Malaysia records fewer delayed, sick and abandoned private housing projects, with 396 revived this year involving 44,806 units worth RM3.75 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has recorded a reduction in sick, delayed and abandoned private housing projects due to swift action by the Task Force on Sick and Abandoned Private Housing Projects.
Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu said delayed projects showed the biggest drop of 24%, from 146 to 111 projects as of October 31.
Sick projects decreased from 353 to 335 during the same period, while abandoned projects dropped by two from 107 projects.
Aiman Athirah revealed that 396 sick and delayed projects had been revived this year alone, involving 44,806 houses with a gross development value of RM3.75 billion.
“In addition, 11 abandoned projects comprising 2,085 houses valued at RM239 million were also completed, either through rehabilitation or alternative methods, until they obtained the Certificate of Completion and Compliance,” she told reporters after surveying the Residensi Hektar Gombak project site.
Since its inception in 2023, the task force has successfully revived 1,333 private housing projects, involving 159,638 houses with a GDV of RM126.47 billion.
Meanwhile, Aiman Athirah has called on developers, contractors and technical agencies to speed up rehabilitation of Residensi Hektar Gombak, targeting CCC issuance in the first quarter of 2027.
“I have discussed with the contractors to speed up the project, if possible, by increasing manpower,” she said.
The ministry will monitor the Residensi Hektar Gombak project, which has achieved 85% progress, every three months to ensure compliance with the rehabilitation schedule.
The 2,400-unit housing project was abandoned in 2018 due to various issues.
