Housing development and consumer protection: a study on the issue of late delivery of vacant possession from the consumer perspective

A delay in completion of housing project is a common phenomenon in the housing industry in Malaysia. Buyers are often forced to accept the fact that it is 'better late than never'. Late delivery has several negative implications to the customers which actually causes financial, social and...

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Main Authors:	Amin, Naemah, Kassim, Salina, Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/1/IRERS_2014-_Naemah.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/6/Naemah-IRERS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/9/40744_Housing%20development%20and%20consumer%20protection_Scopus.pdf

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spelling	iium-407442017-09-23T02:46:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/ Housing development and consumer protection: a study on the issue of late delivery of vacant possession from the consumer perspective Amin, Naemah Kassim, Salina Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah K Law (General) A delay in completion of housing project is a common phenomenon in the housing industry in Malaysia. Buyers are often forced to accept the fact that it is 'better late than never'. Late delivery has several negative implications to the customers which actually causes financial, social and emotional problems to the house buyers. This study aims to explore consumers’ experiences with regard to the problems of late delivery in housing projects in Malaysia. In methodology, the paper conducts a survey on 430 house owners who had experienced the late delivery of the houses in the Klang Valley and Selangor areas. Findings of the study would provide the information of what are the implications of the late delivery to the consumers and analyse the adequacy of the existing legal protection to consumers of late delivery. Ultimately, the study hopes to shed light on further improvements of the policy to minimize or prevent the delay in completing the housing project as well as to protect consumer interests in the case of late delivery of vacant possession in the housing market in Malaysia. 2014-04-29 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/1/IRERS_2014-_Naemah.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/6/Naemah-IRERS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/9/40744_Housing%20development%20and%20consumer%20protection_Scopus.pdf Amin, Naemah and Kassim, Salina and Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah (2014) Housing development and consumer protection: a study on the issue of late delivery of vacant possession from the consumer perspective. In: 7th International Real Estate Research (IRERS) IBIMA Conference 2014 indexed at ISI, 29th - 30th April 2014, INSPEN, Bangi. http://www.inspen.gov.my/inspen/v2/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Accepted-Papers-until-25.2.2014.pdf
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spellingShingle	K Law (General) Amin, Naemah Kassim, Salina Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah Housing development and consumer protection: a study on the issue of late delivery of vacant possession from the consumer perspective
description	A delay in completion of housing project is a common phenomenon in the housing industry in Malaysia. Buyers are often forced to accept the fact that it is 'better late than never'. Late delivery has several negative implications to the customers which actually causes financial, social and emotional problems to the house buyers. This study aims to explore consumers’ experiences with regard to the problems of late delivery in housing projects in Malaysia. In methodology, the paper conducts a survey on 430 house owners who had experienced the late delivery of the houses in the Klang Valley and Selangor areas. Findings of the study would provide the information of what are the implications of the late delivery to the consumers and analyse the adequacy of the existing legal protection to consumers of late delivery. Ultimately, the study hopes to shed light on further improvements of the policy to minimize or prevent the delay in completing the housing project as well as to protect consumer interests in the case of late delivery of vacant possession in the housing market in Malaysia.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Amin, Naemah Kassim, Salina Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah
author_facet	Amin, Naemah Kassim, Salina Syed Abdul Kader, Sharifah Zubaidah
author_sort	Amin, Naemah
title	Housing development and consumer protection: a study on the issue of late delivery of vacant possession from the consumer perspective
title_short	Housing development and consumer protection: a study on the issue of late delivery of vacant possession from the consumer perspective
title_full	Housing development and consumer protection: a study on the issue of late delivery of vacant possession from the consumer perspective
title_fullStr	Housing development and consumer protection: a study on the issue of late delivery of vacant possession from the consumer perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Housing development and consumer protection: a study on the issue of late delivery of vacant possession from the consumer perspective
title_sort	housing development and consumer protection: a study on the issue of late delivery of vacant possession from the consumer perspective
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/1/IRERS_2014-_Naemah.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/6/Naemah-IRERS.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/40744/9/40744_Housing%20development%20and%20consumer%20protection_Scopus.pdf
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