Look at the map for these stations: Ang Mo Kio, Bishan, Holland Village, Botanic Gardens, Paya Lebar and look at the surrounding properties.Ausmum wrote:We are looking at a job offer in Singapore and we are wondering which district would be the best choice.
We have a large family with children aged 2-16, our children are homeschooled so school location is not a factor for us.
We will not be purchasing a car (at this point) and preference would be for MRT.
We don't mind being in a complex, we would not need 4 bedrooms, although would need to fit 2-3 children in some rooms so they would need to be larger rooms.
I would like to be in an area with parks/playgrounds and other expat families that homeschool.
If you can give me some good links and recommendations I would appreciate it.
My husband will be relocating before the rest of us so he will have a chance to check areas first.
Agents here are severely biased against tenants; search the forums for threads about them. Summary: they're rarely helpful since their commission is a percentage of the rental price. You may want to use them since you're new* but if you're willing to fill and submit some forms personally, some research is in order.Ausmum wrote:Thanks,
We aren't being offered a housing allowance, are rentals hard to organise without an agent?
Not really. If you're willing to trawl through the classified ads on the popular property websites.Ausmum wrote:Thanks,
We aren't being offered a housing allowance, are rentals hard to organise without an agent?
You still end up paying the agents fee. My current place I got for $100 less per month than another offer as I didn't use an agent and explained that the landlord would be getting between $150 and $200 extra per month by not having to pay another agent. This means I saved $100 per month and the landlord gets over $50 per month extra. win winsingapore eagle wrote: I believe the convention here is that the landlord pays the tenant's agent if the rental is more than $2,500 per month and you take a standard 2-year lease.
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