New housing loan guidelines welcomed
01/04/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - The new lending guidelines issued by the
Bank Negara which require banks and finance companies to provide $6
billion in low and medium -cost housing loans over the next two
years was welcome by many. Consumer Proctection Advisory council
member Lee Lam Thye said the lending guidelines were good as they
come in the light of numerous complaints about financial
institutions being very selective and, in several cases refusing to
finance the purchase of low-cost houses.
Scandal in low-cost housing uncovered
02/04/1992 NST
ALOR STAR, Wed. - The State Government has discovered that certain
unscrupulous low-cost housing developers are selling houses beyond
approved prices, Housing and Local Government Committee chairman
Abdul Rahman Ibrahim said today. Numerous developers have resorted
to "forcing" low-income earners to pay an additional $5,000 to
$10,000 for the $25,000 homes, he said.
Khalil: SDC will repair houses, flats
03/04/1992 NST
KUANTAN, Thurs. - The State Government will not tear down the
defective flats and houses in the Bandar Indera Mahkota township
near here. Menteri Besar Tan Sri Mohamad Khalil Yaakob said the
State Development Corporation had been directed to find ways to
repair the affected flats and houses.
CF is key to her house grouse
03/04/1992 MM
* KUAH of Subang Jaya wants to know what has happened to the
certificate of fitness for her apartment in Taman Sri Muda in Shah
Alam. She got the keys to her apartment last April.
Losing sleep over imminent loss of home
04/04/1992 MM By Mimi Syed Yusof; V. Vasudevan; Nurazah Ismail
WORRIED of Taman Bukit Teratai in Ampang is having sleepless nights
over the thought of losing her dream house because the developer has
yet to settle the assessment. She bought the house two years ago and
has been up to date with her assessment payments.
Hitting the roof over house delay
04/04/1992 MM
LOKE bought a house in Taman Cheras Jaya from the Selangor Economic
Development Corporation (PKNS) in early 1988, but still cannot move
in because the project is not completed. "The Sale and Purchase
Agreement was signed on August 11, 1988. I paid a deposit of 20 per
cent for the house," he says.
Condo dwellers plagued by dust
09/04/1992 NST-CITYX By K. Don Buddhadasa
RESIDENTS near the Pines Condominium in Brickfields have had to live
with dust pollution over the past few months because of
irresponsible construction practices. Residents said construction
workers were sweeping dust from the upper floors of the condominium.
The dust blows into their homes.
Tussle over house
delivery
10/04/1992 MM By Eddie Chua; Rosma omar; Nurazah
Ismail
* GAB of Seremban is unhappy with the developer of Taman Jaya Mas
for not keeping their word. He says the developer had promised
delivery of his home, a single-storey terrace unit, within 18 months
after he bought it in 1988
Developer told to get
temporary CFs first
10/04/1992 MM
A HOUSING developer promised its 1,522 housebuyers temporary certificates
of fitness by next week, after being pressured into giving a commitment at
a Press conference yesterday. Senior project manager of Segambut Jaya Pua
Tat Hing was asked to state categorically when he could get temporary CFs
for the housebuyers of Taman Sri Sinar, Segambut.
1,666 duduki rumah tanpa CF
11/04/1992 HM By Jamhariah Jaafar
JOHOR BAHRU: Sebanyak 1,666 pemilik rumah kediaman dan unit kedai di
negeri ini menduduki bangunan terbabit tanpa sijil kelayakan menduduki
(CF). Daripada jumlah itu, Johor Bahru mencatat jumlah tertinggi dengan
1,305 unit rumah kediaman dan 44 unit kedai.
Tunggu 2 tahun untuk CF
11/04/1992 HM By Mohd Johari Ibrahim
KUALA LUMPUR: Seramai 2,200 penghuni Taman Sri Sinar, Segambut, hanya akan
mendapat sijil kelayakan (CF) dalam tempoh dua tahun lagi. Ini adalah
kerana pemajunya, Segambut Jaya Sdn Bhd (SJSB), terpaksa menyelesaikan
beberapa masalah teknikal termasuk mengemaskinikan kemudahan yang
disediakan seperti jalan, longkang dan taman permainan di situ.
