Prepare guide, govt told
01/09/1992 MM
THE Selangor Government will be asked to prepare guidelines for
developers undertaking projects in the State. Each of the nine
districts in the State will also be asked to set up a consultative
body to identify sites in their respective areas for housing and
industrial projects.
House buyers
searching for developer
01/09/1992 NST-CITYX By Peter Chan
THIRTY-EIGHT house buyers are up in arms against the developer of
Taman Syukor in Bercham, Ipoh, for failing to deliver their houses
for more than a year. The houses were to have been delivered two
years ago. The developer not only failed to meet the deadline but
work on the project has stopped completely.
Sinking fund for condos
02/09/1992 MM
THE problem of collecting maintenance fees from highrise dwellers
could be solved by creating a sinking fund built into the purchase
price. This was the suggestion by the Institution of Surveyors
Malaysia (ISM) in commenting on a recent proposal by the Housing and
Local Government Ministry to have local authorities collect such
fees.
Stringent rules needed for sales brochures
03/09/1992 NST
ON AUG 13 and 20, we commented on the problems faced by unsuspecting
condominium buyers who discover, much too late, that all that
glitters is not gold as far as their condominium development is
concerned. In particular, the facilities and amenities as promised
in the brochures for the condominium development are just promises.
Confusion over names of two housing
estates
04/09/1992 NST-CITYX
HOUSE owners in two new housing estates being developed off Jalan
Puchong may be more than 10km away from each other, but they are
much closer neighbours than they ever intended to be. At first
glance, both estates now nearing completion appear to share the
same name - Puchong Indah
Rumah kos rendah dijangka naik harga
06/09/1992 BM
KUALA LUMPUR: Harga rumah kos rendah mungkin naik, tetapi kerajaan
memberi jaminan bahawa kajian menyeluruh, termasuk mengenai harga,
tambahan kemudahan infrastruktur dan reka bentuk baru yang sedang
dijalankan, akan mengambil kira kemampuan golongan berpendapatan
rendah membeli rumah. Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk
Dr Ting Chew Peh, berkata Jabatan Perumahan Negara
dipertanggungjawab menyiapkan kajian membabitkan semua aspek
kepentingan pembeli dan pemaju perumahan yang berasaskan kepada
lokasi tapak projek, harga bahan binaan dan nilai tanah.
`Build-and-sell concept not viable'
08/09/1992 NST
THE proposed build-and-sell concept to prevent housing projects from
being abandoned will burden the developer financially and the end
result would be higher selling prices, according to a banker.
Perwira Habib Bank Malaysia Bhd's assistant general manager Encik
Mohd Radzil Mohd Yunus, said the cost of development would be more
as the developer would have to rely on full financing throughout.
Long wait for
compensation
09/09/1992 MM
* HANAFIAH is impatiently waiting for compensation due to him
because the house he bought at Bandar Baru Sungai Buluh did not
comply with the approved plan. Among the irregularities he detected
were the fact that steel fences were used for the partition between
the gardens instead of brick walls and safety bars have not been
installed.
Developer drops
Taman Putra project
09/09/1992 NST-CITYX By Ramlan Said; Harris
Iskandar Taib
THE developer of Taman Putra has abandoned its plans to construct
houses to replace those which are on the verge of collapse - forcing
the 19 affected house-buyers to another round of waiting for new
homes. MCB Holdings Bhd cried out of its undertaking to the State
Government and the affected buyers to build replacement houses,
citing financial constraints.
Rumah belum siap
selepas tujuh tahun
09/09/1992 HM
SUNGAI BULOH: Sudah tujuh kali adakan majlis dialog dengan pemaju
tetapi rumah masih tidak siap. Itulah nasib lebih 425 pembeli rumah
Taman Sri Buloh, Paya Jaras dekat sini, yang membeli rumah berkenaan
sejak tujuh tahun lalu.
His dream home not
taking shape as planned 10/09/1992 MM
* HOPES of owning his own home seems to be diminishing for Rajendra.
He put his $15,000 savings as down payment for a medium-cost house
at Taman Cuepacs in Kajang way back in 1987. But till today, all he
sees of his dream house is a frame and a roof.
