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Backdating the law
04/01/2003 NST-PROP
Probably everyone by now knows that the updated version of the
Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 (with its new
name) has been in full force since Dec 1.
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Raw deal for purchasers 11/01/2003 NST-PROP
Housing means different
things to different people. For the average Malaysian who is still
without a roof over his head to call his own, a house is not just a
shelter but also a home and sanctuary.
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Appraising the new SPA
08/03/2003 NST-PROP
There was an e-mail message in my inbox recently
from an old friend, NT of Shah Alam.
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Fine-tuning public auction
22/03/2003 NST-PROP
When the National Land Code, 1965 was amended recently, many thought
it was merely to effect a shift in policy announced earlier by the
Prime Minister.
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Enlarging the Ministry's role
12/04/2003 NST-PROP
I have rarely found anything useful in the Internet portals
maintained by our various federal ministries and departments, but
there are exceptions to the rule.
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Blots on the landscape
10/05/2003 NST-PROP
Derelict buildings are usually made up of abandoned buildings,
although there have been cases where they are occupied, if not by
their owners, then by tenants or squatters.
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Dislodging your interest
31/05/2003 NST-PROP
I recently received a query via e-mail from a
reader in Shah Alam, Selangor. Ahmad (not his real name), sold a
piece of land to a distant relative, Borhan (also not his real
name), over a year ago.
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Talking in
code 19/07/2003 NST-PROP
Ask people what they think of the National Land Code and invariably
the reply will be: “I can’t understand it.
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Right to vacant possession
26/07/2003 NST-PROP
In a standard Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA)
for residential accommodation signed with a developer, a purchaser
is guaranteed the right to receive vacant possession of a completed
building within the period stipulated in the agreement.
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Upholding purchaser
protection 02/08/2003 NST-PROP
There is a recent case regarding purchaser protection (the primary
objective of the Housing Development Act 1966) which merits close
study by everybody involved in the local housing industry.
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Slimmer is fitter
06/09/2003 NST-PROP
Thank goodness the problem regarding delay in the issuance of
Certificates of Fitness for Occupation (CF) for built properties is
nearing an end.
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A shocking decision
20/09/2003 NST-PROP
The finding of the High Court to curtail the power
of the Housing Tribunal was upsetting ... but not unforeseeable
Depending upon who you are, the recent decision by the Kuala Lumpur
High Court to disallow the Tribunal for Home-buyer claims from
hearing disputes between two developers and their buyers arising
from Sale and Purchase Agreements signed before Dec 1 2002 must have
either shocked you ... or allowed you to heave a sigh of relief.
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The year after 29/11/2003 NST-PROP
One year is too soon for the ideal state of affairs contemplated by
the amendments to the housing laws to be achieved How time flies.
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Pitfalls of unchecked urban growth
15/01/2004 NST-PROP
Unlike enthusiastic lawyers, urban planners would
probably have little time or patience for the
intricacies of jurisprudence.
