In an attempt to eradicate abandoned housing projects, the Madani government intends to adopt, under the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP), the concept of built-then-sell (BTS) mandatorily for all housing development. This is to be enforced through amendments to the Housing Development (Control and Licensing) Act (HDAct) as announced. There is, in fact, no need to amend the HDAct as it has been in the legislation since 2007 (PU(A) 395/2007), having been implemented on Dec 1, 2007.

Source: The Star December 21, 2025 03:32 UTC