Six-year wait over
02/11/1992 MM
THE long wait for 413 housebuyers of the abandoned Taman Chempaka Phase
III is almost over. They now need to wait only about three months to take
delivery of their homes which they bought almost six years ago. The long
wait came about after the developer, Perushaan Timah Langat Sdn Bhd,
abandoned the project.
Anai-anai ancam Petaling
Jaya
02/11/1992 HM
PETALING JAYA: Hapuskan anai-anai di Petaling Jaya. Majlis Perbandaran
Petaling Jaya (MPPJ) akan mengadakan kajian terperinci mengenai anai-anai
yang dikatakan mengancam kawasan perumahan dan bangunan di kawasan
pentadbirannya
Sikap pemaju Taman Guar
Perahu dikesali
02/11/1992 BH
BUKIT MERTAJAM, Ahad - Persatuan Penduduk Taman Guar Perahu di sini
menyesali sikap pemaju yang gagal menunaikan janjinya memperbaiki
kerosakan bumbung rumah yang berpunca daripada penggunaan kayu tidak
bermutu. Pengerusinya, Omar Mohamad, yang ditemui di sini petang semalam
berkata pemaju membuat janji itu ketika berdialog dengan wakil persatuan
kira-kira lapan bulan lalu.
Still no CF for house
03/11/1992 MM
* FED-UP of Kajang wants to know when his new house will be issued with a
certificate of fitness (CF). He says he booked a double-storey link unit
in Taman Bukit Kajang Baru in August 1987.
Lawyers under
police probe for alleged cheating 04/11/1992
NST By S. Jayakrishnan
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Police are investigating cases of alleged
misappropriation of funds running into millions of ringgit involving about
20 lawyers, mainly in the city, Selangor and Penang. Although the exact
number of cases which had been referred to the police is not available, it
is believed the lawyers had cheated each client of between $700,000 and $1
million.
13-year wait for 113
housebuyers
09/11/1992 NST-CITYX By Anne Haslam
WHEN housebuyers of Taman Seri Tanjung, Tanjung Rambutan, 18km from Ipoh,
signed an agreement to purchase the houses in l979 they thought they would
have only about 18 months to wait before they could move into their homes.
However, as it turned out, they had to wait for more than a decade because
shortly after, the housing scheme was abandoned.
Waiting game
10/11/1992 MM
* LIM of Klang wants to know when his new house will be completed. He says
he booked a medium low-cost terrace unit in Taman Koperasi Menara Maju,
Kampung Jawa, Klang, in July 1989 and was promised that the house would be
completed in two years.
'Builder `no' to cut in fees
13/11/1992 MM
A MEETING between house owners of Bandar Puchong Jaya and
the developer over the high fee for re-submission of building plans
ended in a deadlock yesterday. Dynamic Management Sdn Bhd, the
developer, refused to agree to a substantial reduction of the fee
requested by representatives of the house owners' action committee.
Kedah
sedia temu HDA
13/11/1992 BH
SUNGAI PETANI, Khamis - Kerajaan Kedah tidak akan melayan sebarang
permintaan daripada pemaju perumahan yang ingin mengadakan
perbincangan mengenai masalah perumahan di negeri ini. Sebaliknya,
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perumahan negeri, Abdul Rahman Ibrahim,
berkata kerajaan hanya bersedia menemui Persatuan Pemaju Perumahan
(HDA) Kedah/Perlis jika ada perkara yang perlu dibincangkan.
Khidmat MPS terburuk
13/11/1992 BH
SEREMBAN, Khamis - Panel Penilaian Perkhidmatan Awam Kerajaan
Negeri Sembilan yang ditubuh bagi menilai prestasi dan mutu
perkhidmatan jabatan dan agensi kerajaan memilih Majlis
Perbandaran Seremban (MPS) sebagai agensi terburuk. Pengerusinya,
Datuk A Ponniah yang juga pengerusi Persatuan Pemaju Perumahan
Negeri (HDA), berkata perkhidmatan kaunter majlis itu jauh
daripada memuaskan.
