Give house buyers a fair deal
01/11/2003 MB
HOW sure are you that the progressive
payments you have been faithfully making
to the housing developer to construct
your house are safe? Well, you can't
really be sure, going by the experience
of some disgruntled house buyers of
late. Recently, buyers of an abandoned
project in the Klang Valley were up in
arms against a developer. Reason: While
their particular project had been
abandoned, the developer continued to
launch and sell houses in a new project
in that particular housing estate. They
have appealed to the relevant
authorities to look into their plight.
Ministry gets tips on duty to buyers
01/11/2003 The Sun By
Arion Yeow
Kuala Lumpur: The House Buyers
Association has asked the Housing and
Local Government Ministry to take
pro-active steps to safeguard the
interests of Sentul Indah house
buyers.
'Abdullah
will be another strong leader'
01/11/2003 MM By Suraya
Pauzi
NON-GOVERNMENTAL organisations (NGOs)
feel that new Prime Minister Datuk Seri
Abdullah Ahmad Badawi would be another
strong Malaysian leader.
Early hearing date for Tribunal appeal
01/11/2003 NST-PROP
By Nicholas Mun
The appeal against the High Court
decision that the Tribunal for Homebuyer
Claims has no retrospective jurisdiction
is expected to be heard either next
month or in January next year.
Beyond the queue
01/11/2003
NST-PROP
IT might seem strange that despite all the talk about housing oversupply and competition for buyers
among developers these days, people still have to queue up to buy a residential property. Nevertheless, stories of prospective
buyers lining up for days in the hope they can walk away with a prized piece of real estate isn't unusual, especially if it is
deemed "hot". Do the snaking queues indicate a real lack of good quality projects in desirable addresses, which might point to the
fact that landing a deal also means owning a property with the promise of strong capital appreciation? Or is the manner in which a
developer makes its units available to the masses - by asking them to queue up - just a big show to draw attention to itself, at
the expense of its future customers?
House Buyers Must Hire Their Own Lawyers, Says Kayveas
02/11/2003 Bernama.com
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) - The
Government plans to review the present
system to allow house buyers to hire
their own lawyers instead of relying on
housing developers' panel of lawyers.
The Deputy Minister in Prime Minister's
Department, Datuk M. Kayveas, said the
move was important as the Government had
received numerous complaints from buyers
who were forced to engage developers' or
banks' panel of lawyers.
Sentul Indah house buyers want developer
prosecuted
03/11/2003 The Sun
Petaling Jaya: The Sentul Indah house
buyers are furious at the Housing and
Local Government Ministry for not doing
more to protect their rights.
PKNP berusaha percepat projek
03/11/2003
BH
PERBADANAN Kemajuan Negeri Perak
(PKNP) prihatin terhadap aduan AZZAM B, dari Kuching, Sarawak disiarkan pada 27 Oktober lalu bertajuk "PKNP tidak jelas bayaran
projek". Untuk makluman, projek di Taman Kamunting Bakti, Taiping telah terlewat jadual disebabkan kontraktor terbabit menghadapi
masalah dalaman.
Builders gifted
with licence to make killing
03/11/2003 The Sun By
Angie C.K.Ng, Kuala Lumpur
I fully agree with Datuk Seri Yuen Yuet Leng's voice for the
masses who have been cheated by unscrupulous developers
(Letters, Oct 27).
Law makes
fools of buyers
03/11/2003 The Sun By
S.H.Huang, Kuala Lumpur
Scrap the Housing Tribunal! It is a
waste of time and gives false hopes to
house buyers. The Sale and Purchase
Agreement (SPA) clearly spells out that
non-delivery on the stipulated date
means a penalty for the developer. Why
can't the Housing and Local Government
Ministry enforce the law?
Beware of crooks, house buyers
told
04/11/2003 The Star
By Mazwin Nik Anis
JOHOR BARU: Buyers have been warned
about crooks who are out to cheat them
by claiming that they can help them buy
a low-cost house for a fee of RM5,000.
