Re: [EZLINK] Re: Why there is a Sudden EXPLOSION in HDB rentals rates ????
cs_sriram Good job. Very precise and powerful passage. It will educate lot of people who are not in this group about the triks palyed by the agents. Appreciate your initiative. Thank you.
Anand.
cs_sriram <cs_sriram@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hi all,
My article on Today "Rising rents, vexed tenants" regarding this
sudden increase has been published in TODAY (today's issue).
The information presented was collected from all your mails.
I hope something happens that brings the rentals down.
Regards,
Sriram.C.S
--- In ezlink@yahoogroups.com, "Mehmood Ul Hassan"
<system_analyst@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I observed the same thing and visited around 15 apartments. Nobody
> can do for you, if you don't make a group. Credit Suisse is not
the
> reason here.
>
> I spoke to lots of single guys (Indian of course), they don't care
> but once they are married, they stat crying. So discourage people
in
> your group that not to pay high rental. But once they got married,
> they are in trouble.
>
> Make a principal that how much you should pay. Search home as
early
> as 2 months. Force Agent to work for you and not for the owner's
> benefit. If Agent can't negotiate the price for you tell him/her I
> am not going to pay you. Why should I pay? I didn't ask you to
> search for me. You did advertise and I am responding.
>
> 3+1: Stick with 900 ~ 1100 (Approved apartment)/Fully Furnished -
3
> Bed Rooms
> 5 Room: 1000 ~ 1150
>
> Try to write a letter to Newspaper and request HDB/Govt. to
control
> the rate. If someone will write a letter to Newspaper and we all
> sign the document (Wheter on EP or on PR doesn't matter). It is
> possible that Government will take notice.
>
> 2nd Problem is approved apartment, if Govt. will relax some rules
> for renting - unapproved apartment (because of demand or say that
if
> HDB will find then tenant will get the deposit back or in 1 Month
to
> find the apartment), then the prices will go down.
>
> If we don't write it or we say eah, someone else will write on our
> behalf. None will do this.
>
> There is one misconception among Singaporeans and Agents that our
> rental comes from our employer and CPF (FOR PR HOLDERS) will also
> come from Employer. The reality is that we pay CPF even employer
> part by ourself (THIS IS ANOTHER TOPIC WHERE LOTS OF GUYS DON'T
> AGREE. I DID TRIED).
>
> Anyway! Who can write a good letter then we can try to send Strait
> Time and Today paper as well spread words around. Other
possibility
> is that if we can make a group, which can handle all the rental
> prices (Get one Agent and make a contract that these are our
prices
> for Rental. Find apartment and we all go through you. But there is
> no commission for the group who handle this stuff
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- In ezlink@yahoogroups.com, "gorikhan_z" <gorikhan_z@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi SM,
> >
> > I do agree with you, even i observe the same.
> > It may be because some banks like Credit Suisse are
> > hiring lots of guys n paying healthly salaries hence
> > these guys are paying as per owner's/agent demand,
> > and creating problems for other.
> >
> > Sencondly in this group some guys/agent see lots of demand
> > for the rooms/blocks and are taking advantage of the same.
> > Last month I checked with couple of indian guys in this group
> > they are asking S$ 450/600 n so on for a single, non-a/c room
> > where cooking is not allowed!!!! it used to cost just $ 300-350
> > earlier.
> >
> > Take care,
> > ZiaurRehman
> >
> > --- In ezlink@yahoogroups.com, sm <mavihs@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear mates ,
> > >
> > > For the past 6 months , I was observing the HDB Rental rates.
> This
> > might
> > > have really bothered the fellow expats !
> > > Especially getting an approved 2+1 or 3+1 whole units are
> > becoming more
> > > expensive day by day.
> > >
> > > Six months back one should be able to get an approved 2+1 unit
> > around 850
> > > SGD on a lift floor and near by mrt.
> > > And for a 3+1 unit it was around 1000 SGD.
> > >
> > > We all know that this is not today's situation.Now 3+1 units
are
> > being
> > > rented out in a condo rates !!!!
> > > Am just wondering what could be the cause !!
> > >
> > > Is there any hike in the real estates anounced by
> government ???
> > Or the
> > > somebody / some group is taking advantage on the demands from
> > expats.
> > > It should be noted that still we can get a 2+1 JTC unit aroun
> 850
> > SGD.
> > >
> > > Any thoughts to share ?????
> > >
> > > regards
> > > sm
> > >
> > >
> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > >
> >
>
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