Meeting to update residents on stalled housing project

01/08/2008 The Star By Lim Chia Ying

THE newly-formed house buyers pro tem committee of Precinct 11, Putrajaya, are calling for a house buyers meeting tomorrow to update all on the status of the stalled housing project.

The meeting will be held at 2.30pm at the multi-purpose hall of the Entrepreneurship and Cooperative Development Ministry (MECD building) in Precinct 2, Persiaran Perdana, Putrajaya.

Earlier, some 90 house buyers were present at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre at a meeting organised by the enforcement team of the Local Government and Housing Ministry (KPKT) that brought together project developer Arif Cerah Sdn Bhd.

Chairing the meeting was KPKT secretary-general Datuk Ahmad Fuad Ismail.

Also present were representatives of Putrajaya Holdings Sdn Bhd, the master developer of Putrajaya.

The pro tem committee treasurer Azali Adnan said this was the buyers second meeting with the KPKT. The first was held on June 1.

“Our pro tem committee was formed so that we can have a greater voice through a proper association,” said Azali.

“What is important for us now is that we want our house back. At the moment we are working closely with the KPKT to find the remaining house buyers so that we can have the new sales & purchase agreement signed.”

It is learnt that Putrajaya Holdings is set to take over the project but not before the new sales and purchase agreement is signed by 80% of the total number of buyers.

“There are 211 buyers. So far, we have found about 120 of them, which constitute just over 50%.

“We will need about 160 buyers to make up the necessary 80%,” added Azali.

The housing project consists of different types of homes - the Garden Resort and Amber Homes which are terrace and double-storey link houses, the Citrine Semi D and Saujana Aster Condo.

The buyers said they had bought their units in 2004 and the date for delivery was December 2006.

The project stalled after construction work ceased late last year and the units are in different stages of completion.

It was not until recently that buyers have had some ray of hope.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, the project would be restarted in October and should be ready in two years.

Committee member Shafiq Tariq, who is also the shoplots representative, said the committee had also appointed its own lawyer for the sales and purchase agreement.

“There are people still unaware of what we have been doing so far.

“So we hope buyers will come forward after reading this,” said Shafiq.

Pro tem committee chairman Dr Abdul Onny Yahya said the buyers’ participation at Saturday’s meeting was vital.

For those who are unable to come personally to sign the agreement, proxy forms are available for them to do so.

For information, call or sms Azali at 017-349 4081 or Shafiq at 019-234 5813.

Alternatively, can call KPKT enforcement team at 03-2099 8300 (Chow Wah) / 8306 (Faizul).

Buyers can also receive updates by visiting putrajayap11.blogspot.com.