Waller Court residential units earmarked for redevelopment
01/09/2002
NSUNT
IPOH, Sat. - Residential units at Waller Court flats will make
way for a new redevelopment scheme which will create more opportunities for
commercial and cultural activities, Datuk Bandar Datuk Talaat Husain said.
Although eviction notices had yet to be served to tenants, he said that City
Council had identified the area for redevelopment because its structure was
becoming almost uninhabitable.
New law to help disabled 02/09/2002
NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. - Legislation being drafted by the Government
will make it compulsory for the public and private sectors to provide facilities
and job opportunities for the disabled. The proposed law will also incorporate
the social and civil rights of the disabled community.
MB orders three to start building low-cost flats
02/09/2002
NST-CITY
THREE developers in Subang Jaya, who have failed to start building
low- cost flats in the municipality, have been warned the land will be taken
back by the Selangor Government if they did not start work by November. The
three are Mas Manis Sdn Bhd, Jenbina Sdn Bhd and A Besik Sdn Bhd.
Developer taken to task over bridge
03/09/2002 The Star
MALACCA: The Malacca Historical City Municipal Council will
summon Pulau Kembar Sdn Bhd, developer of Pulau Melaka, for failing to ensure
public safety along the bridge from Melaka Raya to Pulau Melaka. This
is following eight cases of people who drowned after falling from the bridge
leading to the island since 1997.
Three projects being revived
04/09/2002 NST
THE State Government has assured the people that three idle projects - the
Ayer Keroh Industrial Estate, Semabok bus station and Malaysia China Light
Industry - were being revived. State Housing, Local Government and Environment
Committee chairman Datuk Wira Poh Ah Tiam said his committee had looked at
the projects and their problems.
Residents appeal to MB to settle issue
06/09/2002 The Star
IPOH: Ipoh Garden East residents are appealing to Mentri
Besar Datuk Seri Mohd Tajol Rosli Ghazali to fulfil his promises made two
years ago to settle the controversial issue of a light industrial estate being
too near their houses.
Speed up CFs for Cape Nautica Villas
06/09/2002
NST
I AM one of the many unfortunate buyers of the Cape Nautica
Villas in Port Dickson developed by Cempaka Mewah Sdn Bhd. The condominiums
were completed in early 2000 but up till now the buyers are unable to occupy
the premises because no Certificate of Fitness has been issued. I am now burdened
with monthly bank instalments. Can Sri Hartamas (the project's special administrator)
or the Port Dickson Municipal Council speed up matters?
Residents appeal to MB to settle issue
06/09/2002 The Star
IPOH: Ipoh Garden East residents are appealing to Mentri Besar
Datuk Seri Mohd Tajol Rosli Ghazali to fulfil his promises made two years
ago to settle the controversial issue of a light industrial estate being too
near their houses.
Bungalow lot buyers seek compensation
MM 07/09/2002
WE are the residents of Bukit Jalil Resort and we were initially
proud to own a piece of land in this resort. We bought our bungalow lots from
Berjaya Golf Resort Bhd and built our own houses a few years later.
Constructive Criticism
07/09/2002
NST-PROP By Andrew Wong
The mark of maturity, in my books, is how well a person accepts criticism,
especially criticism that suggest ways of improvement.
Simply out of reach
09/09/2002 MM
HUNDREDS of house buyers in Kampung Muniandy, Petaling Jaya,
are demanding that the authorities and their "elusive" wakil rakyat help them
out in their tussle with a housing developer from whom they bought low-cost
apartments. They allege that the developer had acted in violation of standard
local authorities' rules and regulations.
Strata title applications and survey plans on-line by
2004 10/09/2002 NST
SHAH ALAM, Mon. - In 2004, all strata title applications will
be made on- line and all plans submitted by surveyors must be done digitally.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo said the status of applications
could also be checked through a website.
State denies giving approval for project
13/09/2002 The Star
IPOH: The state government has refuted claims that it had approved
a mega project on the site of the 40-year-old Waller Court flats in Jalan
Onn Jaafar here.
Angry residents fail to meet housing minister
16/09/2002 MM
ANGRY residents of Kampung Muniandy are hoping that a meeting
will soon be arranged for them, the authorities and the developer of an apartment
project the residents are upset with. They want to stop the "football game"
which, they claim, the authorities and the developer have been playing - using
the residents as the ball - and get everybody to sit down and talk.
Still no sign of flats
19/09/2002 MM
SIX years and residents of Kampung Tai Yew in Sungai Besi are
still waiting for the flats they were promised when their squatter houses
were demolished to make way for the Besraya highway in Sungai Besi.
Work at abandon housing project restarts
20/09/2002 The Star
The 289 purchasers of the abandoned housing project, Seri Semarak
and Eternal Heights in Bandar Baru Air Itam, Penang, can now look forward
to moving into their new homes in three years’ time.
Shop owners seek City Hall help in CF issue
20/09/2002
NST-CITY
OWNERS of commercial and light industrial lots at the Kepong
Entrepreneurs Park in Kepong, Kuala Lumpur are requesting Kuala Lumpur City
Hall to look into the non-issuance of Certificates of Fitness for their premises.
The owners also want City Hall to look into the renewal of their temporary
CFs.
Rethinking our delivery system
21/09/2002 NST-PROP By National House Buyers Association
The property industry’s decades-old practice of “selling off-the-plan”
passes the financial burden that ought to be borne by developers squarely
on house buyers.This is because, when house buyers are made to pay
progressive payments, they are shouldering a large proportion of
developers’ financing needs.
No to build then sell
21/09/2002 NST-PROP By National House Buyers Association
New directive aimed at cutting property overhang
21/09/2002 BT-SUPP
THE Government will issue a directive to local authorities
not to approve any more new construction of office and commercial buildings,
except in special cases. This is to address the issue of property overhang,
especially commercial properties.
House buyers' insurance proposal
21/09/2002
NST-PROP
THE Ministry of Housing and Local Government is studying a
request to introduce an insurance scheme to protect house buyers' interests
in the event of abandoned or non-completion of housing projects. Speaking
to the press after launching the Home Ownership Campaign 2002 Part II last
week, deputy housing and local government minister Datuk M. Kayveas said that
he will be looking into this request whereby buyers will receive some form
of compensation should the properties they purchase fail to be completed on
time or are abandoned altogether.
Rescue for abandoned projects
21/09/2002 MM
IN an attempt to address the problem of abandoned projects the Ministry of
Housing and Local Government is studying a request to introduce an
insurance scheme to protect house buyers' interests in the event of
abandoned or non-completion of housing projects. Deputy housing and local
government minister Datuk M. Kayveas said that he will be looking into
this request whereby buyers will receive some form of compensation should
the properties they purchase fail to be completed on time or are abandoned
altogether.
New strategy to accelerate building of affordable, quality
low-cost houses
21/09/2002
NST
THE Housing and Local Government Ministry will be implementing
a new strategy to accelerate the construction of low-cost housing to provide
more opportunities for the lower-income group to own quality and affordable
houses. The strategy will allow the ministry to determine the needs for low-cost
housing, identify sites and acquire land besides calling for tenders and constructing
houses for sale.
Fresh hope for stalled project
26/9/2002 The Star
THE stalled Menara Kuda Lari project in Jalan Lumba Kuda, Penang, is
expected to be completed within six months following the appointment of a
project manager. Project receiver Lee Jong Ki said the developer Ever
Noble Sdn Bhd had entered into a project management agreement with Januari
Properties Sdn Bhd on Sept 9 to resume construction of the medium-cost
apartments.