Developer ordered to do soil
test on Kopisan site
13/04/1992 NST-CITYX By V. Anbalagan
THE Kampar Land Office has directed Gopeng Berhad to submit a soil test
report on a 20-hectare site where about 180 former tin mine workers have
purchased lots to build houses in kampung tersusun Kopisan near Gopeng,
Perak. Assistant district officer Mohamad Rafiai Mokhtar said it will take
the necessary action only after getting the report.
Buyers voice their frustrations14/04/1992 MM
THE biggest frustration any house-buyer can face is the knowledge
that he could be risking his life in a building which is "not fit
for occupation". Having invested his life savings in the house, the
last thing he would want to know is that his house may not be worthy
enough to receive a Certificate of Fitness for occupation.
HDA's $3,000 request denied
14/04/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - The Housing and Local Government Ministry has
rejected an application by the Housing Developers' Association (HDA)
to increase the ceiling price of low-cost houses from $25,000 to
$28,000. Its Deputy Minister, Encik Daud Datuk Taha, said it could
find no justification for the request.
CF ruling to take effect from July
14/04/1992
NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. - Housing developers will have to ensure that
Certificate of Fitness for Occupation (CF) are issued to buyers
within two weeks from the date of delivery of keys under a ruling to
be implemented in July. Housing and Local Government Deputy Minister
Daud Datuk Taha said today that it was the responsibility of
developers or their consultants to ensure the issuance of CFs.
Way out of CF
muddle
14/04/1992 MM By P. Selvarani
HOUSEBUYERS will stand in good stead once the new system of getting
Certificates of Fitness for occupation is in force. Under the system
agreed upon by developers and the Ministry of Housing and Local
Government, developers are required to get certification from the
respective technical departments before submitting their
applications for CFs.
Need for one-stop
agency
14/04/1992 MM
A ONE-STOP agency to handle applications for Certificates of
Fitness, can help solve the problem of delays in obtaining CFs. The
proposal came from housing developers who felt the delays were
caused by bureaucratic red-tape at each department they dealt with.
Buyers voice their
frustrations
14/04/1992 MM
THE biggest frustration any house-buyer can face is the knowledge
that he could be risking his life in a building which is "not fit
for occupation". Having invested his life savings in the house, the
last thing he would want to know is that his house may not be worthy
enough to receive a Certificate of Fitness for occupation.
HDA: Proposal not feasible here
15/04/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - The build-then-sell concept appears to be
a good idea on the surface as it would eliminate differences in
opinion between the customer and deloper on the quality and price of
a house.
'Build then Sell' concept
15/04/1992 BT
THE Government is still collecting feedback from various
quarters on the proposed "Build then Sell" concept for the housing
industry, and is keeping an open mind on its possible
implementation, Housing and Local Government Minister Dr Ting Chew
Peh said. Opening a three-day seminar organised by his ministry, the
Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (Fomca) and the
Housing Developers Association (HDA) in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, Ting
said: "We are keeping an open mind and want to hear what the seminar
participants have to say on the implication of such a concept."
Kecewa dengan
sikap pemaju
15/04/1992HM
PEMAJU makan angin, tetapi pembeli rumah makan hati! Pemilik rumah
di Taman Datuk Ahmad Razali, Ampang, kecewa dengan sikap pemaju yang
hanya mementingkan diri sendiri sedangkan hak yang sepatutnya diberi
kepada pembeli tidak ditunaikan.
Ting: We'll study build first concept
15/04/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - The build-then-sell concept in housing
development will be thoroughly studied before a decision is made on
whether it should be implemented, Housing and Local Government
Minister Dr Ting Chew Peh said today. "We have to know all aspects
of the concept. We have to study its implications, its weaknessess,
plus points and effect on the whole housing industry," he told
reporters after opening a three-day seminar on the build-then-
sell concept at the Crown Princess here today.
