News about buildings

  The good thing about not having four seasons in our country is that buildings and structures are spared from extreme weather changes.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 4): The Dewan Rakyat yesterday passed the Limitation (Amendment) Bill 2018, which extends the time limit of up to three years to house buyers to lodge a complaint over latent defects in their properties, Bernama reported.

PETALING JAYA (March 8): Melaka housing, local government and environment committee chairman Datuk Wira Ismail Othman has proposed for commercial buildings in the state be given a star-based fire safety rating system, The Star Online reported yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 12): About 40% of new buildings in the country have green building initiatives, with their builders designing them so that they are more energy-efficient, with zero carbon emission, Bernama reported today.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 11): With the amendment to the Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers Act 1981 that was passed on Oct 17, 2017 and gazetted Jan 2, 2018, property managers are now required to register themselves with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers (BOVAEP).

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 14): "Fire burns everybody — it doesn't matter if you are rich or poor.

Recent news of service and maintenance fee defaulters having their belongings seized or auctioned off should be a wake-up call to stubborn defaulters.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 16): Developers are required to hand over the audited or unaudited financial accounts (service charges and sinking fund) within three months after the joint management body (JMB) is formed.

SINGAPORE (Oct 25): The manager of Mapletree Industrial Trust (MIT) has declared a DPU of 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 6): Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd (MRCB) group managing director Tan Sri Mohamad Salim Fateh Din has been recognised as “Property Icon of the Year” at the Pangkor Dialogue Awards 2016.