Hi, actually if u ask seasoned owners, many turned a blind eye to it. Initially I turned a blind eye to the main gate, which is sub-standard and no better than those old terraces in Bukit Indah. Its all due to the security that I closed one eye. But when I bring my relatives, who have properties throughout Asia and Malaysia to view the house, their first strong reaction is:" What??! This kind of gate?? Buay sai lah!" RM 800K house they dare to give you this kind of gate?? "
When they got it, they like the space, but the quality of the doors, parquets, wall tiles cracks.. there are no hiding. They were disappointed and said only Singaporeans will buy it and not complain. Cos Sporeans come to Malaysia to look for houses which can guarantee them top security which is the #1 most important factor in looking for a house. But of course I have seen many Malaysians buy the house at RM 800K and spend another RM 300k to knock off the main gate and all the tiles.. cos they simply cannot make it.
Actually some of us dislike the design but overall, still prefer here. True, the gate is really cheap type, when i last asked them about it they claim that they did a survey in the very beginning asking for owners feedback, how likely they will change the fittings, etc. I guess they assumed people will just change it themselves, still you are right, for the amount of money paid, people do tend to expect more. Some may prefer spending 10-200k to improve the house and do renovation. Some will just buy comparable developments like EL and just pay few hundred thousand more per unit to get more quality in the doors, etc.