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ai ya.. I'm lost

some feedback abt Maclaire toilet bowl http://www.singaporebrides.com/cgi-bin/for...mp;post=2594695

I'm using Maclaire toilet bowl. I didn't choose it. My contractor provide. I never heard of this brand until my contractor brought it into my unit. To us,toilet bowl is toilet bowl. we didn't pay much attention on it. I only told my contractor. I want white colour one and the cover can cover slowly one. My contractor told us.. don't worry ..this one good one. He say.. we listen lor. As long as it serve the purpose as toilet bowl. Ok liao

don't think so TS wrote "2 children's name"

Not just that. If the sibling want to marry and plan to buy HDB, the sibling need to sell away the private property within 6 mth. And that is for resale HDB w/o CPF grant, w/o HDB loan. By then, how old is your parent? will any bank loan them? Where will the parent stay? If want to buy new HDB, or take HDB loan, take CPF grant. Need to sell away the private property and wait for 30 mths. By then, same question. Stay where? Rent?

Making a Complain You may lodge your complaint to CEA in the following ways: a) In Writing You may download a copy of the Complaint Form and send the completed form together with the relevant supporting documents to us at: The Executive Director Council for Estate Agencies Licensing and Investigations Dept 490 Lorong 6, Toa Payoh #05-10, HDB Hub Biz 3 (Lift Lobby 1) Singapore 310490 Email: feedback@cea.gov.sg Fax: 6643 2575 b) In Person You may also lodge your complaint in person at our office during our operation hours. Operation Hours Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays Closed c) By Telephone You may call our toll-free hotline at 1800 643 2555. Your call will be attended to by our Customer Service Officer during operation hours. If the line is busy or your call is made outside office hours, please leave your name, contact number and message in our voicemail system and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Operation Hours Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays Closed d) By Email You may also email your feedback or enquiry to us at feedback@cea.gov.sg. What information is required for your Complaint It is important that you let us have your full name (as in NRIC / Passport), address and contact number. Please provide us with copies of all relevant documents such as the Estate Agency Agreement with the estate agent or salesperson concerned, the Option to Purchase and the Sale and Purchase Agreement, etc. Your complaint must:- * Be specific * Include the name, business address and contact numbers of the estate agent or salesperson * Contain a brief description of the complaint * Explain clearly what you hope to be rectified Please note that we may inform the estate agent or salesperson being investigated on the complaint details as well as the name of the complainant. If you wish to remain anonymous, CEA will treat the information you have supplied as a feedback and may not handle your case as a complaint. Complaints Handling Preliminary Assessment CEA will make a preliminary assessment of the complaint received. If your complaint falls within our jurisdiction and warrants an investigation, your complaint will be assigned to an Investigation Officer. Interview The Investigation Officer will arrange for a meeting with you at CEA's office to obtain a statement detailing your account of the events. Investigation Our investigation process may involve setting out the allegations made against the estate agent/salesperson concerned in writing and giving them the opportunity to respond, as well as conducting interviews with witnesses and other related parties, review of relevant documents and materials, and conducting site visit, if necessary. We may also enlist the help of law enforcement agencies and other government authorities, where necessary. Outcome If there is sufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation, CEA will take the appropriate action including disciplinary or prosecution action After completing the investigation and taking the appropriate action, you will be notified in writing of the outcome. Dispute Resolution Schemes In addition to making a complaint against the estate agent/salesperson concerned, the consumer may also opt to avail of the CEA's Dispute Resolution Schemes, if the disputes cannot be resolved with the estate agent/salesperson concerned. More details on the Dispute Resolution Schemes will be available in 1Q2011.

Good suggestion. I had added a link to the old thread in the 1st post.

I'm more concern abt LIZARDS Then if got kids, you will need to keep them out of bound.

http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Story/...ory_624327.html Jan 15, 2011 PROPERTY BROKING REGULATOR'S DEBUT A tangled web of confusion MONDAY'S report ('125 estate agents' application forms missing') shows how ill-prepared the Council of Estate Agencies (CEA) is to take on the role of regulator. The convenient explanation is to blame teething problems and human error, as the council did. But the more pertinent question is if the council's systems - such as its technology, human resources and administration - were not ready, why start? Apart from misplacing application forms, there are inconsistencies and confusion over some of the council's rules and procedures. For example, some agencies and agents received licences with validity periods of two years while other agencies and agents were granted three years. No rationale or explanation was cited for the difference. The council's application form certainly did not contain the information. Confusion has also arisen from council stipulations on the goods and services tax (GST) and the payment of commission in the Estate Agency Agreement for the Sale of Residential Property. Some rules appear contradictory. For example, one rule (6b) on co-broking allows agents the option to co-broke, which means that if agents reject such an option, they will then represent both buyer and seller. However another rule 5(1) insists that no salesman or estate agent can act for both the buyer and seller. If the council insists on barring an agent from representing the buyer and seller and that agents representing buyers and tenants should receive commission from the buyers and tenants, it should educate the public about the rules. Koh Wee Leng (Ms)

