Cuepacs president Adnan Mat said Putrajaya could be the first location for this as there was ample government land.

“We are not asking for free housing because we are willing to pay, but the prices offered by developers at the moment are unreasonable considering the salaries of civil servants,” he said in a statement today.

Adnan also said the surge in housing prices made it difficult for civil servants to own houses. He said they were mostly from the B40 and M40 income groups.

“On average, residential properties around Putrajaya start at RM400,000. How can civil servants who are mostly in the B40 and M40 groups afford that?”

He welcomed the government’s decision to provide a 30% reduction in assessment fees for homes in Putrajaya valued under RM300,000, pointing out that most owners of such houses were civil servants.

Announcing the 30% reduction yesterday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had received numerous complaints from Putrajaya residents that the assessment fees for residential properties were “quite high” compared to those in the surrounding areas.

The 30% reduction is for residential premises that have been completed since 2017, involving nearly 8,500 residential units, and is effective from Jan 1.