Housing Development Act News Today

PETALING JAYA: After getting the keys to their properties, it is common for homebuyers to face challenges or disputes with housing developers due to u...

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 20 housing development accounts (HDA) have been frozen by authorities over "sick" housing projects, says Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Local Government Development Ministry is fine-tuning amendments to the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966.

I REFER to your report on  4.12.2022 titled ‘Who Should Be Responsible For This’. It says: “In general, this enactment is a law for the licensing control of housing development matters in Sabah and serves to protect the interest of home buyers….”.   This enactment is to protect the interest of home buyers of “sick housing” projects so that they will not turn into abandoned housing.

JOHOR BARU: About 90% of the reported issues of broken amenities at the Pangsapuri Impian Jauhar, Taman Sri Amar here have been resolved by the developer, Johor Land Bhd (JLand).

GETTING your dream home from IOI Properties Group Bhd (IOIPG) will no longer remain just a wish, as more loans and financing solutions are available to homebuyers.

Kuala Lumpur: Michael (not his real name) bought a high-rise residential unit in 2017. After the sales and purchase agreement (SPA) was signed, he noticed some “unhealthy signs” in the construction of the housing project where he had booked a unit.

WATER leaking out of the walls and from beneath floor tiles, mould and mildew, as well as a foul stench are just some of the problems residents at the Seri Aman people’s housing project (PPR) in Kepong have been facing for the last few years.

(Senate of the Philippines / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) In a list released by Senate President Vicente Sotto III Monday, the establishment of a department for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) is second in the Upper Chamber’s priorities after the proposed National Land Use Act. Earlier, senators decided to defer discussions on the proposed OFW department and other new agencies to address first the government’s bloated bureaucracy. President Duterte recently certified it as an urgent measu...

Congratulations! After waiting for three to four years, you finally get the keys to your brand-new house. You are excited and brimming with ideas on how to decorate your new home. If you are a first-time homebuyer, the emotions will be 100 times more intense and you cannot wait to get things done and move into your new home. But as much as you want to start decorating and possibly renovating your home, there is one very important thing you have to do first: Check for defects. There is a warrant...