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Launch of 1,000 BTO flats

Posted on 15 Oct 2009 | 1 comment
The Housing Board will launch two new Build-to-Order projects offering more than 1,000 flats in Sengkang and Jurong West on Friday. — ST PHOTO: CAROLINE CHIA

THE Housing Board will launch two new Build-to-Order projects offering more than 1,000 flats in Sengkang and Jurong West on Friday.

This will be followed by six more launches with 4,000 flats in Punggol, Sembawang, Bukit Panjang and Dawson estates in November and December.

This will bring the number of new BTO flats the board is launching to 5,000 in three months.

In total, the HDB will be supplying 9,000 new BTO flats this year, far more than the 2,900 balance flats sold under the current and previous sale exercises for this year, said the board in a statement on Wednesday.

‘The large number of new flats offers choice and certainty to first-time flat buyers,’ said the HDB.

‘HDB will continue to monitor housing demand and ensure that there is sufficient flat supply for first-time flat buyers.’

Read also: 20,394 apply for 2,132 flats

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Gnashing pain of taking over a new HDB flat

Posted on 14 Oct 2009 | Comments Off on Gnashing pain of taking over a new HDB flat

MY HUSBAND and I acquired an HDB flat two months ago. We were told, as standard practice, to check for and indicate any defects within seven days of acquiring the keys or before renovation work started.

We found five minor defects initially. However, as these were rectified, more seemed to crop up each time we went back to check on the repair work. And we are disappointed with the conduct of the HDB’s contractors. We found cigarette butts on our air-con ledge and the coins we placed on the floor as a ritual during the Hungry Ghost month were thrown away.

What checks does HDB carry out before it hands over the flat to owners?

I had specified that the hollow tiles be filled and the work be carried out by a parquet specialist. The HDB promised to see to it, but it was done by a foreign worker whose foreman told him only to rectify the defects. Now, our renovation plan is delayed again.

Hazel Koo (Mrs)

Source : Straits Times – 14 Oct 2009

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