Seremban council gets thumbs down for service
13/11/1992 NST
A PANEL set up by the Negri Sembilan Government to evaluate
performance and quality of services provided by State departments
and agencies has placed the Seremban Municipal Council (MPS) among
the worst. Panel chairman Datuk A. Ponniah, who is also State
Housing Developers Association chairman, said the councils counter
service was found very wanting in efficiency.
Tuntutan tak
pulang modal
13/11/1992 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Kalau bawa ke mahkamah, pasti menang sebab ada bukti
yang cukup. Tetapi apa yang akan diperolehi selepas itu setelah
dipotong bayaran peguam? Inilah yang memeningkan seorang pembeli
rumah di Lot 1086, Taman Sri Andalas, Klang dalam usahanya untuk
menuntut semula bayaran daripada pemaju projek itu, Koperasi
Serbaguna Anak-Anak Selangor Berhad (Kosas).
Property databank set-up long overdue
14/11/1992 BT
THE property and construction sectors, riding in tandem with the
country's rapid conomic growth, are expected to remain bouyant in
the immediate future. The construction sector which experienced
strong growth in the last few years is expected to maintain double
digit growth during the Sixth Malaysian Plan period. This year, it
is expected to record a growth of 13.5 per cent compared with 14.6
per cent in 1991. Works Minister Datuk Leo Moggie, at a property
conference earlier this year, said the demand for residential,
commercial and institutional buildings is still quite substantial.
The prolific growth of condominiums especially in the Klang Valley
shows that there is a rising demand for these buildings.
Kedah kaji keperluan rumah
14/11/1992 BH
ALOR STAR, Jumaat - Kedah menyediakan Rancangan Pembangunan
Perumahan Lima Tahun bagi mengkaji dan mengenal pasti keperluan
perumahan di negeri itu untuk tempoh lima tahun akan datang.
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan, Abdul Rahman
Ibrahim, berkata rancangan yang akan dimulakan tahun depan itu,
dijangka membantu kerajaan memastikan keperluan sebenar perumahan di
negeri ini.
Mud danger for
houses in Taman Seri Emas
14/11/1992 NST-CITYX
MORE than a dozen single-storey
houses in an abandoned housing project in Kampar is in danger of
being buried under mud. The houses, about 16 units in two blocks,
are filled almost to the ceiling with mud, with only about a foot of
space left.
Buyers lodge
police reports
14/11/1992 NST
BUYERS of Taman Cheras flats have lodged police reports against the
developer for allegedly failing to pay quit rent on their
properties. The 475 owners claimed they had paid $178,406 over the
past six years to Yulek Development Sdn Bhd.
Pembeli rumah naik
helikopter
15/11/1992 BM
KUALA LUMPUR: Kira-kira 200 pembeli pertama rumah milik pemaju ASM
Development Sdn Bhd di Bandar Tasik Selatan berpeluang menaiki
helikopter bagi melihat pemandangan sekitar kawasan perumahan seluas
76 hektar itu. Mereka juga disediakan dengan kabinet dapur percuma
oleh pemaju sebagai salah satu cara promosi jualan.'
Developer, house owners
to resolve fees deadlock
20/11/1992 MM
BANDAR PUCHONG JAYA house owners and the project developer are expected to
meet again next week to resolve a deadlock over the high fees to re-submit
house building plans by the owners. The developer's architects have sent
their latest fee proposal to the residents two days ago
FIC guidelines likely to dampen property sector
21/11/1992 BT
ON APRIL 3 this year, the Foreign Investment Committee (FIC)
gave the property and real estate sector a jolt when it enforced the
1974 guidelines requiring all foreign purchasers of residential
properties, including terrace units, link houses, bungalows,
apartments and condominiums, to seek its approval. The move sent
shock waves not only to potential housebuyers but also to real
estate agents, property valuers, lawyers and investment advisers.
The ones most taken aback were the housing developers.
