News about KPKT

PUTRAJAYA (June 12): Minister of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Zuraida Kamaruddin has proposed that the number of strata tribunal presidents and interpreters be increased to clear the backlog of 7,000 cases.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 8): It has already been announced by the Housing and Local Government ministry (KPKT) — owners of People's Housing Projects or PPR units renting them out to foreigners have been given 90 days from June 5 to evict them.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 7): People's Housing Project (PPR) homeowners who flout the rules in Johor better watch out! The state government “has not ruled out blacklisting owners of PPR units who are acting as landlords”, reported The Star daily today.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 6): There will be a new mechanism to facilitate the bank loan application process for young Malaysians purchasing their first properties, Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.

PUTRAJAYA (June 5): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will discuss with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) on relaxing current lending guidelines to enable more homebuyers from the B40 and M40 groups to secure housing loan.

PUTRAJAYA (June 5): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will be setting up a committee to study the feasibility of redeveloping the land surrounding the ill-fated Highland Towers in Ulu Klang, Selangor.

PUTRAJAYA (June 5): Owners of People's Housing Projects or PPR units currently renting out their units to foreigners have been given 90 days from today to evict them, says Housing and Local Government (KPKT) Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

PUTRAJAYA (May 22): The Housing and Local Government (KPKT) ministry is mulling a proposal to synchronise existing public affordable housing schemes — including PR1MA — under one programme to avoid overlaps, said its newly sworn-in minister Zuraida Kamaruddin.

KUALA LUMPUR (March 21): The government has plans to redevelop old houses “for the comfort and benefit of the people in the country”, minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) Tan Sri Noh Omar (pictured) said yesterday.