Sarang penagih,
maksiat
10/09/1992 HM
SUNGAI BULOH: Sebuah projek perumahan yang terbengkalai di Taman Sri
Buloh, Paya Jaras dekat sini kini dikatakan menjadi sarang maksiat
dan penagihan dadah. Ketua Umno cawangan Paya Jaras Utara, Rahmat
Baie, berkata ramai muda-mudi dari kawasan sekitar mengambil
kesempatan menggunakan rumah kosong di situ sebagai tempat
bercumbu-cumbuan kerana ia agak sunyi dan jauh daripada rumah
penduduk.
Menteri siasat aduan pembeli rumah
11/09/1992 HM
PETALING JAYA: "Saya akan siasat," demikian jaminan Menteri
Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh, terhadap
aduan pembeli rumah Taman Sri Buloh, Paya Jaras dekat Sungai Buloh,
yang terbengkalai sejak tujuh tahun lalu. Beliau berkata
kementeriannya sentiasa peka terhadap masalah projek perumahan
terbengkalai dan akan mengambil tindakan sewajarnya terhadap pemaju
terbabit.
Police: Stop work at site11/09/1992 MM
POLICE have ordered an immediate freeze on all construction work on
apartment blocks in Taman Bukit Permai in Cheras Baru following the
collapse of a proposed six-storey building yesterday. The directive
was issued by Ampang OCPD Supt Hamzah Hashim who declared the area
unsafe pending checks with the relevant authorities.
Guilty ones to be punished
13/09/1992 SUM By Faridah Yaacob
THE Board of Engineers will de-register the engineers responsible for work
on the collapsed Mutiara Court apartment in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, if they
are found to have been negligent. Its secretary Dr Nordin Yunus said a
committee would be formed to investigate the incident. Confirmation of the
engineers involved is being awaited from the Ampang Jaya District Council.
Hope for
buyers
15/09/1992 MM
ALL is not lost for buyers of the Taman Bukit Permai housing project in
Jalan Kuari, Cheras, despite the dampening news that the developer,
Perkuat Kuari Sdn Bhd, will not refund them their money if they pull out.
The buyers of the Mutiara Court apartments whose units were reduced to
rubble last Thursday can seek redress for the "non-delivery" of the
product (the apartment) through legal action.
Ramai pembeli kena tipu
16/09/1992 HM
MUAR: Kebanyakan pembeli rumah di negeri ini terpaksa mengeluarkan belanja
sendiri untuk mendapatkan bekalan air dan elektrik, walaupun dalam
perjanjian jual beli pembayaran itu termasuk dalam kos harga rumah. Ketika
mendedahkan perkara itu, Timbalan Pengerusi Penaja Persatuan Pengguna dan
Pembeli Rumah Johor, Muhamad Basir Nawabuddin, berkata beliau hanya
menyedari perkara itu selepas pemaju memintanya menjelaskan bayaran
pemasangan meter air.
Pow-wow to
save project 16/09/1992 MM
THE Selangor Government is arranging a meeting between the developer of a
delayed industrial estate in Klang and disgruntled corporate buyers.
Menteri Besar Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib said the meeting is to reduce
friction between the developer and the buyers of lots in the Bukit Raja
Prime Industrial Estate, the biggest in the State.
Ramai tidak faham jual beli rumah
17/09/1992 BH
SEGAMAT, Rabu - Hampir 90 peratus pembeli rumah di negara ini tidak
faham mengenai perjanjian jual beli rumah menyebabkan mereka sukar
membuat tuntutan jika pemaju lewat menyiapkan projek mengikut jadual.
Presiden Gabungan Persatuan Pengguna Malaysia (Fomca), Hamdan Adnan,
berkata kelemahan itu juga menyebabkan pembeli terpaksa membayar
lebih daripada harga rumah yang dijual.
Penghuni flet ada
ibu kunci 18/09/1992 HM
JOHOR BAHRU: Aneh tetapi benar. Satu kunci boleh buka enam pintu
rumah. Penghuni flet Bandar Baru Uda (BBU) di sini hairan bagaimana
satu kunci pintu utama boleh membuka enam pintu rumah lain.
Bila nak masuk api?
18/09/1992 HM
JOHOR BAHRU: Duit sudah dibayar, elektrik masih belum dibekalkan.
