Hi dariofoo,

I paid RM800 for disbursement fees to the developer's lawyer. RM400 covers miscellaneous, which include Land Search, Transportation, Document Fees, and Other Miscellaneous. The remaining RM400 is for Registration for Transfer (the lawyer mentioned that it's for registration of document of transfer at Land Office from developer to my name - Individual Title). Is this referring to the CKHT form? Is the amount for disbursement fees reasonable? Please advice...thanks in advance!

Hi dariofoo,

I've just got the CCC + VP + keys for my new house...am a 1st time house buyer. Also, already settled the electric + water deposit quite some time back. Electric deposit paid directly to TNB, while water deposit paid to developer (developer will compile a stack and settle with SYABAS as they said that SYABAS don't want to entertain individual customers, but in bulk). The problem is that until now SYABAS have not installed the water meter / connect the water supply yet. I've already followed up with the developer a couple of times and each time, they said that "oh, there are too many houses in this development phase, so it will take some time for SYABAS to install the water meter...so sorry but we can't tell when SYABAS will be able to install the water meter for your house, just wait lah..." Am so frustrated as I can't do any cleaning up at all. Is this a normal process where we have to wait for some time before SYABAS connect the water supply for us, even after we've gotten our keys?

I've done the defects list and sent in the list together with an official letter to the developer, where I've also stated that there's no water meter/water supply yet. Is there any time frame for the developer to act on the defects and also ensure that the water meter is connected? How long do I have to wait before filing another letter of complain, and how should I go about with this? Please advice...thanks in advance!

Thanks, janice11. Will try calling up SYABAS to find out...


Thanks for the link, dariofoo. Another question, can I install a temporary pipe to connect the water supply for the time being while waiting for SYABAS to come install the water meter/connection? Will I be fined for doing this? I feel that it's not illegal because legally, the house should already have water supply connected once the keys have been handed over to the owner... or else the developer has no right to request the bank for full payment when there's no water supply yet! what do you think?

This post has been edited by cheekily: May 23 2012, 02:22 PM