416 abandoned housing projects in peninsula
15/04/1992
NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - A total of 416 private housing schemes
involving 83,247 houses and 51,354 buyers was abandoned in
Peninsular Malaysia as at December last year. The total value of the
abandoned projects was more than $4.3 billion.
Build-then-sell houses
16/04/1992 MM
A MODIFIED build-then-sell concept for houses can be implemented
before the Government considers implementing it in full. This
suggestion came from the Architects Association of Malaysia honorary
secretary, P. Kasi, who said there were ways to mitigate problems
that could arise.
`Close scrutiny of Build then Sell
concept needed'
16/04/1992 BT
THE "Build Then Sell" concept, which is aimed at providing more
protection to house buyers, needs to be properly scrutinised before
a policy is formulated. Otherwise, it can bring about tremendous
implications on the country's housing industry. Institute of
Architects Malaysia secretary P. Kasi said there may be scope for
exploring various interim solutions before considering implementing
the concept.
Rumah kos rendah tetap $22,000
16/04/1992 HM
JOHOR BAHRU: Harga rumah kos rendah di seluruh Johor tetap
$22,000 seunit dan semua pemaju mesti mematuhi syarat ini. Pengerusi
Jawatankuasa Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan negeri, Datuk Bahari
Haron, berkata harga itu adalah munasabah dan kerajaan tidak
bercadang untuk mengkajinya semula.
Valuer:
Banks won't accept this risk
16/04/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Housing developers will have to bear
"unacceptable" risk if the build-then-sell concept is introduced, a
property valuer and real estate agent said today. Mr Christopher M.
Boyd, a member of the Malaysian Real Estate Consultants and Valuers
Association, said the proposed system could leave developers holding
rows and rows of unsold houses.
Why "build first" plan won't work
16/04/1992
NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The build-then-sell concept will lead to
volatile fluctuations in house prices if implemented, a bank manager
said today. Mr Foo Sheh Loon, manager of the Standard Chartered
Bank's retail product management division, said the concept would
curtail the supply of houses during the transitional period as
houses under construction will not be available for sale.
Developer served notice on dust, noise pollution
16/04/1992 NST-CITYX By K. Don Buddhadasa
CITY Hall has served notice to the developers of the Pines
Condominium, which is under construction in Brickfields, for dust
and noise pollution. City Hall Press officer Rita Ahmad said the
developer had been notified that it had to collect discarded
building material and dispose of them in a proper manner instead of
sweeping them off the building
Only one of four developers in Puchong gives thumbs up
17/04/1992 MM
ONLY one of four housing developers, who agreed in principle to pay
for the widening of a monsoon drain in Kampung Michael Chen, Puchong,
has given the thumbs up to the amount set by the Selangor Drainage
and Irrigation Department (DID). Serdang State Assemblyman Datuk Yap
Pian Hon said the department had informed him that only Permodalan
Negri Selangor agreed to the amount.
$700,000 loss in house break-in
17/04/1992 MM By Tony Emmanuel
LAX security proved costly for a housing developer when burglars
carted off $700,000 worth of valuables from his home in Bangsar last
month. It was learnt news of the break-in was withheld from the
media to facilitate police investigations.
See first then buy
17/04/1992 NST
FOR most Malaysians the owning of a house constitutes the biggest
single item of purchase in their lifetimes but in no other instance,
however, are they expected to bear a disproportionate risk with the
manufacturers of the product, in this case the housing developers,
while waiting for the completion of their houses.
Stand on CF for new houses
19/04/1992 SUM By Rosma Omar
HOUSING developers who have complied with all the basic conditions
but still have to make improvements to their projects will be issued
temporary Certificates of Fitness by City Hall. Such developers will
be given a grace period of three months to rectify any shortcomings
related to their projects.
House buyers must stop taking risks
20/04/1992 NST By Shaik Osman Majid
THE heart-rendering problem inherent in buying plans, not finished
houses, has surfaced - once again. This time the hapless victims are
in Penang, where according to a news report, "several developers ...
sold their entire projects (which) have only a conditional approval
for their layout plans ..." The buyers discovered too late that
their yet-to-be built units are on non-housing land. The succour for
them, and all others who pay upon seeing blueprints of projects,
lies in the benevolence of the authorities.
