On paper, renting an apartment seems straightforward enough. You view a property within your budget that you like, you sign the tenancy agreement, and you move in. Simple, right? Well, not quite. There are many horror stories from tenants who were forcibly evicted by nightmare landlords, and it seems a new case surfaces every couple...
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In 1991, there was a Concept Plan where one part of it, dubbed the “Long Island plan”, envisioned reclaiming a series of land along the East Coast beachfront for housing and leisure over the next 50 years. The Concept Plan, or Past Long-Term Plan, began in 1971 and was meant to steer the strategic land-use...
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Last month, we did a story on a renovation contractor who has allegedly failed to complete renovation work on time (and for one case that we know, failed to start). The contractor is supposedly named Vincent Liu Junnong, but also goes by many other names. This includes Calvin, Kelvin, Kevin, Mike, Alex and Benjamin Lau,...
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Oftentimes when we talk about buying a flat from the HDB, it’s usually BTO. But it’s not the only way you can buy a flat from the public housing authority. Started in October 2009, the Sale of Balance Flats (SBF) is another mode of buying a flat from the HDB. SBF is usually launched twice...
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