat ada 24 rumah dan jumlah seluruh adalah 1,056 penghuni. Jika dikira 1,056 x RM97.50, pemaju akan mendapat sebanyak RM102,960.00 sebulan.

Many improper charges against the developers 23/10/2003 Daily Express
DATUK Dr Clarence Bongkos Malakun (Upko-Moyog) said many improper charges had been imposed against private developers.

Kerajaan bantu selesai kes `jutawan segera' 23/10/2003  BH
SEREMBAN: Kerajaan negeri memberi jaminan akan membantu penduduk Kampung Lyndon B Jonhson (LBJ), Labu, yang mendakwa menjadi mangsa penipuan pemaju perumahan Taman Jaya Lukut dan Taman Crystal, di Port Dickson. Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, berkata beliau akan meminta Unit Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, mendapatkan maklumat mengenai butiran perjanjian pembelian rumah berkenaan.

Pembeli rumah Taman Seri Bertam pindah November 23/10/2003  BH
MELAKA: Seramai 207 pembeli fasa pertama perumahan Taman Seri Bertam, Sungai Udang, dekat sini akan menerima kunci rumah masing-masing pada 7 November depan. Projek perumahan itu yang terbengkalai sejak 2000 siap sepenuhnya dan dijadual menerima Sijil Layak Menduduki (CF) pada akhir bulan ini.

Pemaju untung, kampung banjir 24/10/2003 HM
SUDAH empat bulan bermula Julai 2003, kami penduduk Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, menjadi mangsa banjir besar dan bah pada 12 Oktober 2003 adalah kali keempat kami harungi. Banjir di kampung ini berpunca daripada pemaju perumahan yang tidak mengambil berat mengenai perparitan sebelum memulakan pembinaan projek.

Leaders must stand up for housebuyers 27/10/2003 By Datuk Seri Yuen Yuet Leng, Ampang 
Publicity on the plight of Lembah Beringin houseowners is pointedly significant when the aggrieved express the following sentiments: the problem has been ongoing for the last five years; the project has apparently been abandoned; and buyers have adopted the right approach with the authorities but there is a perceived lack of obligatory will by the Housing Ministry to act in the public interest.

Vacant units pose a problem 27/10/2003 The Star By S.C.Cheah
MOST of us have seen it: blocks of vacant shop offices, rows of dilapidated factories, and only a house or two being occupied out of a row of 10 to 20 empty houses.

PKNP tidak jelas bayaran projek'  27/10/2003 BH
SAYA membeli rumah kos rendah di Kamunting, Perak iaitu di Taman Kamunting Bakti pada 2000. Apa yang menyedihkan ialah projek itu kini masih terbengkalai.

30 peratus projek rumah terbengkalai di NS dipulih  28/10/2003  BH-TGH
SEREMBAN: Sebanyak 20 hingga 30 peratus projek perumahan terbengkalai di negeri ini, sudah dapat dijalankan semula hasil campur tangan kerajaan untuk membantu rakyat. Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad, berkata kebanyakan projek yang dibangunkan semula terletak sekitar bandar ini, selepas pelbagai masalah dihadapi dapat diselesaikan

RM3,400 for each KL house in lieu of low/medium-cost houses 28/10/2003 The Edge By Ng Kar Yean
Property developers are required to contribute RM3,400 for every house they build in Kuala Lumpur to Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) if they do not want to build low- and medium-cost houses, a property developer says.

Do the math, housebuyer tells ministry 28/10/2003  The Sun
I am a victim of the Lembah Beringin project. I read your report "Ministry: Section 11 only as last resort." (theSun Oct 18)Can some learned people please explain the meaning of "last resort"? It has been said that the housebuyers are no longer interested in Lembah Beringin.

Buyers kept guessing on second time flop 28/10/2003 The Sun
Petaling Jaya: It should have been a case of once bitten twice shy, but the Housing and Local Government hasn't heard the saying. Now, it has to justify its decision to renew the licence of a housing developer which had abandoned a project, then having the development stall again.

Developers to contribute to SPNB for affordable homes 29/10/2003 The Sun 
KUALA LUMPUR: Property developers required to contribute RM3,400 for every house they build in Kuala Lumpur to Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd (SPNB) if they do not want to build low- and medium-cost houses, a property developer says.

Insurance scheme just a paper tiger 29/10/2003 NST
MANY buyers in a housing scheme in Bukit Mertajam are facing problems in claiming compensation from the developer for late delivery of vacant possession.

No response from developer about refund 29/10/2003 MM
THE housing project at Bandar Pinggiran Subang 2, Phase 8 Section 4, by Juta Permai (M) Sdn Bhd should have been completed in May 2003 but until today the apartment which AIN bought in 2000 has not even been built yet.

 

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