Articles
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Challenges Of Selling Properties During Covid-19 Pandemic
My StarProperty article published on 5th May 2020:/www.starproperty.my/news/challenges-of-selling-properties-during-covid-19-pandemic/117826 Commentary We have bought and sold properties through the decades and I can’t stress enough the importance of setting the right price. It sounds so simple, yet we can also easily get…
Caught By The Dramatic Increase in Maintenance Charges before JMB Formed
My StarProperty article published on 30th March 2020: https://www.starproperty.my/news/caught-by-a-dramatic-increase-in-maintenance-charges-before-jmb-formed/117116 Commentary If you are told that the maintenance charge would be a rate that sounds too good to be true, it is likely that the developer is subsidizing the expenses for…
Don’t Skip The Details Of Your Strata Development Before Making A Purchase Part 2
My StarProperty article published on 14th February 2020: https://www.starproperty.my/news/116741/don-t-skip-the-details-of-your-strata-development-before-making-a-purchase-part-2 Commentary Before committing to the purchase, look through the Sale and Purchase agreement thoroughly. Be clear about your liabilities and what you need to pay. If you feel uncomfortable with the…
Don’t skip the details of your strata development before making a purchase Part 1
My StarProperty article published on 14th February 2020: https://www.starproperty.my/news/don-t-skip-the-details-of-your-strata-development-before-making-a-purchase-part-1/116723 Commentary Happy New Year 2020! This was my first article for the year. It was time to move on to other topics. There is small section which applies to the differential…
A forced marriage within a stratified mixed development
My StarProperty article published on 18th November 2020: https://www.starproperty.my/news/a-forced-marriage-within-a-stratified-mixed-development/115878 Commentary This was my last article on the different rates issue and I wanted to tie up the loose ends and bring it to a close. The lady of the manor…
Setting the record straight on different rates versus uniform rates in strata properties
My StarProperty article published on 31st October 2019: https://www.starproperty.my/news/setting-the-record-straight-on-different-versus-uniform-rates-in-strata-properties/115541 Commentary There is a first for everything: I earned the first badge of honour for getting rebutted. The rebuttal was focused on the decision of the Court of Appeal in ruling…
What you should know when buying into strata living
My article on StarProperty published on 25th October 2019:https://www.starproperty.my/news/115453/what-you-should-know-when-buying-into-strata-living Commentary This article is the last part of a 3 part article. The links to the other articles are at the bottom. If you are not familiar with strata matters for…
Fixing The Strata Management Act 2013
My Starproperty article published on 25th October 2019:https://www.starproperty.my/news/115450/fixing-the-strata-management-act-sma-2013 Commentary Our neighbour, Singapore is more advanced than us when it comes to using these rates. There is better check and balance. We could emulate what they are doing. If you own…
What’s in a rate?
My StarProperty article published on 25th October 2019: https://www.starproperty.my/news/what-s-in-a-rate-/115445 Commentary This is one part of a 3 part article. Initially, I wrote as one but due to the length, StarProperty separated into three. They came up with the questions. If…
The Rise Of Uniform Rates For Maintenance Charges During The JMB Period In Mixed Developments
My StarProperty article published on 16th October 2019: https://www.starproperty.my/news/the-rise-of-uniform-rates-for-maintenance-charges-during-the-jmb-period-in-mixed-developments/115368 Commentary There was a slight misunderstanding to my meaning of the term ‘en bloc’ used in this article. When I was training as a valuer in the 1990s, the firm that…
