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HELPING TENANTS TO LOOK FOR LONG TERM ACCOMMODATION IN SINGAPORE
The Information below is a guide to assist tenants who are looking for HDB/Condo Long Term Accommodation for their stay in Singapore.
General Current Rental Market Prices ( Subject to change like weather )
HDB 1 +1 between S$1,000 to S$1,200 per month (Rare, Unauthorised for Low Income families) HDB 2 +1 between S$1,400 to S$1,800 per month (If unfurnished, it may be as low as S$1,200) HDB 3 +1 (4 Room type) / (5 Room type) between S$1,800 to S$2,000 per month HDB EA or EM Executive Apartments/Mansionette S$2,000 onwards HUDC (Old Large Flat Housing formerly for government officials now converted into Apartments) S$2,000 onwards
Apartments/Condo about S$2,100 and above. Now in Early July 2009 rental market is about S$2,100.
Rental rates depend on many factors, such as location, furnished, partly furnished, near MRT, authorized, unauthorised and others. Generally places in Woodlands, Marsiling, Yishun and Bukit Panjang may be a little cheaper.
Authorised HDB Flat - usually this is price higher than the unauthorised as there is some form of other expenses incurred monthly by the Landlords and the Landlords must be physically living and working abroad. These are definitely fewer than expected and are in great demand by many expatriates in Singapore. There is definitely not enough to meet the growing demands by expatriates in Singapore. The chances of one getting an Authorised Whole Unit HDB Flat are slim.
Unauthorised HDB Flat - are common and easily available but definitely cheaper as compared to authorised HDB Flat as they avoid paying the necessary monthly taxes from the Rental Income collected from Tenants to HDB.
The Famous or Infamous Local Version of "The Locked Room" which may be Authorised by HDB but the Landlord must physically occupy "The Locked Room" but usually they do not as they want to get a higher rent from Tenants for privacy. If possible, one should try to avoid such tenancy but due to limited supply of Authorised HDB Flats for RENT one usually succumbs to such tenancy.
What this "Locked Room" means is that you get the Master Room or any other Room plus the hall space at a much higher Rental Rate as compared to common or master room rental but Rental Rate appear quite close to taking the Whole Unit by yourself.
The Landlord must physically resides in the Locked Room but due to privacy reasons and getting a higher rental as a result of these they are prepared not to reside in the Locked Room.
Misleading and Wrongly Used Words Master Bedroom with Attached Toilet in Condo/Apartments or HDB wrongly called as Studio Apartments. Surely, there is No privacy.
Common Bedroom With Shared Toilet/Kitchen/Washing Machine in Condo/Apartments or HDB wrongly called as Apartment/Hotel Alternatives or Studios and there are many versions of many types of these. Just Beware and Be Alert.
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Standard Agency Fees / Commission which Tenants have to bear.
A 1 Year HDB Tenancy or Less - 1/2 month Agency Fee A 2 Years HDB Tenancy - 1 month Agency Fee
Avoid unreliable Agents and Check ownership of HDB Units first (Documents to prove ownership of Unit such as property tax and others) before releasing deposit and or rental to them.
Please DO NOT sign any Commission or Legal Documents without even reading through it. If in doubt, consult a friend or ask your Human Resources/Admin/Senior Staff about it.
REMEMBER to start with a lower budget than what you can afford then if you find the rental reasonable and you view an apartment you really like it then you can slowly increase the amount for rental.
