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Don't they spew out ash, presumably nasty tasting ash.

Interesting. My experience is different. Many owners are reluctant to accept 1+1 leases because of the potential effort, time and opportunity costs of changing tenants every year.

There are very few retrictions on food, the few are mainly temporary and due to well publicised food safety scares or alcohol, tobacco and drugs.

However, significant quantities, even if for personal consumption, are likely to attarct a 7% GST, ie sales tax.

"I find your email rather offensive - as I was requesting help and an opinion. That god not everyone on this site has the same twisted view on life." As you are a victim of sorts of a man who really has a twisted view on life, I would have thought you would understand/appreciate the caution on the p...

You couldn't get through for ONE day and you're thinking the worst of a stranger who called your mum and gave her number in an attempt to return a phone you carelessly left behind in a toilet. Perhaps she is a very stupid thief but I'm inclined to think she's just trying to be helpful. She may have ...

"....he left Spore at age of 6. Yes, he did renew his passport at age 14..." As per econoMIC. If he cut his ties with Singapore at age 6, including not using his passport he would have a case. Renewing his passport at 14 is excercising citizen rights. Sadly, your choices are likely come back and ser...

As mentioned , the best way is for you, the current owner and the tenant to trash out an acceptable lease and price. Does you option or sales agreement say anything about the transfer of existing leases? The current lease is between the current owner and the tenant. You are NOT bound by it unless th...

Sadly yours is an illegal tenancy so you may have little recourse. I'm surprise the landlord allowed it to go to court as he could be in much greater trouble than you. You could write a compliant letter to the HDB. In the extreme they could evict him from his HDB flat. Or put a stop to his excessive...

Way in back in history, tipping was reasonably common, esp in more "westernised" establishments. The 10% service charge was introduced to replace tipping when tipping was very strongly discouraged. I believe the 10% is required by law to be distributed amongst the staff, though that could well inclu...

It's nearly 10 years ago now! But my wife worked in the UK for a year and had my 2 year old son with her for 9 months or so. She was able to get our maid a visa for the whole period with little trouble. I remember it was specifically for domestic help and required some documentation like proof of em...

Do you have a kitchen entrance. Give her the keys to that. Use a deadbolt on the inside when she is not supposed to enter. Or add another lock or chain to you main door. Give her the key to that and leave the main door unlocked when she needs to clean. That way only she can enter, and only on days s...