Articles by Salleh Buang

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1. Obtaining strata titles: a developer's duty 15/11/1998 NST-PROP
   Prof Salleh Buang hopes that a recent decision of the Malacca High Court can throw some more light on this difficult area of the law.

2. Urgent need to revamp the Housing Developers Act 11/12/1999 NST-PROP
   The Housing Developers Act 1966 which is more than 30 years old is in need of a total revamp, judging from the number of calls by the public and local leaders.

3. What makes buyers unhappy with legal provision in S&P 25/12/1999  NST-PROP
   When a Malaysian buys a house or an apartment from a licensed housing developer, the sale and purchase agreement that the parties are obliged to sign is not open to negotiation.

4. Pitfalls of buying a model house 27/04/2001 NST-PROP
   THERE is a strong urge bordering on an irresistible compulsion for people with money and no patience to buy an existing model house, also called a show house, built by a housing developer on the occasion of the launch of a new project, or a new phase of a project.

5. Financing an illegal purchase 18/05/2001 NST-PROP
   On January 5, 2001 the Kuala Lumpur High Court handed down a decision which I think should be read by everyone involved in the housing industry and more so by senior management in financial institutions.

6. NLC 2001 amendments 01/06/2001 NST-PROP
   It has been quite some time since the National Land Code 1965 (NLC) was amended.

7. Make them pay 15/06/2001 NST-PROP
   Punitive measures are in place for false advertising, perhaps it is time to exercise them.

8. The law’s stepchildren 16/07/2001 NST-PROP 
   One of land law’s most important (for the squatter, the most awful) decisions is none other than Sidek & 461 Ors v.Government of Perak [1982] 1 MLJ 313, where Raja Azlan Shah J. (as he then was) said, in one of his most-oft repeated judgments, that “squatters have no rights in law or equity”.

9. Weak debate on housing bill 26/10/2001 NST-PROP
   Only time will tell whether the new law is up to expectations or still a major disappointment

Articles by Salleh Buang

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