Only one new abandoned project recorded as delayed, sick private housing cases decline, says deputy housing minister

“PUTRAJAYA, May 22 — Statistics on private housing projects categorised as ‘delayed’ and ‘sick’ in Peninsular Malaysia showed a declining trend, as of April 30 this year, compared with March, said Deputy Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Aiman Athirah Sabu. She said a total of 130 projects were recorded under the ‘delayed’ category, and 302 under the ‘sick’ category, while only one new project was classified as ‘abandoned’. “This positive development proves that the proactive and integrated approach undertaken is beginning to yield more organised and focused results,” she said, in a statement after chairing the third 2026 meeting of the Task Force on Sick and Abandoned Private Housing Projects (TFST), today. She added that, since its establishment in 2023, TFST has successfully revived 1,576 private housing projects, involving 185,525 housing units, with an estimated gross development value (GDV) of RM148.21 billion. Of the total, 131 projects were successfully restored from ‘sick’ to ‘active’ status, 1,410 ‘sick’ projects were fully completed and obtained the Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC), and 35 ‘abandoned’ projects were successfully revived, either through physical completion of the projects or via buyer settlement plans. She said the Ministry of Housing and Local Government (KPKT) will not compromise with any party which neglects the rights of homebuyers. “Our focus is not merely on restoring physical structures, but on restoring the dreams and welfare of the people who have long been affected by issues involving sick housing projects,” she said. To maintain the positive momentum, she said KPKT is also determined to gradually reduce the statistics of problematic developments, while realising the target of achieving zero abandoned projects by 2030. The monitoring framework will also continue to be strengthened, alongside targeted early interventions, to fully safeguard and protect the rights of homebuyers in the country. — Bernama

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