Ramai penghuni flet Bandar Baru Uda (BBU) di sini masih belum
disalurkan dengan bekalan elektrik walaupun sudah berpindah ke rumah
baru itu sejak akhir bulan lalu.
No home sweet home
for buyers
18/09/1992 NST-SSPEC
SO near, and yet so far. This appears to be the predicament of about
1,000 house-buyers at two housing estates in Johor.
Mazlan terkejut! 18/09/1992 HM
PENGHUNI flet Bandar Baru Uda, di Johor Bahru, Mazlan Mohamad Yusuf
(gambar) menunjukkan kunci pintu rumahnya yang boleh membuka lapan
pintu rumah lain. Dia yang baru berpindah di situ, sebulan lalu
terkejut apabila mendapati kunci itu boleh membuka pintu rumah lain.
Pangsapuri runtuh: Panel khas dilantik 20/09/1992 BM
IPOH: Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan melantik sebuah
panel khas menyiasat kejadian pangsapuri enam tingkat yang runtuh
dan mengorbankan seorang buruh binaan di projek perumahan Taman
Bukit Permai, Cheras 11 September lalu. Menterinya, Datuk Dr Ting
Chew Peh, berkata semua ahli panel itu tidak mempunyai kepentingan
dalam projek itu dan berkecuali.
173 projek rumah dipulihkan
23/09/1992 BH
KERAJAAN berjaya memulihkan 173 projek perumahan terbengkalai di
bawah Tabung Projek Perumahan Terbengkalai (TPPT) sehingga Jun tahun
ini, kata Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Datuk Dr Ting
Chew Peh. Beliau berkata, keseluruhan kos projek perumahan yang
berjaya dipulihkan itu dianggarkan bernilai $1.684 juta, membabitkan
29,400 unit rumah dan 20,718 pembeli di seluruh negara.
Stalled housing
projects revived
23/09/1992 NST
A TOTAL of 173 of abandoned housing projects, comprising 29,400
dwelling units, have been successfully revived since 1990. Housing
and Local Government Minister Datuk Dr Ting Chew Peh said yesterday
the projects, involving 20,718 buyers, had an estimated value of
$1.684 billion.
Buyer waits 10
years and more for dream house
28/09/1992 MM By Nurazah Ismail; Alina Simon
* UNLUCKY'S dream of owning a house was dashed when the housing
project, Taman Berlian, was abandoned 10 years ago. Last year, it
was revived under the Government's Abandoned Housing Project
Rehabilitation Fund programme. "Work on the project began in January
and it was completed in April," he says.
Nasib malang
pembeli rumah
28/09/1992 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Tiga kali notis pindah diterima, tetapi rumah yang
bakal dihuni belum siap. Itulah nasib yang dihadapi oleh salah
seorang pembeli rumah kos rendah di Taman Koperasi Cuepacs Kajang
setelah lima tahun mendapat pinjaman menerusi Skim Pinjaman
Perumahan Kerajaan.
Buyer waits 10
years and more for dream house
28/09/1992 MM
* UNLUCKY'S dream of owning a house was dashed when the housing
project, Taman Berlian, was abandoned 10 years ago. Last year, it
was revived under the Government's Abandoned Housing Project
Rehabilitation Fund programme. "Work on the project began in January
and it was completed in April," he says.
CF: Pemaju mesti patuhi syarat
30/09/1992 BH
KEGAGALAN sebahagian projek pembinaan terutama perumahan di kawasan
MPJB memperolehi sijil kelayakan menduduki (CF) berpunca daripada
sikap pemaju dan jurubinanya yang tidak memahami garis panduan yang
ditetapkan. Timbalan Yang Dipertua MPJB, Datuk Ismail Aziz, berkata
sebahagian besar pemaju termasuk jurubinanya tidak memahami kehendak
dan garis panduan majlis perbandaran itu dalam meluluskan sesebuah
projek pembinaan.
Taman Putra developer `not liable'
30/09/1992 NST-CITYX
THE developer of the 19 houses in Taman Putra damaged by erosion
says it has not given any undertaking to the State Government to
build replacement units for the affected families. A spokesman for
the developer, MCB Holdings Bhd, said the company was not liable for
the damages as the houses had been handed over to the buyers more
than a year ago
