Straight answers before you sign anything

Yes. The council (PBT) approves building plans against a land title, so the land must be in your name, or the registered owners must sign their consent in writing. If the land is inherited (tanah pusaka), the title usually has to be transferred to you first. If the plot is agricultural, the land-use condition may need to be changed before a house can be built. Still choosing a plot? Ask for a free site check before you sign the sale and purchase agreement. We look at access, drainage, soil and land use, so you do not buy a lot you cannot build on.

Yes, if you are a civil servant. LPPSA offers financing to build a house on land you already own, and its eligibility and margin rules are set by LPPSA, so check the latest terms with them. We prepare the paperwork they normally ask for: approved plans, the signed contract, our CIDB certificate and the stage payment schedule. Bank construction financing works in a similar way, and both release money in stages that follow the progress of the house.

Typically two to four months from submission to PBT approval for a house on a clean title. It can take longer if the land has conditions, if the council asks for amendments or if utility agencies need extra drawings. We submit through a registered Qualified Person, answer every council comment and update you every two weeks. We tell you the likely timeline at the free site visit.

Your contract price is fixed for the agreed scope, so a rise in steel, cement or labour cost is our problem, not yours. The price only changes through a Variation Order (VO): a short written form that states the change, the extra cost and the extra time, and that you sign before we build it. The one big unknown is the ground. We do the soil check before you sign and put an allowance for piling in the contract, so there is no surprise bill halfway through.

The land and its legal costs, fees paid to authorities (council levies, TNB, Air Selangor and IWK connection charges), a soil investigation report if one is required (usually RM 3,000 to RM 6,000), landscaping beyond basic turf and drainage, air-conditioners, curtains, loose furniture and appliances. Everything else in the signed bill of quantities is included. Your quotation lists every inclusion and exclusion line by line.

Abandoned projects (projek terbengkalai) happen when a builder is paid too much too early. We never ask for that. You pay in seven stages, and each payment is released only after a joint inspection of the finished stage. At most you are 15% to 20% ahead of the work on site, and the work is insured under a Contractors’ All Risks (CAR) policy. You also see progress every week in photos.

The schedule is the same for every house: 10% on signing, 15% foundation, 20% structure, 20% roof and walls, 15% M&E, 15% finishing and 5% on handover. When a stage is finished, we invite you (or your representative) to inspect it with our site supervisor. You sign the stage certificate, we send the invoice and you pay within seven days. If you use a loan, we align the invoices with the bank or LPPSA claim process.

After approvals, a single-storey house takes about seven to nine months and a double-storey house nine to twelve months. A house extension takes three to five months. The monsoon season can add a few weeks of rain delay, which we plan for in the programme. We give you a dated schedule before you sign.

A 12-month defect liability period (DLP) that starts on the handover date. If something we built fails, such as a leaking roof, a cracked wall finish or a faulty fitting, we repair it free of charge. We inspect the house with you at month 6 and month 12. We also give you the as-built drawings and warranty cards for the roof, waterproofing and fittings.

Yes. Our six house designs are starting points. We can change the layout, the facade, the number of bedrooms and the finishes to suit your lot and your family. If you already have drawings from your own architect, we will price them and build them exactly as drawn.

Yes, anywhere in Selangor and the Klang Valley. A senior member of our team spends about an hour on your land, then sends a short written note with what we saw, the likely approach and a rough budget. There is no obligation to sign anything. If a soil investigation (borehole test) is needed later, we arrange it and you pay the lab cost.