Empat bulan lagi!
20/04/1992 HM
KOTA TINGGI: Projek perumahan Taman Laksamana di sini yang
terbengkalai sejak enam tahun lalu, dijangka siap kira-kira tiga
atau empat bulan lagi. Demikian dijelaskan oleh pengurus projek
Syarikat Nam Heng Enterprise, Aziz Ali, kepada Harian Metro, semalam.
Masalah pembeli rumah Taman Dagang berakhir
22/04/1992 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Selasa - Penantian empat tahun bagi pembeli rumah fasa
dua dan tiga, Taman Dagang, Ampang dekat sini akan berakhir tidak
lama lagi kerana projek perumahan taman itu yang terbengkalai,
dipulihkan selepas mendapat bantuan Bank Negara. Wakil Jawatankuasa
Bertindak Taman Dagang, Mokhtar Hamid, berkata fasa dua projek itu
dijangka siap pada Ogos ini manakala fasa tiga pada Februari tahun
depan.
Spekulasi harga jejas pasaran rumah kos rendah
23/04/1992 BH
PENGUMUMAN Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Ghafar Baba, Oktober lalu
membenarkan golongan berpendapatan di antara $1,000 dan $1,500
membeli rumah kos rendah melegakan ramai kakitangan kerajaan dan
swasta yang menghadapi kesulitan memiliki rumah. Beliau, yang juga
Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar, membuat keputusan itu kerana
memahami masalah pekerja kelas pertengahan yang terpaksa menanggung
beban kerana tidak mempunyai pilihan, selain membeli rumah kos
tinggi melebihi $100,000 berikutan pemaju kurang berminat membina
rumah kos sederhana di antara $40,000 dan $80,000.
Ministry still studying housing concept
23/04/1992 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The Housing and Local Government Ministry may
go ahead with the build-then-sell concept in housing development
despite objections from some quarters, its deputy Minister Osu Sukam
said today. "Even without the (support of) HDA (Housing Developers
Association), I think the concept of build-then-sell may work out as
we have been receiving very encouraging response from the Federation
of Malaysian Consumers' Association and the housebuyers. They are
very comfortable with the idea," he told reporters after visiting
the development site of Taman Dagang here.
Feedback on concept
23/04/1992 BT
THE Housing and Local Government Ministry will take steps to
reduce hassles faced by house buyers after it receives feedback on
the "build-then-sell" concept discussed at a housing seminar in
Kuala Lumpur recently. The Deputy Minister Osu Sukam said yesterday
a committee formed after the seminar has compiled feedback on
response to the concept which was not favourably received by members
of the Housing Developers Association (HDA). The ministry expected
the committee to submit its report within a month, he told reporters
after visiting the site of a housing project being completed under
the Abandoned Housing Projects Fund in Taman Dagang, Ampang. -
Bernama
TPPT pulihkan projek terbiar
23/04/1992 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Rabu - Lebih 50 peratus daripada 412 projek perumahan
terbengkalai di seluruh negara dipulihkan menerusi Tabung Projek
Perumahan Terbengkalai (TPPT), kata Timbalan Menteri Perumahan dan
Kerajaan Tempatan, Osu Sukam. Selebihnya, kata beliau, masih
terbengkalai tetapi sesetengahnya dalam proses dipulihkan dan
jumlahnya dijangka berkurangan dalam masa setahun dua lagi.
Quit rent poser
from house buyer
23/04/1992 MM By V. Vasudevan; Alina Simon
* WHO is responsible for paying the quit rent while the house is
under construction: the developer or the housebuyer? That's the
question posed by SALLY of Jalan Klang Lama.
Seeking remedy for
leaking roofs
23/04/1992 MM By V. Vasudevan; Alina Simon
* HAVING paid $90,000 for a flat in Palm Court in Brickfields, HO
now finds there are faults. He says the flat, on the top floor of
Block C, has a leak in the roof.
