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Need advise for issues to get a place to rent	PNGMK	Tue, 15 Feb 2022 2:48 pm	2 times in total	Property Talk, Housing & Rental
How to pick movers ?	MOCHS	Tue, 07 Dec 2021 6:44 pm	2 times this year	Property Talk, Housing & Rental
Racist behaviour for subletting HDB owned apartments	therat	Mon, 20 Jun 2022 10:16 am	Once this month	Property Talk, Housing & Rental
Do not waste your time with Big Name Property Agents	martincymru	Fri, 02 Oct 2020 3:55 pm	Once this week	Property Talk, Housing & Rental

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Leasing/Purchasing a car in Singapore? Let us help!

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Inchcape Singapore. Borneo Motors Singapore.

Inchcape Group has joined forces with Borneo Motors Singapore and has been...

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Global Indian International School (GIIS)

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Global Indian International School (GIIS) is a leading international school headquartered in Singapore since 2002. The K-12 school...

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Hi Fredscuttle!

I'm Nick, a representative from GIIS Singapore and glad to provide you with the answers you seek!
For student transportation, you...

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Australian International School Singapore

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AIS has a long history of delivering a holistic, rounded education. What makes us truly unique is that we offer a...

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Canadian International School

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The Canadian International School (CIS) is a leading international school in Singapore. Founded in 1990, CIS has over...

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Stamford American International School

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Stamford American International Singapore offers an holistic education for students from 2 months to 18 years of age, being the first and only school...

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SAIS International School .

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Do not waste your time with Big Name Property Agents

Last post by musical box « Mon, 15 Nov 2021 4:12 pm
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by amespring » Thu, 01 Oct 2020 5:55 pm

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I just want to say that having the big name property agent(s) to represent my interest was my biggest mistake in my home purchase. They are shady,...

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OP's diatribe did not read right to me.

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Mon, 15 Nov 2021 4:12 pm
Tenancy agreements/leases and your rights as a tenant

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Some advice for people signing leases (tenancy agreements) in Singapore, culled from the collective wisdom and experience of forumers. Comments,...

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You need to look for older condos &/or ones with a lot of expat tenants who don’t own cars. So not that difficult for where I was looking - Orchard...
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How to stop an Enbloc

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by PNGMK » Mon, 15 Jan 2018 11:36 am

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Where I own is trying to go enbloc. The committee is formed, CSA approved and they have 62% signatures. The pressure is really on and frankly it's...

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Well.... they are back just in time w 50% and ready to try again. This time I will not interfere.

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GUIDE: Where should I/we consider living? [Suggested v1.0]

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by JR8 » Mon, 19 May 2014 10:02 am
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As mentioned here > ' This question is coming up often enough that I'm wondering if we could jointly build-out the above list of considerations into...

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Thanks guys, that's really useful. Never been in Asia longer than 7/8months of travel which is obviously very different! Leaning towards the Tiong...
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New Freehold condo launch - Forett at Bukit Timah

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Forett at Bukit Timah, an upcoming 633-unit FREEHOLD condominium will be launched for sale in the exclusive residential enclave along...

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Rental experience and tips to share with tenants

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by kouichi4 » Tue, 14 May 2013 6:05 pm
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Just to share my experience and some tips to benefit the rest. I am a singaporean and my wife is a foreigner. We rented a common room and below are...

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I also wanna to be a landlord for few properties to rent out. LOLLLL
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Wed, 10 Jun 2020 10:30 am
Role of Main tenant

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by Anne_61 » Sat, 02 Jul 2022 11:14 pm

Hi to all!I’m the main tenant of our unit. I informed one of the tenant :-| that she will not be renewed or she will be end of contract.But she...

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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 11:14 pm
Landlord is telling to vacate within short period of moving in: taking advantage of medical condition

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by rockstargirl » Sat, 07 May 2022 1:17 am

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Hi Everyone,

Facing an issue and wanted some advice. I made an agreement in month of February to start lease in march. Once I moved in, landlord...

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For closure, I vacated the premise with help of my family member. Neighbors advised me that this was an attempt to bully and I am quite sure this was...

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Sat, 02 Jul 2022 4:40 pm
Racist behaviour for subletting HDB owned apartments

Last post by Lisafuller « Thu, 30 Jun 2022 4:42 am
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by rockstargirl » Wed, 15 Jun 2022 1:33 pm
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Observing some odd behavior lately: I was under impression that Singapore Govt. provided citizens to occupy HDB apartments with the goal of providing...

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Yes. this is apply to rent out the whole flat.
If rent out a room and landlord is staying in the unit.
It make sense that some landlord might want to...
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 4:42 am
Rentals in Singapore

Last post by Lisafuller « Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:18 pm
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by abbby » Sun, 19 Jun 2022 5:28 pm

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I've been hearing from friends the rental of houses have increased from 30% to 70% Thats an incredible increase in rent...but from what I see, the...

