News about Urban Wellbeing

PETALING JAYA (Nov 24): The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government plan to redevelop old densely-populated housing areas which are seen as no longer suitable for current needs, said its minister Tan Sri Noh Omar.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): A total of 253 abandoned private housing projects, comprising 64,290 units, were reported in Peninsular Malaysia between January 2009 and Oct 11 this year, said the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government.

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 31): The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) has established a special committee to investigate affordable housing scams, which has cost homebuyers to lose RM6.

KUANTAN (Oct 2): The Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Ministry plans to set up a futsal court in each housing estate in Pahang’s capital, Bernama reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 5): The authorities are ramping up action against condo and apartment owners defaulting on maintenance payments — by raiding their units and seizing movable items, The Star reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (July 4): The Real Estate and Housing Developers' Association (REHDA) is targeting to achieve RM1 billion in sales from around 100,000 units ranging not more than RM500,000 at its upcoming 3-day Affordable Housing Carnival — Malaysia Property Expo (MAPEX) from Aug 11 to Aug 13, 2017.

SHAH ALAM (April 19): Property developer S P Setia Bhd has launched a differential sum loan scheme that offers interest rates from 5.

PUTRAJAYA (March 3): Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan (pictured) has denied any abuse of power in granting an extension of time for the construction of a condominium development when he was the Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister, Bernama reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 29): Developers will be able to be able to retrieve 80% of the 3% developer's deposit after the Certification of Completion (CCC) is obtained while the remaining 20% will be returned after the defects and liability period effective from Nov 11, said Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government, Tan Sri Noh Omar (pictured) at the Real Estate and Housing Developers’ Association (Rehda) annual dinner tonight.

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 1): The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government said it is working on a paper to be submitted to the National Housing Department (JPN) for the standardisation of land costs and the quota for low-cost housing, which differs between the different states in the country.