Home Buyers’ and Vendors’ Behaviours: Analysis of Judicial Decisions

Authors

  • Nuraisyah Chua Abdullah Faculty of Law, Universiti Teknologi MARA Shah Alam Malaysia
  • Ramzyzan Ramly 2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, 40450, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Izwan Ikhsan Department of Law Enforcement, Vision College, Kelana Jaya, 47301, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v2i6.962

Keywords:

home buyers’ behaviour, vendor behaviour, fraud, inspection

Abstract

This paper examines the behaviour of vendors and purchasers indirectly through the judicial decisions in Malaysia, Australia, and the United States. The decided cases illustrate that buyers are still indolent in their duty to conduct pre-purchase inspections, some vendors were seen to have actively concealed defects in the property and fraudulently misrepresented the conditions of the properties. This paper suggests consumer education for both the vendors and purchasers and the extension of the jurisdiction of either the Tribunal for Homebuyers Claims or the Tribunal for Consumer Claims to include matters regarding the dispute as to the condition of the property.

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Published

2017-11-07

How to Cite

Abdullah, N. C., Ramly, R., & Ikhsan, M. I. (2017). Home Buyers’ and Vendors’ Behaviours: Analysis of Judicial Decisions. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 2(6), 229–237. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v2i6.962

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