THE upbeat property market has led to a surge in the number of real estate-related complaints from home hunters.
The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) said the number of such complaints it received started to surge from May.
It has received 619 complaints in the first eight months of the year, of which 89 cases and 107 cases were lodged in July and last month respectively.
The bulk of the complaints relate to HDB flat transactions, said Case executive director Seah Seng Choon.
The Singapore Accredited Estate Agencies (SAEA) said it received 141 public inquiries, feedback and complaints in July and last month, which is more than what it would typically get in a full year. This compares with just 26 cases in the first half of this year.
Another six complaints have poured in during the first two weeks of this month.
About 40 per cent of the 141 cases comprise complaints against property agents or disputes on commission payments, and so on, said SAEA chief executive Tan Tee Khoon. Continue reading
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