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On 13 December 2021, the Singapore court charged Chinese national – Chen Xiaopu, 39 – for allegedly getting a Singaporean – Song Fanrong – to buy restricted property in Singapore on his behalf in 2014. The property in question is a landed freehold unit in Ang Mo Kio’s Belgravia Villas. According to the report, Song...

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Six semi-detached houses located on a freehold site at Coronation Road West have been sold for S$43.18 million. With a land area of 21,587 sq ft, this works out to S$2,000 psf. According to Business Times, it is understood that the buyer is a Singaporean in his early 30s and comes from a family in...

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Are you thinking of selling your property? If you bought the house less than three years ago, you’d have to pay additional taxes, known as the Seller’s Stamp Duty (SSD)!  Here’s what you need to know before selling your property within three years. What is stamp duty?  Stamp duty is the tax on documents relating...

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Of the 43 cases of fallen windows, 50% involved casement windows.

The PropertyGuru Singapore Property Market Outlook 2022 (PMO 2022) pulls together data and expert opinions on key events that have impacted the property sector this year to predict what to expect in the year ahead.

The PropertyGuru Singapore Property Market Outlook 2022 (PMO 2022) pulls together data and expert opinions on key events that have impacted the property sector this year to predict what to expect in the year ahead.

I rented out my property through an agent and paid the one month's commission (2 yr lease) as per industry practice. Two years later, my tenant would like to renew the lease for another 2 years. Do I have to pay my agent another one month's commission? I do not read any clause in the original TA that requires me to do that. Since there is no new tenant involved and no effort on the part of the agent, I am baffled as to why I should be paying another month's of commission? Isn't renewal essentially re-drafting the new TA, getting it e-stamped and pay the stamp duty?

Flooring can change the aesthetics of your home. With so many options in the market, what type of flooring should you choose? You might know that you want wood-patterned flooring for your Scandinavian-style home, but with “wood-patterned flooring” ranging from laminate flooring to solid hardwood, there are still so many choices to consider!  If you’re...

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BTO projects are taking longer to build due to the Circuit Breaker last year, as well as manpower and supply crunch driven by the pandemic. The construction delays have even led HDB to allow you to cancel your BTO to buy a resale flat if you have urgent housing needs. On the other hand, buying...

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In my previous two articles, I covered the topics of homeownership for LBGTQ+ when they first start out in their 20s -30s, and in middle age years of 40-50s.  The LGBTQ+ community has a very different life path as compared to their straight counterparts, and we have learnt that when it comes to homeownership, their...

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