Water must be flowing and electricity running when handing over Vacant Possession: says Court of Law

The Delivery of Vacant Possession (VP) under Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act 1966 (HDA 1966) has presented a perennial question to purchasers: Why are the purchasers being delivered purportedly completed housing property that could not be occupied due to not having an actual supply of running water and electricity?       Under the current act, which is to be read together with the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Regulations 1989 (HDR 1989), the developer is supposed to conduct the delivery of VP of the completed property to the purchasers with water and electricity supply ‘ready for connection’.

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DONE DEAL: 2.5-storey semi-detached at Jelutong Heights, Selangor

READ ALSO: DONE DEAL: Condominium at LaCosta Lake Suites, Selangor DONE DEAL: Three-storey terrace at USJ Heights, Selangor Developed and completed by NBC Land in 2009, Jelutong Heights is a freehold, gated and guarded residential development located in the residential enclave of Bukit Jelutong, Shah Alam.

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Tap into development opportunities amidst Nusantara’s development for Sarawak’s construction companies

KUCHING (Jan 23): Construction companies in Sarawak have been encouraged by Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah to tap into infrastructure development opportunities in East Kalimantan with the advent of Indonesia’s new capital, Nusantara, reported by Borneo Post Online Sarawak is in a good position to tap into the opportunity as Sarawak is located just next to Kalimantan, said the Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts of Sarawak during a press conference on the launch of the Largest Sarawak Themed Mural Painting at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching on Friday (Jan 21).

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