A couple facing eviction from their home in Subang 2 at Shah Alam are now breathing sigh of relief after a good Samaritan, who had purchased the house at an earlier auction, cancelled the deal and gave away the RM44,500 deposit he paid to settle a portion of the family’s outstanding mortgage.
Nadzim Johan, a member of the Muslim Consumers Association of Malaysia (PPIM), said the lender Affin Bank has agreed that it would no longer proceed with the sale it planned to recover the remaining loan quantum, after PPIM started a donation drive to gather money to help the couple repay the rest of their balance.
Ideally, Bank Negara Malaysia and the Finance Ministry should make sure that such incidents don’t happen anymore to other people, Nadzim urged.
“They must come out with a ruling that banks cannot declare those with assets as bankrupt,” he added.
Moreover, the group is persuading Affin Bank to rescind the couple’s bankruptcy status. “We are now waiting for Affin Bank to finalise the annulment of their (the couple’s) bankruptcy status.”
Meanwhile, the owner, 42-year-old Nor, and her husband are immensely grateful to their benefactor, Lee Hui Sen, who had visited the home after winning the auction, but could not bear in his heart to make the family homeless.
Subsequently, a Facebook post regarding Lee’s kind deed, along with picture of a letter he had written containing a Feng Shui advice to the family, has become a trending topic in social media.
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Diane Foo Eu Lynn, Senior Content Specialist at PropertyGuru, edited this story. To contact her about this or other stories email diane@propertyguru.com.my
