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HDB informed residents of void deck conversion

Posted on 3 Nov 2009 | Comments Off on HDB informed residents of void deck conversion

I THANK Ms Elsie Tay for her letter, ‘Residents not told’ (Oct 16). Void decks are part of the common property owned by HDB. They are generally used for social and community facilities, such as childcare centre, residents’ committee centre, senior activity centre or kidney dialysis centre, for the benefit of the community.

To meet the evolving needs of the community, facilities like the new childcare centre at Block 339 Clementi Avenue 5 are added after consulting the authorities and local grassroots organisations.

Residents were told of the construction of the facilities via notices posted at the lift lobbies before the works were carried out.

The purpose of HDB’s polling exercises for the Lift Upgrading Programme (LUP) is to obtain residents’ consensus on the co-funding of upgrading cost by them. In the case of construction of new social or community facilities at void decks, no co-payment is required of residents. There is also no impact on service and conservancy charges due to the removal of void deck space of a block, because it is only a small part of the overall common property.

Ng Leong Keng
Deputy Director (Policy & Planning)
Housing & Development Board

Source : Straits Times – 3 Nov 2009

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Unsold HDB flats largely cleared: CEO

Posted on 3 Nov 2009 | Comments Off on Unsold HDB flats largely cleared: CEO

Remainder is reason for Sale of Balance Flats exercise, launched last month

Facing steady demand for public housing, the Housing and Development Board (HDB) has almost cleared its stock of unsold flats. The agency also offered more units in the last financial year, incurring a larger deficit in the process.

Mr Tay: HDB will monitor demand for BTO flats and plans to release more DBSS sites

‘We have largely cleared our unsold stock,’ said HDB chief executive Tay Kim Poh at a briefing on the board’s annual report for FY08/09 ended March. ‘We still have some balance units here and there . . . the number is a very small number.’

Based on past reports, HDB held about 1,500 completed units last year, and some 3,500 units in 2007.

According to Mr Tay, the few unsold flats left was a reason why HDB introduced the Sale of Balance Flats exercise last month. Under the scheme, the agency will offer flats from repurchases, previous build-to-order (BTO) exercises and selective en-bloc redevelopment schemes – once it has accumulated a sufficient number of them.

HDB launched 2,132 flats under this scheme and received 20,691 applications – almost 10 bids for every flat available. Continue reading →

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