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PETALING JAYA: Last week's announcement that the police could hold property owners, joint management bodies (JMBs), and security companies liable for crimes committed on rented premises has sparked significant concern among strata associations.
'Flight to quality' of tenants is 'absolutely going to continue' with lots of new supply hitting the market, JLL analyst says
IPOH: Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is looking to engage with landlords who are saddled with bills of up to millions of ringgit due to their tenants making illegal electricity connections for cryptocurrency mining activities.
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IPOH: Barely two months after renting out her shoplot, a hair salon owner ended up with a RM1.2mil electricity bill after her tenant was suspected of tampering with the power meter for cryptocurrency mining activities.
SINGAPORE: A long-time tenant has been handed a jail sentence after he abused the trust of his landlord by taking voyeuristic videos of the woman and her child when she was between three and four years old.
IPOH: More than 60 homeowners and shoplot owners have fallen victim to Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) claims worth millions due to illegal electricity connections by tenants engaged in cryptocurrency mining activities.
Landlords see it as a headache, a needless trend of cyberbullying that exacerbates well-meaning efforts to find tenants. Renters see it as a higher calling – a form of resistance and a way to call out overpriced listings.
Analysts say brands with international appeal or unique selling points are driving new demand for retail space in the city
BEIJING: An increasing number of young women in China are enlisting the services of the so-called “white mafia” to assist them in dealing with troublesome ex-boyfriends or dishonest landlords.
ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters narrowly rejected a change in the law giving landlords more powers to restrict subletting by tenants, according to preliminary results of a referendum on Sunday that scrutinized Airbnb's role in the rental market.
What comes with renting out your home to tenants? It can be a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Or like playing a high-stakes game of Russian roulette, but with rent cheques instead of bullets.
SHANGHAI: A landlord in Beijing is facing immense criticism after he sent an eviction order to a tenant with late-stage cancer because he was worried that the property would lose value if she died there.
LONDON: A record number of buy-to-let firms were established in the UK last year as landlords sought to cut costs by shifting rentals into a corporate structure.
SINGAPORE: A tiny, narrow room that comes with just a fan, a small desk and a three-tier open storage rack is going for S$600 a month, according to a viral listing on Facebook, and many netizens are saying no way to the deal.
PETALING JAYA: While landlords should be wary in filtering out dodgy tenants, the proposed Residential Tenancy Act (RTA) – aimed at addressing rental property issues – should be fair and not foster any discrimination, say real estate experts.
WeWork has resolved landlords’ objections to its bankruptcy financing agreement, saying that it had agreed to reserve a portion of any future loans in an account that will be used for rent payments.
Landlords of larger Housing and Development Board (HDB) flats and private residential properties will soon be able to grow their tenant base and rental income after a policy change takes effect in January to relax the rental occupancy cap for such properties for about three years.
SINGAPORE: The rental boom in recent years has led to a jump in landlords and tenants resorting to legal avenues to settle their disputes.
