Screening a Tenant in Singapore: The Checks That Matter
The tenants who cause disputes usually fail a check the landlord skipped. Here are the six screening checks that predict problems, and the extra HDB rules first-time landlords often miss.
What happens after you sign. Strata governance, sinking fund health, MCST by-laws, Managing Agent quality, AGM minutes analysis. The post-purchase decisions that determine whether a well-bought property stays a good investment or quietly erodes.
The tenants who cause disputes usually fail a check the landlord skipped. Here are the six screening checks that predict problems, and the extra HDB rules first-time landlords often miss.
Four Lentor condos complete within about two years of each other, so tenants have choice and room to negotiate. Here is how to compare them on MRT access, layout, schools and price.
The defects window after handover is worth more than most owners realise, and the first AGM sets fees and governance for years. Here is what CanningHill Piers owners should do in their first 12 months.
No published study yet shows EV chargers lift condo resale prices, and a 22kW charger only helps if your car can accept it. Here is the data, the charging-speed math by car model, and what to ask.
The MCST building policy covers the building, not your home. Here is what it leaves to you, the liability limits worth carrying, and the seepage cover most condo owners don't check.
Thomson Reserve opens at a record. If you own nearby, what does that do to your resale price? What happened to owners after the last six record launches on this corridor, and what to check before you list.
JadeScape's Defects Liability Period closed years ago. At 1,206 units and 96 facilities with an 8-year-old smart home system, here's what the MCST actually carries now.
Seven former HUDC estates remain unsold, aged 39-52 years, right inside the age band a new parliamentary bill uses to lower en-bloc consent thresholds. Here's the full list.
MCSTs can now approve EV chargers by simple majority under the capex-free model. Here is what changed in the BMSMA, what new launches must provide, and what to check before your council signs.