News about landlord

KUALA LUMPUR (April 8): Office landlords and real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the Asia-Pacific region are well equipped to cope with changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, said S&P Global Ratings.

A good tenant is a blessing to most landlords, who have spent a great deal of money to buy the property, and perhaps a certain amount of investment in renovation and furnishing.

The National House Buyers Association (HBA) refers to recent media reports where Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin has proposed to introduce a Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) which is to be tabled in Parliament next year.

KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 15): The Temporary Measures for Reducing The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Bill 2020 was tabled in the Dewan Rakyat last week but a lawyer said that there are “issues with some of the clauses as these are not entirely clear”, reported The Edge Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 29): Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and a group of 16 non-government organisations (NGOs) that have joined hands to create the Rent Freeze Committee are calling for a moratorium on all private housing rental for a one year period.

KUALA LUMPUR (June 24): The pandemic has disrupted the office landscape, which will face a challenging time in the months ahead, according to KPMG International’s “Real Estate in the New Reality” webinar on June 23.

While Parliament in the Republic of Singapore has promptly passed an Act titled: Covid-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, 2020 (ACT) and was immediately assented to by the President and gazetted on April 9, 2020 and operational April 7, 2020, Malaysia is deferring the tabling of the bill to the 2nd Parliamentary sitting between July 27, 2020 to Sept 10, 2020.

PETALING JAYA (May 1): The Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPK) is calling for the enactment of the Covid-19 Act purportedly to protect businesses and jobs to protect both landlord and tenant in genuine situations with no abuse for a “free-ride”.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 28): Parkson Holdings Bhd's Cambodian unit has been ordered to pay US$144.

KUALA LUMPUR (April 18): Non-essential retailers have been instructed to remain shut during the Movement Control Order (MCO) for a total of six weeks from March 18 to April 28.