NEWS & EVENTS

REHDA Melaka courtesy visit cum discussion session to Pengarah Tanah Dan Galian Melaka Datuk Md Azhan Bin Samat was held on 26 April 2022.  Aimed to closer rapport between 2 parties as well as to deliberate on the new Dasar Perumahan Negeri Melaka. 

During the discussion, REHDA Melaka Chairman Datuk Ng Choon Koon urging PTG Melaka to consider on REHDA Melaka's appeal for a win-win policy, especially on the development composition, compliance costs, property selling price and bumiputera quota issues. 

A copy of REHDA Institute Research Report - Housing Forward: Costs & Prices was presented to the Pengarah PTG Melaka which aimed to promote better understanding on the compliance costs incurred in housing development and their impact on price sustainability.

Thanks to PTG Melaka for lending the time and ears to REHDA Melaka!

Delegates of REHDA Melaka led by Branch Chairman Datuk Ng Choon Koon had an opportunity to pay a courtesy visit to the Pengarah of Jabatan Penilaian dan Perkhidmatan Harta Negeri Melaka (JPPH Melaka) Tn Saharun Bin Kasim. The main purpose of the courtesy visit was to strengthen the cooperation and understanding between REHDA Melaka and JPPH Melaka.

Thanks to JPPH Melaka for the courtesy extended to REHDA Melaka during the courtesy visit.

On 12 April 2022, TNB Melaka hosted an online briefing session on power supply application in collaboration with REHDA Melaka. The briefing session aimed to enable members and consultants to understand better on latest procedural related to TNB power supply application as well as to foster a better understanding amongst TNB, Members of REHDA Melaka & Consultants. . Attended by more than 60 participants of REHDA Melaka members and consultants.

A million thanks to TNB for the successful and informative briefing session!

REHDA Melaka is in constant engagements with TNB Melaka to discuss matters and issues pertinent to the housing and property industry. During the recent online engagement session held on 16 December 2021 via Webex Meeting, REHDA Melaka discussed with TNB Melaka on the latest issues faced, especially in regards to delays in material supplies during the pandemic, the labor shortages, issues with SOP and long waiting time for materials, which have resulted in serious backlog, and frustrating the timeline of TNB supplies to projects.

In order to meet timely supply to developers, TNB Melaka has carried out several interim measures to reduce the impact of material issues to a minimum level, inter alia, via priority project listing, and etc. On the other hand, TNB Melaka forecasted that the material issue will become stable in January to March 2022 or latest by May 2022.

Pursuant to this, REHDA Melaka has been requested by TNB Melaka to advise members to notify and contact TNB Melaka in the event of encountering any project being due with the date line for issuance of CCC under the Sale & Purchase Agreement (Schedule G or Schedule H), so as to enable TNB Melaka to take necessary interim measures to expedite supplies to the development projects to avoid Liquidated Ascertained Damages (LAD) stemming from late completion or delivery of project.

REHDA Melaka committee members led by the Chairman Datuk Ng Choon Koon paid a courtesy visit to YB Datuk Zaidi Bin Attan, the newly appointed Melaka State EXCO of Housing, Local Government and Environment on 10 December 2021 at Mudzaffar Hotel, Melaka. The visit cum engagement session aimed to congratulate YB Datuk Zaidi Bin Attan being appointed as the new State EXCO of Housing, Local Government and Environment and to deliberate on pertinent matters related to housing and property industry.

Issues raised during the engagement session focused on the proposed new Dasar Perumahan Negeri Melaka which include the following:
• Appeal on the proposal of 70% Bumiputera Quota allocation policy.
• No selling price restriction on free market category property.
• Appeal to review the Planning Guidelines & Standards of Melaka (Garis Panduan dan Piawaian Perancangan Negeri Melaka (GPP)’s requirement, such as restrictions on minimum lot size, the requirement of computing the min built-up area excluding car porch.
• To review the Bumiputera Quota Unit Release Mechanism & levy for the release of the unsold Bumiputera quota units.

REHDA Melaka donated a total of 1,000 set of food kits worth RM30,000 under REHDA Melaka CSR programme to the State Government of Melaka as an effort to ease those people in the state affected due to Covid-19.