Property developers failure to make market survey results in over supply
01/08/2002 The Star
A FAILURE by property developers to carry out detailed market surveys has
resulted in a serious overhang in residential property supply, according
to Jurunilai Bersekutu principal Sultan Mydin Ibrahim.
New law to regulate maintenance fees soon
02/08/2002 NST
KOTA KINABALU, Thurs. - A Building Maintenance and Services Bill which will
allow buyers of apartments to determine the maintenance costs of their premises
will be tabled in Parliament in September. Deputy Housing and Local Government
Minister Datuk M. Kayveas said today the Bill was being introduced following
complaints of excessive maintenance costs imposed by housing developers.
State plans board to manage low-cost units
02/08/2002 The Star
MALACCA: The state government has decided to set up a housing board to
manage low-cost houses and flats built by the public sector, and to look
into social ills.
Cuai pasang cerucuk punca retak
03/08/2002 HM
KAMI merujuk kepada surat yang disiarkan di Harian Metro
melalui ruangan `Surat Pembaca", 29 Julai 2002. Sukacita dimaklumkan Puncak
Alam Housing Sdn Bhd, sebagai pemaju Bandar Baru Puncak Alam ingin membuat
kenyataan berikutan penyiaran surat itu. Puncak Alam Housing Sdn Bhd, sebagai
pemaju Bandar Baru Puncak Alam, ingin memaklumkan pada tahun 2000, sebanyak
313 rumah mengalami keretakan.
Ong studying management of flats
03/08/2002 The Star
HONG KONG: The Malaysian Housing and Local Government Ministry is studying
how the government here deals with the management and maintenance of common
property from the time buyers move into their flats until they receive their
strata titles.
Pemaju berpeluang dapat hak milik strata
05/08/2002 BH
MELAKA, Ahad - Kerajaan Melaka berhasrat mendapatkan
hak milik strata bagi semua rumah pangsa di negeri ini sebelum akhir tahun
ini, kata Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perumahan, Kerajaan Tempatan dan Alam Sekitar
negeri, Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam. Beliau berkata, bagi tujuan itu, Majlis Perbandaran
Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah (MPMBB) diarah mempercepatkan proses permohonan
dan kelulusan hak milik strata oleh pemaju.
Pemaju beri alasan kewangan
05/08/2002 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: "Saya ingatkan cuma saya yang mengalami masalah ini tetapi bila
ada pembeli yang tidak mendapat rumah sejak 1997, saya rasa ada sesuatu yang
tidak kena," kata setiausaha, Siti Azura Mohd Anuar, 37, mengenai rumah yang
dibelinya tetapi masih terbengkalai. Siti Azura yang membeli satu unit pangsapuri
Blok B Estana Court, Hulu Klang sejak 1999 tidak berpuas hati dengan prestasi
yang ditunjukkan pemaju perumahan itu yang melambatkan pembinaan pangsapuri
itu.
10 tahun rumah tak siap
05/08/2002 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Penduduk Kampung Pasir Wardieburn, Sentul, di sini, berharap
Flet Danau Kota yang dibina bagi pemindahan semula setinggan itu disiapkan
segera selepas terbengkalai beberapa tahun. Daripada lima blok 20 tingkat
yang dibina, hanya dua blok sudah disiapkan manakala tiga blok lagi gagal
disiapkan mengikut jadual menyebabkan pembeli rumah ternanti-nanti
15 tahun merana
06/08/2002 HM
AMPANG: Penghuni apartmen Riviera, Taman Muda, di sini menghadapi
masalah mendapatkan hak milik strata walaupun tinggal di situ sejak 15 tahun
lalu. Kelewatan mendapat hak milik strata berkenaan menyebabkan penduduk sukar
bertindak apabila berlaku masalah berkaitan penyelenggaraan di kawasan berkenaan
walaupun sudah membayar pinjaman perumahan mereka.
Four-year-old Petaling Utama flats without certificate of fitness
06/08/2002 NST-CITY
RESIDENTS of Block A and Block B of Flat Petaling Utama in
Kuala Lumpur are unhappy that they have not yet obtained their certificate
of fitness (CF) despite having lived there for the past four years. Residents'
committee chairman Abdul Razak Ahmad said they had only been issued temporary
CFs.
New hopes for buyers
07/08/2002 The Star
The Pangsapuri Widuri apartment project in Lorong Chempa, Butterworth,
which had stalled for nearly three years, will soon be revived as the
financing bank has approved a rescue package plan.
Hope for abandoned Bandar Sentul Utama project
08/08/2002 MM
THE Bandar Sentul Utama Phase 2 project, which was abandoned
in 1997, will be given a new lease of life. The purchasers' protem committee
was given the green light to be the receiver and manager of the abandoned
project, after a meeting with the Ministry of Housing and Local Governments
on Aug 21, 2001.
Sri Bayu grouses being rectified
09/08/2002 MM
ALL grouses brought up by unit owners of the Sri Bayu apartments
in Bandar Puchong Jaya are being, or have been, rectified. This is developer
IOI Corporation Bhd's assurance to residents of the hilltop apartments, who
recently contacted The Malay Mail with a long list of grouses.