Guidelines - Searching for Property and Others
http://kohhh.webs.com/HDB.htm Short/Long Term http://www.global-indians.com/houses/rent%20private.htm http://www.streetdirectory.com Checking the Location of the Flat/Accommodation in Singapore http://www.transitlink.com.sg Buses and Etc to check the Bus Numbers nearest to your Flats/Accommodation http://www.transitlink.com.sg/images/eguide/MRT_Journey_Time.jpg Time taken to go from home to your office and vice versa http://kohhh.webs.com/Transport.htm http://kohhh.webs.com/Singapore.htm http://kohhh.webs.com/Food.htm
Good Websites/ Groups and others to source for your HDB Whole Unit Rental
Try JTC (“Jurong Town Corporation”) which are HDB Flats in many areas but the flat comes unfurnished http://www.jtc.gov.sg/products/readybuilt/housing/apt/pages/apartforrent.aspx
3 Rooms Flat about S$1,400 to S$1,500 depending on location 4 Rooms Flat about S$1,700 5 Rooms Flat about S$1,900
Whole Units
http://www.koomice.com No Agents deal directly with Owners and Tenants
http://singapore.property-searchonline.com http://www.property-searchonline.com/forum http://fairpricehub.net Good HDB Rental Housing Guide
http://property.st701.com/properties http://www.homebiznez.com/info/hdbrent5.htm http://www.propertylobang.com.sg http://www.propertymart.com.sg http://www.redad.com previously known as http://www.efair.sg http://www.rentinsingapore.com http://www.SgPropertyAd.Com - A Smart Way to Buy Sell Rent Property http://www.singaporepropertyland.com tan206@starhub.net.sg http://www.singaporepropertylisting.com http://www.singaporepropertymarket.com/singapore_bank.htm http://www.singaporepropertynetworks.com Agent jentan111@yahoo.com http://www.singaporerealestate.info http://www.singaporesearchproperties.com James +65 9363 8008. Email: enquiry@singaporesearchproperties.com
One fairly good value apartment is along Flora Drive known as Carissa Park where one can get a 2 Bedrooms + 1 Living Room for about S$1800 per month. It is a few bus stops from Tampines Metro (which is known in Singapore as MRT) http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_1199/travel_site_79911/
You may be able to get condo at Bayshore Park at about S$2100/- to S$2500/- or less per month and also Astoria Park beside Kembangan Metro or some condo further behind such as Astor/Grosvenor View? at about the same price or less. http://www.streetdirectory.com is a good website to find the location of the property.. It is best to conclude while you are here instead of overseas.
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Room Rental
Range of prices for Room Rental for HDB/Condo and etc depending on location and convenience to MRT and others. Prices vary depending on whether there is Air condition, Utilities and or Internet are included. Usually there is no formal agreement on room rental.
Common Room (Shared Toilet outside the Room) S$400 to S$800
Master Room with Toilet inside the Room S$700 to S$1200
Room Rental Websites
http://www.redad.com previously known as http://www.efair.sg http://www.roomsdb.net http://singapore.roomsdb.net http://www.indianroommates.in harsad harshad@indianroommates.in For Indians in Singapore and Check Yahoo Groups
Room Rental (Need to pay to access but some of them you can send message to them as they are paid members)
http://www.roommates-singapore.com http://www.share-accommodation.sg Can Send messages with no payment at all. http://www.eazyroommates.com http://sg.easyroommate.com http://www.searchvacationrental.com
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Rental Overseas http://www.leadingapartments.com
