Obtaining strata titles: a
developer's duty
15/11/1998 NST-PROP
Prof Salleh Buang hopes that a recent decision of
the Malacca High Court can throw some more light on this difficult
area of the law.
Urgent need to revamp the Housing Developers Act
11/12/1999 NST-PROP
The Housing Developers Act 1966 which is more than
30 years old is in need of a total revamp, judging from the number
of calls by the public and local leaders.
What makes buyers unhappy
with legal provision in S&P 25/12/1999 NST-PROP
When a Malaysian buys a house or an apartment from
a licensed housing developer, the sale and purchase agreement that
the parties are obliged to sign is not open to negotiation.
Pitfalls of buying a model
house 27/04/2001 NST-PROP
THERE is a strong urge bordering on an
irresistible compulsion for people with money and no patience to buy
an existing model house, also called a show house, built by a
housing developer on the occasion of the launch of a new project, or
a new phase of a project.
Financing an illegal purchase
18/05/2001
NST-PROP
On January 5, 2001 the Kuala Lumpur High Court handed
down a decision which I think should be read by everyone involved in the
housing industry and more so by senior management in financial
institutions.
NLC 2001 amendments
01/06/2001 NST-PROP
It has been quite some time since the National Land Code
1965 (NLC) was amended.
Make
them pay
15/06/2001 NST-PROP
Punitive measures are in place for false advertising,
perhaps it is time to exercise them.
The law’s stepchildren
16/07/2001 NST-PROP
One of land law’s most important (for the
squatter, the most awful) decisions is none other than Sidek & 461
Ors v.Government of Perak [1982] 1 MLJ 313, where Raja Azlan Shah J.
(as he then was) said, in one of his most-oft repeated judgments,
that “squatters have no rights in law or equity”.
Weak debate on housing bill
26/10/2001 NST-PROP
Only time will tell whether the new law is up to
expectations or still a major disappointment
