Dear StarProperty,I recently moved into a new 3 storey link house in Seksyen 11, Kota Damansara, it’s a gated and guarded community with individual title. In the Deed of Mutual Covenants signed with the developer, it was stated that the developer will provide security services for 12 months from...

Landlords and tenants both need each other, yet their interests can be conflicting. Understanding each other helps both parties.LAW FOR EVERYONEBY BHAG SINGHALMOST everyone is a landlord or a tenant, and sometimes a person may be both. Both have advantages and disadvantages. Where property has been...

JOHOR BARU: Pontian is poised to boom economically and become the next growth area, especially with its close proximity to Iskandar Malaysia and the mammoth Forest City project.Johor Domestic Trade, Consumerism and Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Tee Siew Kiong said the district, known for being a...

Lim will be speaking on Chinas Belt and Road initiative at Menara Star on Thursday.THOSE who have been waiting for a chance to clear their doubts about China’s Belt and Road Initiative will be able to find out more at a talk in Menara Star’s Cybertorium in Phileo Damansara, Petaling Jaya, on...

Major project: A scale model of LBS Bina’s Alam Perdana project. The township in Ijok, Selangor, is being built jointly with the Selangor state government.PETALING JAYA: Shares of LBS Bina Group Bhd came under selling pressure last week, as investors took profit after the stock surged to a...

On a trip to Australia, I noticed that there are actually services where a specialist team of gardeners can come to your home every six months or so to trim plants and creepers in the garden.Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending how you look at it, we have not reached that stage yet here in...

BY MANGALESRI CHANDRASEKARAN mangalesri@ocision.comRenting out your property is rewarding, until you bump into the 'horrible renters'.The irresponsible renters tend to be careless towards the belongings in your property, which in the first place do not belong to them.It is common for property...

FOOD FOR THOUGHTBy DATUK ALAN TONGA Cantonese phrase commonly heard and used by the community peng, leng, zheng literally means “cheap, beautiful and good” in English.It is a catchy phrase that truly illustrates a purchaser's wish list when he or she is out shopping. But as most people find...

Let us go on a journey to find out how social taboos affect property prices particularly in Malaysia.By Dr Ernest CheongBefore they decide to buy a property – whether it is a house, condominium, apartment or shop – Malaysians tend to consider many factors that may be considered to be...

Property investor and author Peter Yee answers your questions about the property market.Q: In the course of your property investment activities, it must be very useful to know the movements of prices. How do you find out about, say, previously transacted prices or data on prices? Or do you go on...