House buyers of three abandoned housing projects
in Nibong Tebal may be able to move into their new homes next year.
Purchasers of the Taman Putri Gunung, Taman Kasawari
and Taman
Jentayu projects have been waiting for their houses for three to
four-years.
Following the state's intervention, the developers of the projects
agreed to appoint Deloitte KassimChan Business Services Sdn Bhd to
act as project manager to oversee the revival of the 474 units of
mixed development.
Deloitte executive director Chu Siew Koon said all the abandoned
projects had been revived and the appointed contractors had
commenced work to complete the unfinished work.
“Deloitte has to liaise with the parties involved to rehabilitate
the abandoned projects and iron out several problems.
“We are assisting the affected developers to reschedule loan
repayment and get the bridging financiers to allow the developers to
defer repayment on the outstanding loans.
“As for the purchasers, they have agreed to defer legal action
against the developers for late delivery until the completion of the
affected projects,” he told a press conference yesterday.
Later, Chu accompanied the Chief Minister's political secretary Teng
Chang Yeow and the housebuyers on a visit to the project sites.
The housebuyers had approached Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu
Koon to intervene after the projects were abandoned in 2000. The
affected houses were between 60% and 80% completed.
Taman Kasawari/Putri Gunung Purchasers Committee chairman Tan Cheong
Heng said almost 80% of housebuyers had signed an additional
agreement to defer legal action for late delivery against the
developers until the completion of the housing project.
“We will wait until we receive the keys to our houses before
considering our next course of action.
“The developer must complete the houses as promised because we have
waited far too long,” he added.
