Home sales are expected to improve each quarter in 2021 compared with 2020, supported by a revival in the affordable segment led by middle-class buyers. While a second wave of Covid-19 could temporarily hit transactions, industry players believe affordability demand can recover to prior levels or higher. However, rising resale flat supply may soften the longer-term outlook.
Tenants who report repair neglect can invoke legal rights to demand habitable living conditions. If the landlord fails to act, tenants may approach authorities for directions, carry out essential repairs, and then seek reimbursement—provided they follow notice rules and document everything. Withholding rent without due process can invite eviction, and tenants cannot seize a landlord’s property to recover costs.
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The Supreme Court has asked the NCLAT to quickly decide on merging debt-ridden Supertech’s remaining 14 housing projects. The plan is to move stalled construction toward completion while addressing homebuyers’ long-running grievances. NCLAT will hear all stakeholders, including land agencies and farmers, following an earlier order for NBCC to finish 16 other Supertech projects.
Hong Kong’s leader John Lee announced a judge-headed independent committee to investigate the cause of a deadly apartment block fire in Tai Po. The blaze spread from scaffolding across most towers housing over 4,600 residents, leaving many homeless. Forty people remain hospitalized as the inquiry aims to recommend safeguards to prevent similar tragedies.
Homebuyers across NCR say subvention schemes have turned into debt traps: builders allegedly abandon projects while banks pursue repayments. With more than 1,200 petitions filed, the Supreme Court is now examining whether a wider, allegedly fraudulent loan arrangement is driving the crisis—pushing the issue beyond individual disputes toward systemic wrongdoing.
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