What I have to say as a pissed-off purchaser

I exhanged comments with a purchaser called "Frustrated man" in Property Malaysia blog. This purchaser got really frustrated like many of you because of the delay.

I had just replied him on his latest comment. While replying him, I had a feeling to share my thoughts with you since there is not much update here due to pending approvals.

Frustrated Man said...
"Sam, looks like you are the only one who talk good about this project and developer. Probably you are not as frustrated as we were. Do you know what additional cost, additional time, finally additional frustration means? Do you know how frustrated to see some other projects completed earlier that this one even when they started later. I have waited for 4 years, 4-long-year! Maybe you are right at one point when you say this project is not abandoned, but is that a license for them to be late so much? If you read the starbiz last week, a project is late if the promised delivery date is 10% late and considered “sick” if it is late for 10 to 30%. So, how do you classify this one?"

I said...
"Frustrated Man, I am not the only one and not the last one who will not talk bad about this project and developer. I bought the property later than you, but I have been waiting for almost 3 years and still waiting for my dream house to be ready. I am not like what you say not frustrated, but if frustration could help to speed up the handover or soothe me, I will surely get as frustrated as you. All I want is to get the house as soon as possible. Looking at the brighter side, actually we have met and talked to the developer, we have met the relevant parties, we know everybody is working all they could on handing over the house to us as soon as possible. We do not want any further delay, so does the developer.

What do you think the developer will get at the end of the day if they are taking so long to get the project completed? What do they gain? They gain nothing but they have to compensate more. What I can see is that the developer is working very hard to get this project done asap, I don’t see any reason why we should talk bad about them when the blame is not on them. By the way, I am not from the developer, I am a purchaser. Because of the delay, all my family plans got affected and I have all the reasons to get frustrated with but I don’t see it is helping any."