"If I complain, I'll have to pay more"
11/08/2002 By Tay It Tuan, Director Asset Services, CB
Richard Ellis
Source: http://www.cbre.com.sg/marketwatch/features_110800.html
Where to go and why…Many years ago, while visiting a friend living in a
private apartment, I noticed water dripping from the ceiling of the lift
lobby.
Racial mix for housing estates
12/08/2002 MM
NEW housing estates in Selangor are being given directives
to ensure that the house buyers reflect the racial composition of the country.
The developer must pledge to have 55 per cent Malays, 30 per cent Chinese
and 15 per cent Indians to get approval by the State government.
Dashed dreams
12/08/2002 MM
AN exclusive address. Resort-style living away from the city.
Such were the dream homes and lifestyles that were promised by Emville Golf
Resort near Sepang. But nine years on, more than 700 purchasers of the project's
phase one bungalow lots are getting weary that their investment was going
down the drain.
25% buyers delaying resumption of project
12/8/2002 The Star
The turnkey contractor appointed to revive the abandoned Pangsapuri Widuri
project in Butterworth is unable to resume work because it has failed to
obtain 100% approval from housebuyers for the rescue package.
`Prices of houses will not go up'
14/08/2002 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister
Datuk M. Kayveas said prices of houses will not increase even with the outflow
of Indonesian workers from the industry. "There is no reason prices should
increase as labour costs are cheap now. There will be no such thing and the
ministry will not agree to it."
Buyers to fight back
14/08/2002 MM
PROPERTY developer Emville Sdn Bhd may have gone into liquidation
but the purchasers of Emville Golf Resort bungalow lots are still claiming
their rights as spelt out in the sale and purchase agreement. This was decided
by the purchasers' pro-tem committee at their first meeting last Sunday.
Selangor to help to settle house CF disputes
15/08/2002 NST-CITY
THE Selangor State Economic Council will step in to solve disputes
between housing developers and the local authorities which involved approval
of Certificate of Fitness (CF) for houses. Selangor Executive Councillor Datuk
Ch'ng Toh Eng said this was to avoid housebuyers from becoming victims of
the tussle bewteen developers and the authorities over conditions imposed
for the approving of CFs.
CF for housing project after 12 years
16/08/2002
The Star
BUTTERWORTH: After nearly 12 years, buyers of the Wisma Telaga flats here
can finally look forward to moving into their new homes. The
project, completed in 1991, was finally issued with a Certificate of
Fitness (CF) by the Seberang Prai Municipal Council early this month.
Developer unable to revive abandoned project
16/08/2002
The Star
BUTTERWORTH: The turnkey contractor appointed to revive the abandoned
Pangsapuri Widuri project here is unable to resume work because it had
failed to obtain approval from all the house buyers for the rescue
package.
Racial quota unrealistic
17/08/2002 NST-PROP
THE Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo's directive
early this week that every new housing estate in Selangor should reflect the
racial composition of the country before getting their approvals had property
developers up in arms. However, in a faxed statement, deputy Housing and Local
Government minister Datuk M. Kayveas said it is important to promote racial
unity in the country. He said such effort could be achieved by different communities
in housing areas through community projects and activities involving all races
that must be held on a regular basis.
Group: Finish houses on time
18/08/2002
The Star
PETALING JAYA: Low-cost houses should be completed on time to protect
buyers from additional costs which could eventually lead to projects being
abandoned, said the House Buyers Association.
Don’t use worker shortage as an excuse, builders told
19/08/2002
The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Housing developers and contractors should not use the
shortage of workers in the construction sector as an excuse to delay
completion and delivery of their projects.
Ong: Labour shortage no excuse
19/08/2002 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - The Government will no longer accept labour
shortage as an excuse from housing developers reneging on the Sale and Purchase
Agreement (SPA). Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting
said today developers should not rush the sale of houses before ensuring the
projects could be completed on schedule.
Negri MB wants housing developers to plant trees first
20/08/2002 NST
SEREMBAN, Mon. - The State Government has directed all housing
developers to plant trees in their areas before building the houses. Menteri
Besar Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad said action would be taken against developers
who fail to do so.
Kecewa PKNS tangguh serah kunci
20/08/2002 HM
SHIDA Ahmad dari Puchong, Selangor berkata dia membeli rumah
Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor (PKNS) di Kelompok Mawar Sari, Setiawangsa
dan dijanjikan mendapat kunci Jun lalu. Bagaimanapun, katanya, pembeli rumah
masih ternanti-nanti kunci rumah itu kerana PKNS belum lagi menyerahkannya.
Buyers of stalled projects taking developers to court
20/08/2002 NST-CITY
SOME buyers of the stalled Rhythm and Newgate Avenue service
apartment projects in USJ, Subang Jaya are initiating legal action against
the developers to reclaim their monies with interest. The buyers met officials
of the Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam, Selangor (Cassa) last
Saturday to request further action by the association to protect their rights
and interests in the matter.