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Agents Websites http://www.hdbrooms4rent.wordpress.com for Rooms http://www.advancelink.biz Tel : 6758 0638 http://www.amandateow.com amandate@singnet.com.sg http://www.citiprop.com info@citiprop.com http://www.eoproperty.com eobiz@yahoo.com.sg Koen Ong 9238 3811 http://www.jerrysingapore.com jerryho75@yahoo.com.sg http://www.justinngproperties.com Earn extra income as referrals. http://www.lohtecklee.com HSR 8133 8095 lohtecklee@me.com http://www.michelletayproperty.com sghomes@live.com.sg http://www.myrealtylisting.com http://www.maverickestate.com naingneo@yahoo.com http://www.mysgproperties.com 98423315johnnychen@gmail.com http://www.officelease2.com officelease2@gmail.com Hi-Tech Industrial Office Space @ KA Place http://www.paruproperty.com/i_singapore_condominium_and_private_project_list.jsp 81836760 C&H Group. parusub_is@yahoo.com.sg http://www.ryankong.com Ryan Kong 9456 8288 ryan.jr.kong@gmail.com http://www.sgcityhome.com/i_singapore_condominium_and_private_project_list.jsp Email: sgcityhome@gmail.com http://www.SGHOMES.net sghomes@live.com.sg http://www.starproject.com.sg contact@starproject.com.sg HP 9090 8080 http://www.colliers.com/singapore http://www.erasingapore.com.sg Agents Email
Yahoo Groups Abacus-Indonesia@yahoogroups.com accommodationsg@yahoogroups.com AirCrewNetwork@yahoogroups.com asia_travel_agents@yahoogroups.com asianindianbiz@yahoogroups.com backpackersmidnightexpress@yahoogroups.com indian_buddies_in_singapore@yahoogroups.com malaysiaHRonline@yahoogroups.com projectwork_ezlink@yahoogroups.com SAP-HR-Singapore@yahoogroups.com sgp_indian_expats@yahoogroups.com Singapore_Properties_Deals@yahoogroups.com singaporeclassifiedjobs@yahoogroups.com singaporeflats@yahoogroups.com singapore-free-classifieds@yahoogroups.com singapore-online@yahoogroups.com singapore-property@yahoogroups.com UniquelySingapore@yahoogroups.com
Yahoo Groups Link to http://www.ezlinksingapore.com
Ezlink_HDB_Singapore@yahoogroups.com ezlink-house-room@yahoogroups.com ezlink-malaysia@yahoogroups.com ezlinksingapore@yahoogroups.com ezlink-singapore@yahoogroups.com
Few Members
Ezlink_HDB_Singapore@yahoogroups.com
Moderators can post only
Dtzinternation@yahoogroups.com accommodationsg@yahoogroups.com Singapore_Properties_Rental@yahoogroups.com
Moderator approving the contents to the group
HREra@yahoogroups.com - Have to write to the moderator HREra-owners@yahoogroups.com, HREra@hrera.com
Not a member
99venus-international@yahoogroups.com
Request to remove and not post
UniquelySingapore@yahoogroups.com
Googlegroups
soc.culture.china,soc.culture.japan,rec.travel.air,bit.listserv.travel-l,rec.travel
soc.culture.singapore,rec.travel.asia,soc.culture.asean, soc.culture.indonesia,soc.culture.malaysia
Moderator posting only
new-world-travel-tours rec.aviation.piloting rec.aviation.owning ezlink_property news.newsusers.questions airktravel alt.travel air.travel
If you have any other useful websites or any comments, please write to Mr Koh at kohhh@hotmail.com or Tel : (65) 8161 8699 |
Postings into yahoogroups
projectwork_ezlink@yahoogroups.com,EZLINK_Women@yahoogroups.com,Ezlink_HDB_Singapore@yahoogroups.com,EZLinkus@yahoogroups.com,SgInd-GT@yahoogroups.com,Abacus-Indonesia@yahoogroups.com,accommodationsg@yahoogroups.com,AirAsia@yahoogroups.com,AirCrewNetwork@yahoogroups.com,
asia_travel_agents@yahoogroups.com,ASIAir@yahoogroups.com,asianindianbiz@yahoogroups.com,backpackersmidnightexpress@yahoogroups.com,ELS-Singapore@yahoogroups.com,ezlink@yahoogroups.com,ezlink-house-room@yahoogroups.com,ezlink-singapore@yahoogroups.com,ezlink-malaysia@yahoogroups.com,ezlink-india@yahoogroups.com,projectwork_ezlink@yahoogroups.com,EZLinkOwners@yahoogroups.com,ezlink-jobs@yahoogroups.com,ezlinksingapore@yahoogroups.com,ezlinkjob@yahoogroups.com,givefactsHR@yahoogroups.com,hrexperts@yahoogroups.com,hri@yahoogroups.com,HRinIndia@yahoogroups.com,HRPN@yahoogroups.com,IHRC@yahoogroups.com,indian_buddies_in_singapore@yahoogroups.com,Lets_Co-Broke@yahoogroups.com,malaysiaHRonline@yahoogroups.com,PassionHR@yahoogroups.com,SAP-HR-Singapore@yahoogroups.com,sgfrench@yahoogroups.com,sgp_indian_expats@yahoogroups.com,singapore-free-classified@yahoogroups.com,singapore-online@yahoogroups.com,singapore-property@yahoogroups.com,Singapore_Properties_Deals@yahoogroups.com,singaporeclassifiedjobs@yahoogroups.com,singaporeflats@yahoogroups.com,singaporejobs@yahoogroups.com,SingRent@yahoogroups.com,WARecruit@yahoogroups.com,worldofhr@yahoogroups.com
Search
for Area you can use http://www.streetdirectory.com
to find the location and bus numbers http://www.transitlink.com.sg