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THE Thameside area of Barnes, with its village atmosphere, attractive period properties, good schools and proximity to central London, was recently named as London’s second-best place to live in The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Live Guide, after Fitzrovia.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 17): Selangor Properties Bhd (SPB) will be launching Aira Residence in Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur next month, according to the company’s COO Chong Koon San.

AS property developers are given the option to take on the role of moneylenders to homebuyers who cannot obtain bank loans, it remains to be seen whether they will jump on the bandwagon en masse.

PETALING JAYA (Sept 15): Sunway Pyramid Hotel West in Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, will have a brand new name, Sunway Clio Hotel, effective Oct 1 this year, according to Sunway Hotels & Resorts — the hospitality division of property-construction conglomerate Sunway Group.

LBS Bina Group Bhd (Sept 13, RM1.

  THE Edge Malaysia Property Excellence Awards recognise Malaysia’s best developers and outstanding projects throughout the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 14): The Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing, and Local Government has been tasked by the cabinet to formulate a set of guidelines for property developers who wish to undertake a money-lending licence to provide bridging loans to buyers facing constraints in meeting the initial sale-and-purchase payment.

Glomac Bhd (Sept 13, 76 sen) Maintain hold with a higher target price (TP) of 82 sen: Glomac Bhd’s upcoming first quarter ended July 31, 2016 (1QFY17) results could come in below expectations, with weaker core net profit quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) and year-on-year (y-o-y).

RAM Rating Services does not expect the property sector to be significantly lifted by the move to allow eligible developers to apply for a moneylender's licence to provide loan facilities to house buyers KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): Malaysian homebuilders' accumulation of debts to finance their land purchases over the past few years have left little room for them to undertake the developer financing scheme sanctioned by the Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing, and Local Government, said RAM Rating Services Bhd.

Property sector Maintain neutral call: According to media reports quoting Urban Wellbeing, Housing, and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar, eligible housing developers can now obtain licences to provide homebuyers with up to 100% of house financing.