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Not affected personally (luckily I own my home), but have heard about the price surge for rent. Best time to fix a lease would have been during peak...

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Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:18 pm
why small units psf are usually higher than bigger ones?

Last post by Lisafuller « Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:16 pm
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by bobojin » Wed, 08 Jun 2022 9:47 pm

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I guess some real estate agents would find a way to get small ones (usually 400-600 sq ft) in new projects and make them resale after 3 years....

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Large units have the opportunity to enjoy more capital appreciation since the sq ft is bigger. However more input in capital as well. I've heard of...

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Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:16 pm
Living in older condos

Last post by abbby « Tue, 07 Jun 2022 5:52 pm
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by abbby » Thu, 02 Jun 2022 2:03 pm

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Having lived in both newer ( 15 years). Here's some disadvantages of older homes:

- Pest problems (as share by one of the posters)
Had a scare...

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Yes proper maid room and tennis courts..
with newer condos there aren't always tennis courts.

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Tue, 07 Jun 2022 5:52 pm
Pest control - is the tenant completely responsible or does this fall under minor repairs?

Last post by abbby « Thu, 02 Jun 2022 1:44 pm
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by Bek » Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:16 am

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Hi all,

Looking for some advice. We moved into this 20+ year old condo in July 2020 and signed a 2 year lease. We signed the TA in the depths of...

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Yes, tenant is to be responsible for the pest control if needed. In the tenancy agreement, there would be a clause on tenant to upkeep the place in...

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Thu, 02 Jun 2022 1:44 pm
Resale market price

Last post by nelyanne « Tue, 31 May 2022 12:12 pm
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by bobojin » Tue, 31 May 2022 8:34 am

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I have a feeling that most agent companies list resale prices online (like propertyxx) by inflated 10-25% and pushing housing higher. =D>

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I have a feeling that most agent companies list resale prices online (like propertyxx) by inflated 10-25% and pushing housing higher. =D>

If you...

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Tue, 31 May 2022 12:12 pm
35% ABSD on Buying properties on Trust

Last post by abbby « Fri, 13 May 2022 10:25 am

by abbby » Fri, 13 May 2022 10:25 am

Dampening the market for those buying under trust. I think affects a small group of people.

What do you think..?

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Fri, 13 May 2022 10:25 am
How to pick movers ?

Last post by Therese White « Tue, 10 May 2022 8:28 pm
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by Nisha2020 » Sat, 04 Dec 2021 5:29 pm

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Hi all !
I am new to Singapore and been here for about a year now and the landlord decided to move in so I am relocating..
Saw many movers advertise...

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Lalamove/Grabexpress/Qexpress are not really known for moving, mostly transport one or two loose (and relatively small) items. Benefits are cost,...

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Last post by Therese White
Tue, 10 May 2022 8:28 pm
West facing house

Last post by abbby « Tue, 10 May 2022 10:46 am
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by abbby » Sat, 07 May 2022 11:31 am

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Anyone lived in a west facing home? How do you bear with the heat?
I've been in 2 homes with west sun and it's scorching and my electric bills always...

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I like SE facing as well, nothing too glaring and warm and also, North-South facing.

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Tue, 10 May 2022 10:46 am
Help needed: Room rental clauses!

Last post by abbby « Sun, 08 May 2022 2:09 pm
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by nelyanne » Sun, 08 May 2022 1:02 pm

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Minor repairs: Usually the cap is $150/item (or, used to be), apart from this - it's a standard clause.

Aircon service: Normally, the aircon...

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I'm not sure about how room contracts are usually crafted but you're only renting a room but having to take care of the minor repair for the whole...

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Sun, 08 May 2022 2:09 pm
Landlord refuses to repair

Last post by PNGMK « Sat, 07 May 2022 7:26 pm
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by Lord^Ed » Tue, 03 May 2022 1:29 am

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Hi all,

Just shifted to a condo in the East. The agent refused to give LL's contact and TA was signed with LL's NRIC at sight. The agent was...

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You can request the SCT to order the agent to provide the LL contacts I believe.

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Last post by PNGMK
Sat, 07 May 2022 7:26 pm
Possible/How to Evict Noisy Neighbour?

Last post by Lisafuller « Thu, 28 Apr 2022 9:44 pm
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by unbelievable1981 » Mon, 27 Dec 2021 10:30 am
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Dear expats,

Firstly you can refer to my previous post from some months ago if you want some context:

Basically my neighbour continues to be a...

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I’m the opposite. Seeing my own blood never bothers me, but seeing other people’s always does.
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