Rates cut for residents of new high-rise buildings
03/11/2003 The Star
ESTHER CHANDRAN at the AMPANG JAYA
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Full Board Meeting
THOSE moving into new apartments,
condominiums and flats in Ampang Jaya
are entitled to a 20% discount off their
assessment rates.
Developer’s project halted due to
failure to build ramp
04/11/2003 The Star
THE council has rejected an application
by the developer of Bandar Mahkota
Cheras to proceed with the project which
has completed its eighth phase of
development.
House buyers like guardian less orphans
04/11/2003 The Sun
Justice Mana? Petaling Jaya
WITH the large number of problems facing
unlucky house buyers appearing in the
media, and the attitude of the Ministry
of Housing and Local Government
concerning the unresolved issues, I am
tempted to question if the ministry
concerned is the proper channel for
raising these problems.
Pay late delivery fees in full: Buyers
05/11/2003 The Sun By
Arion Yeow
Kuala Lumpur: Angry purchasers of the
Bandar Mahkota Cheras housing project
are gathering to demand full payment for
the late delivery (LAD) of their homes.
The house buyers said the developer
Narajaya Sdn Bhd which is a subsidiary
of Lion Group Holdings told them to
accept half the LAD when they went to
collect their keys.
Still no strata title after 28 years
05/11/2003 MM
D of Subang Jaya is unhappy about not getting
the strata title for his Sime UEP flat of 28 years. "We have not paid the maintenance fees because no strata title has been given
to us.
Risau dinding rumah runtuh
05/11/2003 HM
SAYA adalah pembeli rumah di Bandar
Baru Kuantan Putri, Sungai Koi, Kuantan, Pahang dan sepanjang pengetahuan saya, kawasan perumahan besar ini di atas tanah kerajaan
negeri serta dimajukan pihak swasta. Pada mulanya, saya begitu gembira dan bertuah kerana dapat memiliki rumah sendiri selepas
sekian lama menyewa, tambahan pula usaha sama pembinaan kawasan perumahan itu antara kerajaan negeri.
Kayveas:
Hold regular fire drills, prevention
events
05/11/2003 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.
- Owners and operators of high-rise
buildings, especially condominiums,
apartments and hotels, have been advised
to carry out regular fire drills and
fire prevention campaigns. Making the
call today, Deputy Minister in the Prime
Minister's Department Datuk M. Kayveas
said there was a large number of
expatriates living in condominiums,
apartments and hotels and they
contributed towards the tourist and
foreign revenue for the country.
Seek help of housing ministry: CAP
05/11/2003 MM
OWNERS of the
semi-detached homes at Lengkok Merbah in Taman Sri Bayan, Bayan Lepas have been urged to form a committee and lodge an official
complaint to the Housing Ministry over the project developer's refusal to entertain their complaints. Consumer Association of
Penang (CAP) legal advisor M.S Kumaari said the purchasers should set up a representative group and compile evidence to be
presented to the Ministry.
Board of Engineers gets more teeth
05/11/2003
NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The Board of
Engineers will have more teeth from Monday with the enforcement of new regulations allowing closer monitoring of errant engineers
and projects. The Registration of Engineers Regulations (Amendment) 2003 will also see the establishment of multi-disciplined
consultancies or corporations involving engineers, architects and surveyors.
Rumah tidak ikut pelan asal 10/11/2003 HM
KLANG: Kira-kira 100 penduduk Taman
Andalas Jaya, Fasa 3, dekat sini mendakwa ditipu pemaju perumahan mereka terutama selepas mendapati kediaman mereka dibina tidak
mengikut pelan dan spesifikasi asal ditetapkan. Selain itu, mereka juga hairan bagaimana sijil layak menduduki (CF) projek itu
diluluskan sedangkan pelan serta binaan fizikal yang dilakukan melanggar syarat seperti terkandung dalan pelan dan Surat
Perjanjian Jual Beli.
Strengthen clause to
protect house buyers
10/11/2003 The Star By
KC Lim, Perak
I refer to your report, "Insurance plan
for house buyers proposed", (The Star,
Oct 17).
