SHAH ALAM: Selangor is planning to redevelop ageing housing in the state that is over 50 years old, despite facing significant cost challenges.
Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said that to maintain Selangor as a liveable state, one of the key indicators is the overall condition of residents’ housing.
He added that addressing ageing housing is crucial because flats or apartments built in the 1970s and 1980s require redevelopment.
“This will be one of the challenges for the state government in the future because the costs are very high.
“Perhaps next year or in the next term, we will need to come up with an initiative to redevelop apartments using a win-win formula for residents and the community.
“I will assign this responsibility to a subsidiary to manage. We will ask the Selangor Housing and Property Board and local authorities to handle it—for example, one or two projects per council.
“Redeveloping ageing housing is one of the challenges, and this is what we will do.
“The state government will begin planning next year, whether in 2027 or 2028,” he said after officiating the presentation of the 2025 Skim Ceria Project aid at Hotel De Palma here today.
Also present was Selangor Housing and Culture exco Datuk Borhan Aman Shah.
Amirudin said that redevelopment of ageing housing is important to keep pace with the rapid development of each local authority, which are gradually being upgraded from municipalities to city councils.
“If we can implement the redevelopment of ageing housing, we can make Selangor better for all communities.
“In 2027, we will begin with full focus.
“Otherwise, several municipal areas will continue to age, and the quality of these municipalities will face challenges that we want to avoid.
“We do not want all local authorities to be upgraded like Subang Jaya City Council (MBSJ) or the Klang Royal City Council (MBDK), or perhaps Ampang in the future, yet still inherit some ageing areas, especially those 50 to 60 years old,” he said.
Amirudin added that this matter must be closely monitored by Borhan as the state housing exco and the housing and property Board.
“We will review this matter and hope for close cooperation with residents and communities to resolve and ensure the issue is handled properly for the people,” he said.
Meanwhile, he said nine apartment complexes involving five local councils in Selangor—Shah Alam City Council (MBSA), MBDK, Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ), Kajang City Council (MPKj), and Selayang City Council (MPS)—received aid under the 2025 Skim Ceria Project, costing RM4 million.
He said the apartments receiving aid will have work done to replace water tanks, pipes, and pumps, repair entire roofs, gutters, rainwater pipes, and refurbish waterproofing layers.
Source: New Straits Times (3 December 2025)