Syarat keluar CF diperketat
22/11/1992 BM
SEREMBAN: Kerajaan negeri mengarahkan pegawai daerah mengeluarkan
Sijil Menduduki (CF) hanya kepada pemaju perumahan yang membina
kolam pengoksidanan mengikut garis panduan Jabatan Bekalan Air
Negeri Sembilan (JBANS). Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad,
berkata perkara itu perlu ditekankan kerana sebelum ini kerajaan
negeri mengenal pasti beberapa kolam pengoksidanan yang tidak
berfungsi dan menimbulkan kesulitan kepada penghuni kawasan terbabit.
Collapsing trend
23/11/1992 MM
BUILDERS and developers are worried over the new trend of collapse
of uncompleted buildings and worksite accidents this year involving
loss of lives and injuries. There have been four cases of total or
partial collapse of buildings under construction, and an equal
number of toppling tower cranes since January - raising questions
over the quality of workmanship.
Pemaju dibenar jual rumah rizab Bumiputera
23/11/1992 BH
KERAJAAN Kedah terpaksa membenarkan pemaju perumahan di negeri ini
menjual se bahagian rumah kedai yang dirizabkan untuk Bumiputera
kepada bukan Bumiputera apabila tiada orang Melayu membelinya.
Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Osman Aroff, berkata langkah itu bertujuan
mengelakkan pemaju mengalami kerugian besar di samping mengatasi
masalah projek perumahan terbengkalai.
13 keluarga dah
tak tahan lagi!
23/11/1992 HM
PETALING JAYA: Tiga belas keluarga di Seksyen 11 di sini, tidak
dapat menahan `kesengsaraan' yang dialami sejak setahun lalu
berikutan pembinaan projek kondominium berhampiran kediaman mereka.
Projek di hadapan Hospital Universiti itu didakwa merosakkan sebuah
rumah berhampiran dan 12 rumah lagi hampir retak berikutan kerja
pembinaan kondominium itu.
Set up housing exchange, urges HDA
25/11/1992 BT
THE Housing Developers Association (HDA) wants the Government to
set up a low-cost housing exchange scheme to ensure that low-cost
houses remain within the means of the lower income group. HDA
president Datuk Teo Chiang Kok proposed that the Government set up
the exchange where all low-cost houses up for resale are sold at
$25,000 plus holding costs to ensure that owners can recover their
capital without making a profit.
Tindakan sebagai
pengajaran bagi pemaju
25/11/1992 HM
ULU TIRAM: Lebih 1,000 pembeli rumah di Taman Puteri Wangsa di sini
bersepakat untuk membawa kes kelewatan projek perumahan itu ke
mahkamah. Osman Hussin, 37, berkata beliau bersetuju dengan langkah
jawatankuasa bertindak yang ditubuhkan oleh pembeli rumah itu agar
ia dapat dijadikan pengajaran kepada pemaju perumahan lain supaya
menepati janji.
1,000 setuju ke mahkamah
25/11/1992 HM
ULU TIRAM: Lebih 1,000 pembeli rumah projek Taman Puteri Wangsa di sini
yang terbengkalai sejak enam tahun lalu sudah membawa kes itu ke mahkamah.
Setiausaha Jawatankuasa Bertindak Perumahan Taman Puteri Wangsa, Zahara
Attan, berkata kes itu akan didengar di Mahkamah Tinggi Kuala Lumpur pada
2 Mei depan.
Safety poser
26/11/1992 MM
MANY potential house buyers are harbouring doubts about the safety of
living in high-rise buildings, especially the lowand medium-cost ones. The
president of the Malaysian Institute of Architects (PAM), Mr Jimmy C.S.
Lim, attributed this increasing lack of confidence in the building
industry to the spate of total or partial collapse of structures under
construction this year.
Disputing parties claim
to be `victims'
28/11/1992 NST
TANAH MERAH, Fri. - A dispute between a housing developer and house buyers
which erupted earlier this year has reached a stage where both parties now
claim to be "victims". Buyers of the Taman Sri Kayangan housing project
had made allegations of irregularities while the developer, Mok's Realty
Sdn Bhd, is threatening legal action against them for alleged slandering
and tarnishing the company's reputation
