LBS Bina to launch new Dengkil township in Sept or Oct
IJOK (August 18): LBS Bina Group Bhd will be launching a new township in Dengkil by September or October.
NWP aborts RM745m housing contract due to lack of progress
KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 10): NWP Holdings Bhd said today it has decided to abort a RM744.
Immigration Department to roll out e-visas for approved MM2H applicants by end-2018
PUTRAJAYA (August 9): The Immigration Department of Malaysia is expected to introduce e-visas for approved Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) applicants by end-2018 to ease the traffic at immigration centres and reduce the processing time, said Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture Malaysia (Motac) head of department for the immigration unit of MM2H Ernee Shylla Mohtar.
MM2H approved applicants expected to reach 2,000 by year end
PUTRAJAYA (Aug 9): The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) expects the number of approved applicants under the Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme to be doubled by the end of the year from the current 1,009 approved aplicants as of June, said ministry secretary general Datuk Rashidi Hasbullah.
DBKL to review Sri Petaling high-rise project
PETALING JAYA (July 30): Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) will review a proposed high-rise residential development on a piece of vacant land in Taman Sri Endah, Sri Petaling that has invoked the ire of locals seeking to protect the neighbourhood’s green space.
‘Rentals can be a viable alternative to homeownership’
KUALA LUMPUR (July 25): Malaysia has to strengthen the legal framework of the local rental market to nurture renting as a viable alternative to homeownership, said Messrs Amir Toh Francis & Partners advocate and solicitor Ivan Chan.
Malaysia's Public Sector Home Financing Board, MBSB Bank to provide joint loans
PUTRAJAYA (July 19): Malaysia's Public Sector Home Financing Board, a statutory body under the public sector Home Financing Board Act 2015, is teaming up with MBSB Bank to provide a joint financial scheme to public sector employees for owning their first homes.
Johor aims for at least 2,000 affordable homes this year
PETALING JAYA (July 16): The state government down south plans to build between 2,000 and 3,000 units of Johor Affordable Homes (RMMJ) this year.
Maintenance fees and inter-floor leakage top cases in Strata Management Tribunal
KUALA LUMPUR (July 12): Cases related to maintenance fees collection and inter-floor leakage top the list of claims filed by house owners to the Strata Management Tribunal (SMT), said Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) senior legal officer Roshan Karthi Kayan.
KPKT appoints more presidents to tackle rising tribunal cases
PUTRAJAYA (July 9): The Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) has appointed 16 presidents to the Tribunal for Homebuyer Claims and Strata Management Tribunal to tackle the rising number of tribunal case in the country.