`Wall cracks still appearing'
21/08/2002 MM
FRUSTRATED is both fed up and worried about the cracklines
that reappeared at his new Rawang Perdana home despite the developer attending
to them. He says he first noticed them on the walls of the living room, kitchen
and bedrooms a few months after moving into the RM109,000 house in July.
Seeking ways to revive stalled housing projects
22/08/2002 NST-CITY
BUYERS of the stalled Rhythm Avenue and Newgate Avenue service
apartment projects in USJ Subang, have formed a "Buyers Committee" to solve
their problems. The 20-member committee had their first meeting yesterday
with the senior managers of Sanjung Utama Sdn Bhd and Solarglow Sdn Bhd, the
developers of the projects, which have stalled for 11 months.
Kecewa flet tak siap
23/08/2002 HM
KAMI pembeli projek perumahan Taman Desa Rakyat Perdana, Pasir
Gudang, Johor Bahru kecewa dengan sikap pemaju yang masih gagal menyiapkan
projek perumahan yang terbengkalai lebih setahun lalu. Pelbagai alasan diberikan
pemaju projek berkenaan berhubung kelewatan menyiapkan projek kos rendah jenis
flet tiga bilik satu bilik air itu yang berharga RM25,000 seunit.
Pay maintenance fees, condo residents urged
24/08/2002 NST-CITY
LAND and Co-operative Development Deputy Minister Dr Tan Kee
Kwong has urged owners and tenants of Villa Angsana Condominiums to pay their
maintenance fees to enable the management companies to provide good services.
He said this when he visited the condominium in Jalan Krian, off Jalan Ipoh,
Kuala Lumpur where he was taken on a tour of the facilities such as the fitness
centre, badminton court, swimming pool, car parks and walkways.
Perak residents pampered, says MB
24/08/2002 NST
IPOH, Fri. - Residents in Perak are a pampered group when it
comes to house ownership, Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali said
today. He said there were some who refused to purchase three-room low-cost
homes priced at RM35,000 in urban areas, while others in rural areas wanted
the State to allocate housing lots.
Former mining workers tired of long delay in project
26/08/2002 MM
FOR four years, former workers of Killing Hall Tin Malaysia
have been waiting for their low-cost houses to be completed but their patience
has run thin. Construction work on their new homes has been so slow and only
142 out of 204 units have been built on the 2.8 hectare ex-mining land in
Batu 18 off Jalan Puchong.
Police report lodged against developers
26/08/2002 NST-CITY
THE Consumers Association of Subang and Shah Alam (Cassa) lodged
a report at the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Division last Friday asking the
police to investigate the developers whose apartment projects in USJ19 and
USJ21 have stalled for the past 11 months. The report was made against the
developers of Rhythm Avenue and Newgate apartments, the banks and the solicitors
concerned on behalf of 167 purchasers who are demanding their monies back
with interest.
Trust funds to revive projects
26/08/2002 MM
Housing Ministry urged to take charge of funds raised The House
Buyers Association (HBA) wants the Housing and Local Government Ministry to
administer trust funds into which all money raised for rehabilitation of abandoned
housing projects could go into
Construction industry needs to re-think policies
27/08/2002 The Star By V.K.Chin
THE Human Resources Ministry recently disclosed that some employers have
been selling some of their “excess” foreign workers to other companies in
urgent need of such labour.
Hold community events for residents, developers urged
28/08/2002 NST-CITY
HOUSING developers have been urged to organise activities for
the communities in their townships. Kuala Lumpur Datuk Bandar Datuk Mohmad
Shaid Mohamad Taufek said the developers should also contribute to the social
development of the people, instead of just making money from their projects.
Have amenities, builders told
28/08/2002 The Star By Esther Chandran
ALL requirements that will ensure the well-being of the community should
be included by developers in layout and building plans, Kuala Lumpur Mayor
Datuk Mohmad Shaid Mohd Taufek said.
SPN siapkan 15 projek perumahan tergendala 29/08/2002 BH
ALOR STAR, Rabu - Syarikat Perumahan Negara (SPN) sudah menyerahkan
15 projek perumahan yang tergendala, siap dengan Sijil Kelayakan Menduduki
(CF) kepada pembelinya sepanjang tahun lalu, kata Pengerusinya, Datuk Ahmad
Zahid Hamidi.
26,000 houses to be ready by 2005
29/08/2002 NST
ALOR STAR, Wed. - Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad (SPNB) is
confident of completing all 91 abandoned housing projects involving 26,000
low- and medium-cost houses nationwide by 2005. Its chairman, Datuk Ahmad
Zahid Hamidi, said the company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ministry of Finance
Incorporated, had been given RM3 billion to rescue these projects.
Builders must also think ahead
29/8/2002 The Star By Concerned Citizen
RECENTLY, the Government gave in to appeals by the construction sector to
allow Indonesian labour to be employed in the industry again. The reasons
given were that other nationals could not put up with the harsh conditions
faced at our construction sites.
RFCB cadang tiga projek RM99
juta 30/08/2002 Berita Harian
RICH Focus Corporation Bhd (RFCB) merancang membangunkan tiga lagi projek
hartanah komersial dan perumahan bernilai RM99 juta di Pulau Pinang.
