Early this month I attended a home defects talk for customers of Absolute Inspection, Singapore's only RICS certified defects company. It was a cozy small group setup with a lot of interactions. I picked up many good insights on home defects and quality problems in new projects. This talk is especially useful if your home is a newly-TOP BTO/condo/landed project, a resale … [Read more...]
Case Studies: How private homebuyers ended up buying crap
I talked about the five miseries that unfortunate owners are facing in my last blog post. In response, there were messages from readers sharing their own sad stories. It proves that Singapore really lacks a proper platform for owners and homebuyers to voice their grievances. One of them commented that there is a 6th misery of homebuyers – poor construction quality of … [Read more...]
Defects inspection tips for home owners: an expert interview
PS = Property Soul WK = Tan Wee Kwang, Founder, Absolute Inspection PS: We see increasingly more reports on defect cases in condos, ECs, BTO and DBSS projects, such as The Sail @ Marina Bay, The Seaview, The Coast, RiverParc Residence, Austville Residences and Trivelis. Some even have to be settled in court. What went wrong? Is the standard dropping for building quality in … [Read more...]
Why you need to learn about defects before getting your new home
Buying a home is an indispensable part of the Singapore dream. After you placed the deposit, followed the progressive payments, signed up for a 30-year housing loan, and finally collected the key to your new home, a big surprise is awaiting for you - the bare unit is totally different from the showflat you can recall. Wait, there are more surprises on the way. You … [Read more...]
Bad quality properties – a big surprise for home owners
Today my mother called about problems with her flat in Hong Kong again. Since she collected the keys 15 years ago, she has done countless fixing and touch-up of defects in her apartment. Two years ago, the neighbor downstairs complained about water seepage from her master toilet. She spent thousands of dollars to fix it. Next came the second toilet. Again they had to … [Read more...]