Pay a fee of 600 million VND to choose a social housing apartment
As Lao Dong reported in the previous article, the new urban area of Ha Dinh was conceived more than 20 years ago, but until now only villas have "sprouted up" without any social infrastructure. Meanwhile, according to the planning from 2004, the urban area includes social housing N01, kindergarten, and medical examination area.
Although the social housing project is still an empty lot surrounded by corrugated iron, land brokers are currently bustling with sales of the NO1 Ha Dinh Social Housing Project (commercial name is UDIC Eco Tower) in lane 214 Nguyen Xien, Hanoi.
Some accounts are “subtle” by offering profile consultation. There are also public accounts selling apartments at 214 Nguyen Xien for only 19 million VND/m2.
An account named L.D.H (phone number 036522XXX) publicly posted that from only 1.9 billion VND, you can choose a satisfactory apartment, area 70 - 77m2, right next to the walking street 214 Nguyen Xien.
Calling the phone number this person provided, the reporter was introduced: This is social housing so you need to complete the application and the application must meet the requirements to be eligible for the lucky draw.
However, this person confidently introduced, "We are currently processing applications and getting specific apartments. The fee is 600 million VND/70 m2 apartment."
When asked to come in person, this person gave the reporter the address of the adjacent house 8-30 Van Khe urban area, Ha Dong.
Near the destination, the reporter received a call from a strange phone number, calling himself C, "the boss of L.D.H". Then, following the address this person gave, the reporter went to the address with the sign of Tan Nhat Phat Investment and Development Joint Stock Company.
Meeting us, a man named C boasted: "We have diplomatic funds, which means we can choose one of these apartments."
Regarding paperwork, this person advises customers to do it early and only need to submit ID card and residential address, the rest they will make a complete set of all forms, residence confirmation, residence conditions, no house...
According to the business announcement, Tan Nhat Phat Investment and Development Joint Stock Company was established on August 7, 2023. The legal representatives are Pham Thi Huyen Sam - Deputy Director; Pham Hong Phuong - General Director. The charter capital is 10 billion VND.
The company's founding shareholders include the following: Truong Van Dang, with 16% of shares; Pham Thi Huong, with 15% of shares; Pham Hong Phuong, with 28% of shares; Pham Thi Huyen Sam, with 26%; Vu Trung Truong, with 15%.
The project is still a wasteland.
According to the reporter of Lao Dong Newspaper at the NO1 Ha Dinh Social Housing Project - UDIC Eco Tower in lane 214 Nguyen Xien, Hanoi at the time of September 2024, the land for housing construction is still a vacant lot. There are no signs of construction on the land.
According to information from the investor, the social housing project at plot NO1 in Ha Dinh New Urban Area was assigned by the Hanoi People's Committee to the consortium of Hanoi Electricity and Water Construction Joint Stock Company - Haweicco, Urban Infrastructure Development Investment Corporation UDIC - One Member Limited Liability Company and DAC Hanoi Construction and Housing Development Joint Stock Company as the investor in Decision No. 2784/QD-UBND dated June 26, 2020 with the project implementation progress including:
Investment preparation phase from quarter III/2020 to quarter II/2021; investment implementation phase from quarter III/2021 to quarter III/2022; investment completion phase, putting into operation and use from quarter III/2022.
According to the agreement of the parties in the consortium, UDIC Corporation (a 100% state-owned enterprise) is the representative of the consortium.
After being handed over to the investor, this project missed the deadline. Then on November 1, 2022, the Hanoi People's Committee issued Decision No. 4185/QD-UBND on approving the adjustment of the investment policy of the social housing project at plot NO1 of the Ha Dinh New Urban Area Construction Investment Project. The project will start construction in the fourth quarter of 2022 and be completed in the third quarter of 2024.
However, this social housing project, after being extended, still did not reach the finish line on time and was fined by the Department of Construction Inspectorate.
The project's delay for many years has caused a waste of land resources, while the real demand for housing of the people is very large, especially low-cost housing. Not to mention, "brokers" have taken advantage of this project to advertise apartments in the project and many people have "fallen into the trap".
Talking to Lao Dong about the conditions for selling social housing, Lawyer Nguyen Tinh - Deputy Head of Tinh Hoa Viet Law Office - said that according to the provisions of the Housing Law 2023, social housing is housing with State support for beneficiaries of housing support policies according to the provisions of the Law.
The sale and lease-purchase of future social housing must comply with a number of conditions such as completing the construction of the foundation of the house according to the provisions of the law on construction and completing the investment in the construction of the traffic system, water supply, drainage, domestic electricity, public lighting of the residential area for sale or lease-purchase according to the detailed construction plan, design documents and progress of the approved project.
If the conditions are not met as prescribed, the investor will not be allowed to sell the apartment. People who give money to brokers will have the potential risk of even losing everything.