Call to
reclassify Bumi properties
11/11/2003
NST
THE State Government has been urged
to consider a proposal whereby a property, sold under the Bumiputera
quota, automatically assumes a status under the "international lot"
upon the completion of the sale and purchase agreement. Baharom Abdul
Ghani (BN-Tanjung Kupang) said this was necessary to ensure the marketability
of Bumiputera property.
Check Our
Books, Builder Tells Apartment Buyers
13/11/2003 The Sun
PETALING JAYA: The developer of a 20 year-old housing project has
responded to allegations of bad maintenance and strata title delays by
telling its purchasers to inspect its maintenance account and collect
their strata titles.
Pemaju nafi gagal beri khidmat terbaik
15/11/2003
BH-TGH
KUALA LUMPUR: Syarikat pemaju perumahan
Seksyen Bukit Beruntung 7 (BB7) menolak dakwaan pihaknya gagal menunaikan tanggungjawab sosial untuk memberi perkhidmatan terbaik
kepada penduduk di kawasan berkenaan. Naib Presiden pemaju perumahan, Europlus Corporation Sdn Bhd, Micheal Khor dalam kenyataan
kepada Berita Harian, berkata melalui rekod syarikat itu, semua aduan penduduk di kawasan berkenaan ketika Tempoh Tanggungan
Kecacatan (DLP) sudah ditangani.
Ensure developers don’t
flout agreement
15/11/2003 The Star By MICHAEL, Subang Jaya.(via
e-mail)
I WRITE in support of K.C. Lim, “Strengthen clause to protect house
buyers”, (The Star, Nov 10). The proposed insurance plan for
house buyers is not the solution.
Masalah Taman Hulu Langat Jaya ditangani
15/11/2003 HM
HULU LANGAT: Timbalan Menteri
Besar Selangor, Datuk Dr Zainal Abidin Ahmad berjanji membantu menyelesaikan masalah sekumpulan pembeli rumah di Taman Hulu Langat
Jaya dengan pihak pemaju. Dr Zainal yang juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Kawasan Dusun Tua berkata, pihaknya akan membawa
aduan Jawatankuasa Bertindak Pembeli Rumah Taman Hulu Langat Jaya (JBPRTHLJ) kepada pemaju untuk mendapatkan gambaran sebenar
masalah yang dihadapi.
Builders told not to 'bully 'house
buyers
15/11/2003 Daily
Express
Kota Kinabalu: Local Government and
Housing Minister Datuk Mohd Salleh Tun
Said has called on housing developers to
respect the sensitivities of their
customers.
Penang CPO: Don’t act beyond the law
The Star 17/11/2003
Police warned property managers of an
apartment complex against intimidating
residents to make them pay maintenance
fees.
Strata titles for highrise folk
18/11/2003 The Star
RESIDENTS living at the Sri Abadi
apartments in Sungai Ara, Penang, can
expect to get their strata titles within
seven months, UIS Development Sdn Bhd
advisor Ramli Omar said. The company had
already submitted the application for
strata titles to the Land Office some
time ago and was now waiting for
approval, Ramli said at a press
conference called by the apartments’
residents association.
No electricity, no water supply
18/11/2003 MM
* CHEONG of Sungai Buloh is upset that there is
still no electricity and water supply to his new house in Saujana Damansara even after he had received the keys on Oct 18.
According to him, he had called the developer Maxisegar Sdn Bhd on several occasions, but was told that the matter was still in
the process.
Survey on IWK charges
20/11/2003 The Sun
KUALA LUMPUR: A public survey on sewerage charges imposed by Indah
Water Konsortium Sdn Bhd (IWK) is being conducted by the Associated
Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM).The
survey, launched yesterday, is open to ACCCIM members and
non-members nationwide.
Businesses unhappy over IWK charges
20/11/2003 The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly a decade after Indah Water Konsortium (IWK)
took over the country's sewerage management, disagreement over
charges remain a thorny issue for the business community with some
owing hills running into hundreds of thousand ringgit.
Errant builders lose
low-cost housing land
20/11/2003 The Star
SHAH ALAM: Three developers who failed
to implement low--cost housing projects
have had their land confiscated by the
Selangor government.The state assembly
was told yesterday that these developers
had failed to undertake the projects due
to financial constraints.
