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OP, have a look at http://forum.singaporeexpats.com/ftopic74999.html and http://forum.singaporeexpats.com/ftopic75088.html. Both are along similar lines as your post.

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Bry

In a word, well two, East Coast. It's got everything on your list, especially if you move near Parkway Parade shopping mall. I know because I live there :) Please check the latest restrictions on dogs in Singapore. I'm not sure what mix - if any - your bulldog is, but if it's a Category A breed, it ...

East Coast sea water is deemed fit for swimming in by the authorities here. In areas where this is not the case (Pasir Ris - relatively high E.coli concentrations) warnings are published. The ships you see at anchorage are run by skeleton-crews - basically a handful of people awaiting their next gig...

The next few months should be cooler and more windy, almost Mediterranean. That is, after we've cleared the rainy spell, which, I hear, could be a bit of a lingering one this La Nina year.

Still, from January to March, expect, crisp blue skies and fresh breezes

SMS, I propose that you delete that post.

At 10 pm to 6 am, you basically have your aircon running 30% of the entire time! This alone is easily S$100,-. Depending on its thermostat setting, if it's on anything below 20 degrees, you can add a few tenners. If on top of that, you leave a window ajar in that room or it faces the sun or it has l...

One thing I suggest you watch out for is that your security deposit doesn't go "missing" during the transfer of ownership. Last thing you want is a pillar/post scenario when the lease has expired and it's time to refund the deposit. I'm not assuming this is a given, but it's good to be aware that it...

Yes, a diplomatic clause is a good addition/safeguard against an early lease termination kind of situation. Keep in mind though, that the dip clause usually only kicks in after the first year of the lease and tends to apply mostly to 2-year leases or more. Keep in mind also that you still lose your ...

donna anderton wrote:Thank you so much for the reply, I will have a look at Somerville Park, it sounds just the place for children. Many thanks again.

Sorry?

i have heard stories of parents living at opposite ends to the school and the kid has to wait for the school bus pick up at 6.30am! :shock: Our pick-up was at 7.10am. We took it in our stride. But the drive itself was long, stifling (as in, no aircon) and awful; the roads were jammed up everywhere....

If your son gets to school by school bus, he'll be in for quite along and jammy ride to and from Tanglin if you decide to live near Changi. Your husband, on the other hand, should be fine getting to work by MRT if you decide to live closer to Tanglin, seeing that it's a straight line to Changi. I li...

It's linked to the amount of rent you pay, as well as the duration of the lease. Generally, you pay half a month's rent per year of lease when the rent is less than S$2,500,-. So if your rent is S$2,400,- per month and a it's two year lease, you pay S$2,400,-. If it's a one year lease, you pay S$1,...

It's linked to the amount of rent you pay, as well as the duration of the lease. Generally, you pay half a month's rent per year of lease when the rent is less than S$2,500,-. So if your rent is S$2,400,- per month and a it's two year lease, you pay S$2,400,-. If it's a one year lease, you pay S$1,2...

For the record, I told my LL that I hardly use certain AC units, which can be corroborated by the service dude. (I live by the East Coast, pretty breezy here.) Anyway, nett nett, the servicing frequency is less and the total charges are down. Worth a try eh.

Seems fair to me, and to my understanding, quite common, if not standard. After all, the dip clause gives you an escape hatch in the event of a premature bailing out of the lease by you. I mean, it may be outside your culpability, but you're still breaking lease. So in return for this escape hatch, ...