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Kismis Lodge put up for en bloc sale

Posted on 16 Jul 2012 | Comments Off

Kismis Lodge, which is located off Toh Tuck Road, has been put up for collective sale by Credo Real Estate.

The property currently comprises 64 units of walk-up apartments with a land area of 70,283 square feet.

In a statement issued on Monday, Credo said the owners are expecting offers of around S$90 million to S$95 million.

This translates to about S$1,281 per square foot (psf) to S$1,352 psf.

If the deal goes through, Credo said each owner will pocket S$1.4 million to S$1.48 million.

Under the 2008 Master Plan, the site is zoned for “3-storey mixed landed” development.

Credo said this will allow the developer of the site to build a combination of conventional terrace houses, semi-detached houses and detached houses; or cluster landed housing with strata terrace houses, strata semi-detached houses and strata bungalows with communal facilities.

Yong Choon Fah, executive director of Credo Real Estate, said: “Based on URA’s prevailing guidelines for strata landed developments, the purchaser of Kismis Lodge could possibly build as many as 43 strata terrace houses, or 32 strata semi-detached houses, or alternatively, choose to build a combination of up to 22 conventional and 20 strata terraces, subject to approval.”

Credo said over 80 per cent of the owners have consented to the collective sale.

The tender for Kismis Lodge will close at 2.30pm on Wednesday, 15 August.

Source : Channel NewsAsia – 16 Jul 2012

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Why Braddell View owners may not all vote to privatise

Posted on 10 Jul 2012 | Comments Off

Braddell View residents may favour privatisation but feel compelled to vote against it if the premiums are too high, said Member of Parliament (MP) Hri Kumar Nair yesterday.

Changes to the HUDC Housing Estates Act were passed in Parliament yesterday to allow HUDC owners the flexibility to vary the fees that each owner has to pay for privatisation. Previously, the fee had to be divided equally among all the owners.

Mr Hri Kumar, the MP for the area, said he supported the amendments, which would make it easier for Braddell View residents to privatise their estate.

Braddell View, the last HUDC estate that has yet to be privatised or earmarked for privatisation, was developed in two phases. The amendments would allow owners in each phase to pay a different fee, as determined by the Chief Valuer.

However, Mr Hri Kumar noted that some would face practical difficulties. “Chief among these will be the premium they must pay,” he said, pointing to the fact that a large number of homeowners were retirees who would have difficulty forking out the “thousands of dollars it will cost to privatise”.

He added: “This will be exacerbated by the sum some of them may have to pay, to top up the lease for Phase One of the estate to make up for the difference in the two phases.”

Minister of State (National Development) Lee Yi Shyan said flat owners can use savings from their Central Provident Fund (CPF) Ordinary Accounts.

Owners who are 55 and above can use savings from their Retirement Accounts as long as the minimum sum is maintained. They can also add their children as owners and use their children’s CPF.

In addition, the estate’s sinking funds can go towards paying the premium.

Mr Lee estimated that owners have about six months to pay the premium and the revised Act makes a provision for the Housing and Development Board to grant an extension if necessary. Sumita Sreedharan

Source : Today – 2012 Jul 10