Proposal on reclassifying Bumi
properties not practical
NST 21/11/2003 By
MOHD ZULKIFLI UMAR, Segamat
Nov 21: I REFER to the suggestion by
State Assemblyman Baharum Abdul Ghani
that Bumiputera houses be reclassified
as “International” upon completion of
the sale and purchase agreement (NST,
Nov 11). This is so like many of us
Bumiputeras — we keep demanding more and
more.
Condo folk hold peaceful
protest
21/11/2003 Malay Mail
THE Desa Kiara Owners and Residents
Association (DKORA) carried out a
peaceful protest over the proposed
graveyard at Jalan Damansara, Kuala
Lumpur, adjacent to their
condominium.
100 pembeli
kecewa rumah retak, bocor
21/11/2003
BH-TGH
KLANG: Kira-kira 100 pembeli rumah Taman Andalas Jaya, Fasa 3
mendakwa menjadi mangsa sikap tidak bertanggungjawab pemaju apabila
mendapati kediaman mereka dibina tidak mengikut pelan dan
spesifikasi asal, sehingga ada di antaranya retak dan bocor.
Selangor to review low-cost housing policy
22/11/2003
NST-PROP
Admitting there are "a good number of low-cost houses" in Selangor that have not been sold because of "distance and lower level of economic activity", the State Government said it will revise its policy on the building of such units by private developers. "It is time we changed the policy requiring 30 per cent low-cost housing in developments, especially in areas where there is low demand," said State Executive Councillor in charge of Housing and Local Government, Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Ahmad Dahalan.
Check first, pay later
23/11/2003 NST-PROP By
Akbal Singh Sandhu
Before releasing progress payments,
financial institutions should inspect
project sites to verify physical
progress
One-stop centres for CFs
The Star 23/11/2003 By
Celeste Fong
KUALA LUMPUR: One-stop centres for the
application of certificates of fitness
for occupation (CFO) must be set up by
Dec 1, said Housing and Local Government
Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting.
MPAJ to adopt new procedures
in CF applications 23/11/2003 NSUNT
KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. - The Ampang Jaya
Municipal Council will, on Dec 1, be the
first local council in the country to
adopt the new procedures in issuing
certificates of fitness (CF).
House Buyers Must Hire Their Own
Lawyers, Says Kayveas
24/11/2003
Bernama.com
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 24 (Bernama) - The
Government plans to review the present
system to allow house buyers to hire
their own lawyers instead of relying on
housing developers' panel of lawyers.
Residents want state to help get strata titles for flats
24/11/2003 The Star
IPOH: Bercham low-cost flat residents
want the state government to help them
get their strata titles as the developer
has been placed under receivership.
Monitoring mechanism sought for quality
homes
25/11/2003 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, MON. - The Federation of
Malaysian Consumers Association wants a
monitoring mechanism to ensure
developers build quality homes.
Selfish owners holding back CF
25/11/2003 MM
ALL because of
some selfish buyers who had renovated their new apartments before the certificate of fitness (CF) was issued, buyers like GOH who
goes by the rules are unable to get the CF.
Group says no to certifying
architects
25/11/2003 The Star
PETALING JAYA: The National House Buyers
Association (HBA) is against the
prospect of allowing architects to
certify approved building plans but it
welcomes the move to eradicate
bureaucracy.
Fit protection for house
buyers
26/11/2003
NST
Nov 26: FOR most people, buying a home
is one of life’s biggest decisions.
Sadly, for too many of them, it can be a
frustrating experience.
Quality will not suffer, says Ka Ting
27/11/2003 The Star
By Foong Pek Yee and Clarence Chua
KUALA LUMPUR: Applications for
certificates of fitness for occupation
(CFO) for houses are to be vetted by the
one-stop centre and approved by the
respective local authority from Monday.
Most projects can be rescued, says ministry
28/11/2003 The Star
MIRI: The majority of abandoned housing
projects in the country can be
successfully rescued and revived and
their reconstruction completed in about
one year.