Getting to the root of problem
24/04/1992 NST-CITYX
TAMAN Melawati residents and Kelab Century Park have engaged an
independent consultant from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) to
determine the cause of cracks in their houses. The consultant, who
began work last Monday, will spend two weeks carrying out tests
before submitting reports to the two parties early next month.
Lawyer confronted in dispute
24/04/1992 MM
POLICE defused a tense situation when some 50 Sentul residents
confronted a city lawyer at his office alleging that he had induced
one of them to sign a false affidavit. The affidavit is said to be
for a pending court case regarding eviction of occupants of a piece
of land in Sentul Pasar.
Guidelines on condos needed
24/04/1992 NST By Condo-concerned
A PROPERTY writer for the NST blamed the "image" problem of
residents' associations for the failure to maintain proper services
for condominiums when they take over from the developer or property
management. I think this problem is over-simplified. The fact is
that the developer has these advantages: It has its own legal staff
to follow through on financial defaults; more importantly, the
developer's consent (sometimes plus a so-called transfer fee) is
required when the apartment owner sells his property. Therefore, any
outstanding service charge payments together with interest can still
be claimed at the last moment.
Flatly put out by strata title snag
24/04/1992 MM
LIFE in an old housing estate like the United Garden in Jalan Klang
Lama is idyllic except for one snag - the flat owners are yet to
receive their strata titles, says Heng. Without the titles, they
cannot put their properties up for mortgage or sell them.
Technical problems cause of CF delay
24/04/1992 MM
RESIDENTS of Taman Medan, off Jalan kelang Lama, are facing a risk
daily because their houses do not have any certificate of fitness.
One of the residents, who called The Malay Mail, said most of the
residents have been staying there for months and some have even
renovated their houses.
Lawyer confronted in dispute
24/04/1992 MM
POLICE defused a tense situation when some 50 Sentul residents
confronted a city lawyer at his office alleging that he had induced
one of them to sign a false affidavit. The affidavit is said to be
for a pending court case regarding eviction of occupants of a piece
of land in Sentul Pasar.
A
house is not a home if you cannot move in
24/04/1992 MM By Alina Simon; V. Vasudevan
* AFTER years of renting a house, BUYER finally bought a house to
call his own in Taman Seri Andalas in Klang. He was all set to move
in after receiving the keys from the developer in the middle of last
year but was unable to do so as no certificate of fitness (CF) has
been issued.
Guidelines on condos needed
24/04/1992 NST By Condo-concerned
A PROPERTY writer for the NST blamed the "image" problem of
residents' associations for the failure to maintain proper services
for condominiums when they take over from the developer or property
management. I think this problem is over-simplified. The fact is
that the developer has these advantages: It has its own legal staff
to follow through on financial defaults; more importantly, the
developer's consent (sometimes plus a so-called transfer fee) is
required when the apartment owner sells his property. Therefore, any
outstanding service charge payments together with interest can still
be claimed at the last moment.
Projek Taman Dagang hampir siap
24/04/1992 HM
AMPANG: Lebih 1,000 pembeli rumah di Taman Dagang di sini lega
apabila projek perumahan mereka hampir siap. Fasa pertama dan kedua
merangkumi 1,074 unit yang sepatutnya selesai empat tahun lalu,
dijadualkan siap tahun ini. Sebanyak 800 unit rumah pangsa empat
tingkat itu dijangka siap Julai ini.
Syor guna jeriji mudah dibuka
26/04/1992 BM
KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan
mengesyorkan kepada semua pemaju perumahan memasang jeriji besi yang
mudah dibuka apabila berlaku kebakaran pada rumah yang baru dibina,
kata menteri berkenaan Datuk Dr Teng Chew Peh. Katanya, pemasangan
jeriji besi jenis itu bukanlah satu syarat yang mesti, sebaliknya
cadangan bagi mengelakkan penghuni terperangkap disebabkan jeriji
besi yang tidak selamat.