http://www.straitstimes.com/STForum/Online...ory_624266.html Jan 15, 2011 CEA not up to the task I READ with concern about how the Council for Estate Agencies (CEA) is treating application forms for its licence ("125 estate agents' application forms missing"; Monday). It has managed to lose 125 application forms, tarry on 813 forms for which it has given "provisional approval", and sit on 923 forms from applicants who did not disclose past antecedents. Each application form represents the livelihood of an individual who may be a family's sole breadwinner. Not granting the licence or not granting it on time will have an impact on all the family members. It makes one wonder if the CEA is up to undertaking the task it has assumed. Was it too ambitious to set up the agency in October last year and expect things to be sorted out by the end of last year? How does the CEA explain to the households affected that it is overloaded with work and under-staffed? Was this not foreseeable? Couldn't early steps have been taken to alleviate its manpower shortage? As for those agents with criminal track records, was the guideline properly drawn up as to who might be accepted and who will not? If an agent had committed a crime 10 years ago but has been successfully practising as an agent for the last 10 years without any complaints from the public, will he still be prohibited from practising as an agent? Is the CEA guideline made known beforehand so that all those who are affected might know where they stand and may not incur expenses and time in taking the requisite examinations? Dealing with each application on a case-by-case basis, with no proper guidelines or training and with inadequate staff, points to more delays. The CEA is clearly unprepared and inadequately equipped to deal with the applications. Chan Chow Seng

best person to advice u 1st level. HDB office-in-charge 2nd level. Lawyer

this are the group that this new rule are targeting Wear too big hat

I like your explanation

I would guess 50k for reno and equipment like (light, sink, tap, doors and other that you never think of now) 3. Redo both toilets and make it modern. -- est $5k for 1 toilet (simple one , w/o what screen) 4. Kitchen, to hack away the current cabinets/ sinks, and redo new ones. -- est $15k for simple and very much depend on what type of material you use.

CEA reply on S Abdullah Alhamid Double standard. Like that also can

The squatting and sitting type. The hole distance is different. I prefer to do the the floor. Don't want .. done liao. downstair neigbour complain leaking.. then I had to re-do the toilet again. I will PM you later regarding his contact.

any HDB licence contractor can do it. U can found 1 whole long list @ HDB web. I change my toilet bowl from squatting-type to sitting-type. Things done hack away the floor do the waterproof change the toilet bowl. My contractor charge me 1. hack common toilet squatting bowl and install PVC pipe - $250 2. hack common toilet floor tiles and supply install and relay new floor tiles (include water proof) $680 3. supply and install toilet bowl $280 Total $1210 for 1 toilet.

Just for sharing, HWZ has ppl spot an agent has jail before still practice under new CEA rule Agent name: S Abdullah Alhamid His case (http://www.asiaone.com/Business/My%2BMoney/Property/Story/A1Story20080421-60917.html) Last sat, I still can find his advertisement on Bedok HDB section. Search "S Abdullah Alhamid" under the CEA link. Found this Reg No:R025989Z Estate Agents Name: ERA REALTY NETWORK PTE LTD Salesperson: SYED ABDULLAH BIN AHMAD ALHAMID (S ABDULLAH ALHAMID) CEA press release ANNEX A - FIT AND PROPER CRITERIA Fit and Proper Criteria A person is not fit and proper if the Council after considering any relevant facts or matters is of the view that he is not such a person and unless the Council otherwise determines, he shall not be a fit and proper person if i. he has been convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or fraud; ii. he has had a judgment entered against him in civil proceedings that involved a finding of fraud, dishonesty or breach of fiduciary duties on his part; iii. he has been convicted of any offence under the Estate Agents Act; or iv. he is an un-discharged bankrupt or has made a composition or arrangement with his creditors.

Yes, by-law if it has stated in the condo by-law

blue_skies, TS is not the one doing reno. It is his 1 floor above neigbour do reno and their contractor didn't do the waterproof properly. Now, his bathroom ceiling raining. At first, I also wondering and don't understand how come reno got do ceiling until leaking one. Until I read slowly and notice this "After above HDB unit's renovation"

Don't spam.

try this http://www.ura.gov.sg/mp08/map.jsf?goToRegion=SIN

Look at the link again, there are 4 Taps occupier is 1st tap. there are Change Owners' Proportion Of Shares, Transfer Flat Ownership, etc Best.. give HDB a call. Just curious, does they agree on this. Or just your idea.

the news just make it sound good. Sound like.. those elite "boss" has did sth on those complain as election is coming soon. U complain , COV high right. No problem. new rule 'invented' . COV drop. Valuation high right. No problem. Can use Bank or HDB loan on this. Then u had more cash on hand. Total cost price too high. Cannot be. HDB is affordable

ur fridge is s/s or silver type?