gunpowder 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2008 Hi, Would like some advice from experienced people here. I had just went for the first appointment for buying a HDB resale flat today. My housing agent actually asked for the commission, but we managed to delay it to the day after tomorrow when we would view the flat for measurement. I heard from people that we are supposed to pay the housing agent only after everything is complete. Could I check when am I supposed to pay the housing agent the commission? Many thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 1 Report post Posted July 21, 2008 no way hose. wait until everything is over first. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CutePinkElephant 0 Report post Posted July 21, 2008 pay on 1st appointment, if not they will charge u interest ...( u can see below the letter). is the agent company send a letter for u already?usually they will send for u before 1st appointment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yokine9a 1 Report post Posted July 22, 2008 Yes, pay only after everything is completed, else, you will run into risk of cannot find your agent after payment is made. I received their bill after first appt, but I simply ignored it. My agent said people usually pay during the 2nd appt. Eventually, I only paid him 1 month after the 2nd appt cos I was busy starting the reno work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moving statue 1 Report post Posted July 22, 2008 pay on 1st appointment, if not they will charge u interest ...( u can see below the letter). is the agent company send a letter for u already?usually they will send for u before 1st appointment. I didnt see ur letter below..i didnt know we have to pay interest cos we asked for extention to pay on second appointment. Other agents i spoke to tell me not to pay him until after everyting is over. I also wonder how come we have to pay gst for commision as well..its very unfair .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gunpowder 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2008 Thanks for the quick replies. I have not received any letter yet, so I guess I will wait till the second appointment before making any payment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aves 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2008 ya the letter should come before first appt but most agents allow u to delay till completion then pay them. no interest should be paid if u make arrangements with them cos they can inform their company one... if your agent die die wants at first appt... something is wrong... probably wanna disappear after first appt finished... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CutePinkElephant 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2008 I didnt see ur letter below..i didnt know we have to pay interest cos we asked for extention to pay on second appointment. Other agents i spoke to tell me not to pay him until after everyting is over. I also wonder how come we have to pay gst for commision as well..its very unfair .. hahah i mean below ur agent commision letter ya the letter should come before first appt but most agents allow u to delay till completion then pay them. no interest should be paid if u make arrangements with them cos they can inform their company one... if your agent die die wants at first appt... something is wrong... probably wanna disappear after first appt finished... maybe im too kanchiong spider paid on 1st appointment wish my agent not run away if not i will Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chocolatte 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2008 waa my first post! haha anyway, i received an invoice from my agent wayy before the first appointment date. On the first appointment date she told me that we only have to pay after everything is over...but i managed to delay to one month after second appointment date... but word of caution from alot of people "don't pay until everything is over!" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sg_japanime 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2008 waa my first post! haha anyway, i received an invoice from my agent wayy before the first appointment date. On the first appointment date she told me that we only have to pay after everything is over...but i managed to delay to one month after second appointment date... but word of caution from alot of people "don't pay until everything is over!" I also receive an invoice way before the first appt too. Similarly, we are not going to give her any comm until after the 2nd appt... and will most likely delay too coz we are not satisfied with the services provided... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
666 0 Report post Posted July 24, 2008 I didnt see ur letter below..i didnt know we have to pay interest cos we asked for extention to pay on second appointment. Other agents i spoke to tell me not to pay him until after everyting is over. I also wonder how come we have to pay gst for commision as well..its very unfair .. We need to pay GST because its called goods & SERVICE tax.. I also wonder should i pay GST or not..because the agent dat time told me 2.4k. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 1 Report post Posted July 24, 2008 no choice one lah.. anyway agents don't earn everything. the company got take some money also. so sometimes must spare a thought for agents.. then again.. alot of rogue agents around. hmm.. did i spell that correctly? lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Starscream 0 Report post Posted July 25, 2008 (edited) At 2nd Appointment with HDB. Reason it out with him/her that what if the seller starts to have withdrawal symptoms, and about the "disclaimers" from HDB that the approval of resale is only "in-principle" subject to many clauses etc - how would the agent himself feel if he/she were to be in your shoes? You only pay the $2.50 for your chicken rice when the food is served to you completely and in whole right? The last analogy is that GST is charged for goods and services and what the agent performs is a service and therefore we should only pay up when the service is fully rendered (ie. you have no more use of his/her services) Edited July 25, 2008 by Starscream Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
