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SEP 25, 2001

Maisonette 4+1 2300 sq. ft $5,000.

4+1 2100 sq. ft. One level.  $5,000.
A very large living cum dining area. 
Email judy@asiahomes.com
Tel:
+65 9668 6468.

Case study: Realtor.  Garden maintenance forgotten in Letter of Intent.



Courtyard and trees between two blocks.
Big gym (back ground) near security guard. Low rise 4-storey condo.  Car parks at basement of blocks.



Quiet pools fringed by green trees at one corner. Lap pool and privacy for serious swimmers. You don't get people from the apartments looking at you swimming.

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EXPATS RELOCATING TO SINGAPORE

To get the best rental package, email judy@asiahomes.com

Tel:
+65 9668 6468, 254 3326.

2-bedroom:
95-189 sq. m
3-bedroom:
110-141 sq. m
4-bedroom maisonettes:
Around 2228 sq. ft

Completed: Around  September 1, 1998

Interiors:
Living and dining - marble tiles. Bedrooms: oaks strip parquet.

Facilities:
Swimming pool (big rectangular, good for lap training), children's pool,  sauna, tennis court, 24-hour security system, playground, sauna, BBQ area, covered car park, gym, clubhouse with board games room, multi-purpose room.

Competitors:
The Bayshore and Casafina being nearest and newer.  Costa Rhu,  The Makena, Pebble Bay, Waterside and other new condos.

Investment potential: 99 years old.  

Advantages:

Newer condo.  Low rise, low density. 
Victorian style facade and 19th century-styled English garden.  Quiet.

The 4+1 maisonettes may interest expats with large families. 1 bedroom downstairs with balcony off the living area, 3 bedrooms and family area upstairs


Balcony off the living area in maisonette. One bedroom with attached bathroom (extreme right) provides privacy for a study room.


Family area outside 3 bedrooms upstairs

Big swimming pool for serious swimmers.

Balconies in some units.

Near to East Coast Park, Airport, greenery and cycling.

Disadvantages:

Not near subway.
No views, expected of low rise housing.

"Your Landlord  said that the maintenance of the carpet grass would be done by him," said co-broking rookie agent, Mr Lam.

The Letter of Intent (LOI) prepared by Mr Lam did not mention about garden maintenance and the tenancy agreement had been sealed.

In this case, Mr Lam should have written a list of Landlord's responsibilities in the Letter of Intent and the Tenant's requests.

There were 3 inspections and he would have time to note the requirements but he did not do so.

His LOI was very brief and the lease was not given to the expatriate occupant in this case.

The lease was one from the Company and was prepared with grammatical errors and excluded the address of the Company.

If the Occupant had read the LOI, she would have remembered the garden maintenance.

A LOI should include:

"Cost of gardening services and maintenance of the carpet grass once per week to be borne by the Landlord."

In landed properties, the maintenance of the swimming pool, landscaping, air conditioners and autogate may be included. 

Usually these are the responsibility of the Tenant.

It was difficult as the Landlady was against more expenditure since rental paid was "low".

"The Company wanted to change the lease to the personal lease, since the employee will be paying for his own utilities bill," explained Mr Lam after both the Landlord and Tenant (Company) had signed the Tenancy Agreement.

The Lease was provided by the Company. This was not acceptable.

The Company could always deduct the utilities bill from the employee's salary.

We hope this case study would help co-broking agents in the rental housing business.

Many omissions are costly and sometimes the agents have to foot the bills out of their commissions.