Civil society group Repubblika has called for a probe into Housing Minister Roderick Galdes's cut-price purchase of a Gozo property, and also demanded rules to prevent ministers and senior officials from engaging in private business with individuals or companies awarded contracts by their departments. Times of Malta revealed on Sunday that Galdes bought
Repubblika has spoken out following reports that Roderick Galdes, the Minister responsible for social and affordable housing, bought a penthouse from developer Joseph Portelli's company for €140,000, "a price that does not reflect anything close to what Maltese families would have to pay for a similar property on today's market." "At a time when young
The PN said that it is striking that, in the same week a property market study showed how it has become practically impossible for young families and first-time buyers to keep up with ever-rising housing prices, a news report revealed how Minister Roderick Galdes purchased a duplex penthouse for €140,000 - "a price far below what ordinary people are
Momentum Leader Arnold Cassola has submitted a formal letter to the Standards Commissioner regarding a potential ethical breach to latch on to the investigation he previously requested into the minister. Cassola had asked the Standards Commissioner to investigate Minister Galdes over allegations that were made by former PL MEP Marlene Mizzi, who had
Affordable Housing Minister Roderick Galdes bought a duplex penthouse in Gozo’s capital, including a garage, airspace and rooftop jacuzzi for €140,000 from Joseph Portelli’s Excel Investments. A spokesperson for Galdes told Times of Malta that the two-bedroom shell form property, which appears to have been bought for below current market prices, was