Mayland

Mostly in Sri Hartamas · completed 1990 to 2019

A subsidiary of Far East Organisation (International) Limited

Also known as Malaysia Land Properties (Mayland), Malaysia Land Properties Sdn Bhd (Mayland)

All 7 names

Malaysia Land Properties (Mayland), Malaysia Land Properties Sdn Bhd (Mayland), Mayland Universal Sdn Bhd, Mayland (Malaysia Land Properties Sdn Bhd), Malaysia Land Properties Sdn. Bhd., Mayland Group, Mayland Universal (Mayland Group of Companies)

How their buildings read

7 poor, 2 fair, 2 good

Outcomes still vary building by building. Check the building, not the brochure.

What we found

The story here is the developer: Mayland's workmanship was shoddy, handover ran about four years late with defects in 2008, and owner-occupancy is chronically low.

The evidence

Delivery

An undated, unbylined property-review page states that Windsor Tower was set to be completed in October 2007 but was handed to owners at the end of 2008, and that owners found several defects in their units and said the quality of rectification work was low and not properly done.

One more finding

An undated, unbylined property-review page states that Waldorf Tower was completed later than its estimated completion date of July 2007 and was reportedly handed to owners in September 2008.

Handover

Negative

Premium location beside Hartamas Shopping Centre undermined by developer issues: reviewers report approx 4-year handover delays, shoddy workmanship, poor defect rectification and chronically low occupancy;
Windsor Tower

Defects and workmanship

Negative

An undated, unbylined property-review page states that Mayland has been accused at almost each of its developments of bad workmanship and low-quality materials, citing visible cracking and cheap paint at Sri Putramas I; the page names no accuser, cites no document, and gives no date, so this is an unattributed characterisation rather than a documented finding.

2 more findings

It carries the same Mayland workmanship and late-delivery criticisms as Windsor.
Waldorf Tower
Premium location beside Hartamas Shopping Centre undermined by developer issues: reviewers report approx 4-year handover delays, shoddy workmanship, poor defect rectification and chronically low occupancy;
Windsor Tower

Post-handover response

Negative

Premium location beside Hartamas Shopping Centre undermined by developer issues: reviewers report approx 4-year handover delays, shoddy workmanship, poor defect rectification and chronically low occupancy;
Windsor Tower

Regulatory and legal

Negative

In Zedelta Sdn Bhd v Mayland Supreme Sdn Bhd [2023] MLJU 77, the High Court found Mayland had failed to discharge its burden to prove no money was due or payable to a subcontractor despite Mayland's assertions, concerning payment obligations to a nominated electrical subcontractor.

One more finding

The Court of Appeal later overturned the 2016 High Court decision in MPSJ's favour, so Mayland won in the end. The court required the project to be built exactly to the original plans.

Corporate continuity

Negative

After purchasers took vacant possession of Waldorf and Windsor towers, Mayland applied for strata titles and unilaterally reclassified Area A (7th floor podium of 89 car park bays and 9 retail units designated as common facilities at development approval) as its own parcel, then sold parts to third parties, triggering litigation by the Joint Management Body.

3 more findings

Malaysia Land Properties Sdn Bhd, trading as Mayland, was incorporated in 1995 and states it is part of an international group under the umbrella of Far East Organisation (International) Limited, based in Hong Kong.
Mayland is its chairman's private vehicle, through which he entered the Malaysian property market in 1994.
Mayland kept a relatively low profile in recent years; management said it had tried to transition from a small business into a corporate body before the pandemic, and sales from its 2018-2019 launches fell short of expectations.