Reconsider, HDA tells Minister
26/04/1992 NSUNT
KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. - The Housing Developers' Association
maintains that the ceiling price for low-cost houses - fixed in 1982
at $25,000 each - should be increased due to escalating costs. It
said in a Press release today the association had pointed out to the
Government that the prices of some essential building materials had
increased by between three and 88 per cent from 1985 to 1990.
Relief for property owners
27/04/1992 MM By Kamala Nagappan
PROPERTY owners in the Shah Alam Municipal Council (MPSA), who had
objected to the new assessment rates during its appeals hearings
which ended on March 19, are all smiles now. Thirty-eight residents
in Section 17 and Section 11 were successful in getting their rates
reduced.
Usah beli daripada pemilik asal
27/04/1992 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Jangan beli rumah kos rendah daripada pemilik asal
jika tidak mahu menanggung kerugian. Begitulah amaran Datuk Bandar,
Tan Sri Elyas Omar, kepada orang ramai yang bercadang hendak membeli
rumah berkenaan daripada pemilik asal yang membelinya daripada Dewan
Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) atau pemaju.
Review of decision to allow building of flats
28/04/1992 NST-CITYX By Ramlan Said; L.H. Lim
THE council decided to review its decision to allow a developer to
build flats on a section of a carpark and field in Pandan Jaya. This
follows an objection by councillor Datuk Mufti Suib who said the
project would deprive residents of space and turn the area into a
concrete jungle.
Enam tahun masih CF sementara
28/04/1992 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Masih dengan masalah CF dan pemaju yang tidak
bertanggungjawab. Penduduk Fasa 5, Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong gelisah
berikutan masalah yang dihadapi sejak 1986 tidak dipedulikan oleh
sesiapa.
$294j bantu projek terbengkalai
29/04/1992 BH By Mohd Shah Abdullah; Hamidah Kamaruddin
SEMBILAN puluh projek rumah terbengkalai mendapat bantuan kewangan
$294.3 juta dariSkim Tabung Projek Perumahan Terbengkalai setakat 15
April lalu, kata Setiausaha Parlimen Kementerian Kewangan, Senator
Mustapha Mohamed. Menurutnya, semua projek itu membabitkan 21,144
unit rumah mengandungi 20,186 rumah kediaman dan 958 rumah kedai.
Developer acting on dust problem
29/04/1992 NST By Lim Kiu Hock
WE refer to a report (NST, April 9) about "condo dwellers plagued by
dust". We wish to clarify that the situation is not what is depicted
in the photograph in your article.
Finance firm lines
up $1.7b projects
29/04/1992 NST By Baidura Ahmad
MBf Finance Bhd, taking advantage of the current buoyant property
market, has its hands full for the next five years with three major
property development projects worth $1.7 billion. The projects,
including reviving an abandoned housing scheme, will be in Jalan
Ipoh and Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur, and in Johor Baru.
Cheer for house buyers
30/04/1992 MM
CITY HALL has issued 1,209 temporary certificates of fitness
following appeals from the Taman Sri Sinar and Segambut housebuyers
recently. However, the temporary certificates of 462 more houses
which have expired will not be renewed unless the developers,
Segambut Jaya Development Sdn Bhd and Aquirits Holdings Sdn Bhd,
comply with City Hall's requirements.
Bar wants
quick reports on crooked lawyers 30/04/1992
NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - Clients who have been cheated by lawyers or people
who know of lawyers who commit fraud should report such cases to the
police and the Bar Council instead of telling the Press about it. Bar
Council vice-chairman Zainur Zakaria, who made the call today, said filing
a report immediately after a lawyer's crime was discovered would help save
other people from being cheated by crooked lawyers.
It rained timber!
30/04/1992 MM
RESIDENTS of USJ6/2B in Subang Jaya are complaining of flying planks and
debris from an uncompleted condominium nearby. In the past five months
there have been several incidents of planks and debris falling from the
building belonging to S.H. Subang Jaya Condominium Sdn Bhd.
