Household Buying Tips - Things to note

Before buying a HDB resale flat, beside location and price, there are few points to take note.

LoanShark

- The flat that will give tons of problems to home owners.
- Walk through the corridors, staircases and the units surrounding. Check for any loanshark graffiti on the wall with your potential new home unit no. or beside your unit, or any paint stain at your neighbours floor. Nowadays, loanshark splash paints at borrower's neighbours.

Cats / Dog Faeces

- Have you experience, when you open your door and see a pool of cat's faeces .Or your neighbours keeps alot of cats and give you some problems?

- If you intend to buy, check with the bangladesh sweeper if he has to clear the faeces and urine at the common area near your unit. Observe if your new neighbour keeps any pets.
As extracted from HDB website ; http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10209p.nsf/WPDis/Keeping%20Of%20PetsOverview?OpenDocument

Cats are not allowed to be kept in HDB Flats as they caused nuisance such as shedding fur, defecating /urinating in common area, noise disturbance etc. HDB only allows one dog of an approved breed to be kept. Please refer to the HDB approved list for more information. http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10209p.nsf/WPDis/Keeping%20Of%20PetsPolicies?OpenDocument

Newly Painted ceiling / wall

Look out for any newly painted of ceiling or wall especially inside the bathroom or toilet. It may be there are some defects such as water seepage and the owner tried to cover up by painting over. Such unnoticed defects may cost you nuisances or even monetrary loss for repairing or damaging to your property